Water (with Mahalia) - Mahalia/Swindle.mp3

[00:12.02]I'm sure you've heard this all before
[00:14.87]Sure you look familiar sure the cost of living
[00:18.03]Keep on rising with no limits
[00:20.39]N-Name a politician gave a f*ck about your feelings
[00:23.18]Name a single trend that didn't end up like a gimmick
[00:26.67]Think there's something in the water
[00:28.62]Tell me what the mission is I see lead showers
[00:31.65]Code word. Flint Michigan
[00:33.77]Attire match my melanin
[00:35.43]Black on Black is militant
[00:37.15]Represents my diligence
[00:38.73]I see through that privilege
[00:40.63]Somethings in the water
[00:47.17]I think there's something in the water
[00:54.06]And I still don't watch the news
[00:55.86]Barely trust the facts now
[00:57.86]Liar liar liar throwing stones
[00:59.60]Then hide hands. Wow
[01:01.23]That don't make no man proud
[01:02.89]Tears might make my city drown
[01:04.67]I'm too scared to speak to God
[01:06.35]There's shooters in the churches now
[01:08.07]Somethings in the water
[01:09.69]Tell me what the mission is
[01:11.45]Just another citizen that sacrifice my discipline
[01:14.96]Still don't know my origin
[01:16.66]Still don't know who's listening
[01:18.34]Still can't tell the difference between
[01:20.15]Strength and my conditioning
[01:21.79]Somethings in the water
[01:28.12]I think there's something in the water
[01:35.74]Oh my god oh my god oh my god
[01:38.94]I've been gone a while now
[01:40.59]Never thought I'd come back to this
[01:42.35]Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh
[01:45.71]I heard we been falling down
[01:47.36]Watchu mean we're falling down to this
[01:49.22]I don't get this f*ckery
[01:51.34]This was never taught to me
[01:53.25]I don't know how we got here
[01:54.97]Oh so suddenly
[01:56.76]Oh my god oh my god oh my god
[01:59.51]I'm stood at the border
[02:01.10]And there's something in this water
[02:02.89]Somethings in the water
[02:09.02]I think there's something in the water
[02:16.06]Somethings in the water
[02:22.81]I think there's something in the water
[02:30.57]It seems all we do is talk and never listen
[02:33.50]To the fiction clear as water that it's all A masquerade
[02:37.31]For the love of my addiction
[02:39.23]Tire marks and 911's hear no evil see no evil
[02:41.95]In my lane Same old story pain and glory
[02:44.85]Fit inside your categories Numbers said I
[02:47.56]Wouldn't see another day what more can I say
[02:52.35]I think the rain my guardian angel fall from heaven
[02:54.89]Just Gabriel Come and take away the pain
[02:58.07]Somethings in the water
[03:00.73]Bad things in the water
[03:03.00]Something in my brothers
[03:05.61]Something like no other
[03:08.25]I can't put my finger on it
[03:10.78]All I know is we don't want it
[03:13.38]All I know is if we carry on then
[03:15.33]We might fall All I know is
[03:17.62]If we carry on then we will lose
[03:22.60]It all
[03:24.80]Somethings in the water