Amen

I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference

Little boy caught in a drive-by
Witnessed the killer who made his daddy die,
And 'cause he identified and signed the dotted line,
He could feel it in his stomach, he signed away his life
Little boy who once was the leader of his class
The little source of joy, always neatly dressed
Now would hang his head and be left crying at his desk,
Was found with his mother, lying in her lap
With two bullets in his chest

And,oh my god,what is this madness?
I will not let it kill by gladness
And,oh my god, what is this madness?
My joy inside will send this message

I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference,
For we all are children of the mother
I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference,
For we all are children of the father

Outspoken man, leading sisters and brothers,
Picked himself up from hustling,drugs and gutters
Doing time on the inside, he found a higher power
Now, back with a mission to help us help each other

Respected from bourgeoisie to homeless in the street
From universities, africa, the middle east
And through the threats of death he spoke truth and set men free
But the power of the truth made enemies of the weak
He was killed by his own people

And, oh my god, what is this madness?
I will not let it kill my gladness
And, oh my god, what is this madness?
My joy inside will send this message

I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference,
For we all are children of the mother
I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference
For we all are children

Ignite this fire inside, this light that is the truth
Shake off the system's chains, no longer be their fool
In the face of brutality, show the other cheek
Trigger-happy policing will never kill our dignity

And,oh my god, what is this madness?
I will not let it kill my gladness
And, oh my god, what is this madness?
My joy inside will send this message

Lift up your heart and see
Open your heart and see
Lift up your voice and sing...

I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference,
For we all are children of the mother
I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference,
For we all are children of the father

To the critics and the cynics who don't understand the lyrics
To the atheists and the pessimists
Wanting company in their darkness
You may see me as a fool,yes,a charlatan,an egotist,
But i'd rather be this in your eyes,
Than a coward in his

I began as isis, the high priestess
My arms stretched to sirius,me,the serpent venus,
Awaken the fetus,fertility to jesus,
Come and meet us (you are the seed in us)

Looking within i can see beyond my sight
The cities, the sky, the planets roll by
I awake and die, i awake and i die, yeah
This is the rhythm of life

Next i was lightning, god energy fighting
To tell my widow surviving, i was still alive in
Another plane of life n' i struck hime seven times
He finally looked to the sky,
Shed a tear and joined me dying

Looking within,i can see beyond my sight
The cities, the sky, the planets roll by
I awake and i die, i awake and i die, yeah
This is the rhythm of life
Rhythm of life, rhythm of life, this is the the rhythm of life

Now i am me, in diffident lead,responsibility,
Trying to face my fear,from the trailer park to hear
Over mountains, through my death,
From harbinger to amen.
May my actions outweigh my words
May my lifetime be of worth

Looking within i can see beyond my sight
The cities, the sky, the planets roll by
I awake and i die, i awake and i die, yeah
This is the rhythm of life

All the worlds a stage,
And all the men and women,
Merely players
They have their exits,
And their entrances
And one man in his time.
Plays many parts

Humility on bleecker street
Exposed my faults until i'm left defeated
It's been three years into this relationship
This is longer than i ever could commit

But i feel i'm near
But i feel my fear

I'm standing at the edge of another precipice in life
Gotta face my steppenwolf
Gotta drag you through the mud
When i get there i will see myself
I will look for strength within
I will be a better woman
Hang in there baby, i'm the grain of sand
Becoming the pearl

There are no roll models in rock 'n' roll
No women who could have it all
The long career,the man, the happy family
And here i stand and god i do demand it

And i feel i'm near
But i feel my fear

I'm standing at the edge of another precipice in life
Gotta face my steppenwolf
Gotta drag you through the mud
When i get there i will see myself
I will look for strength within
I will be a better woman
Hang in there baby, i'm the grain of sand
Becoming the pearl

It's dark in here-don't know who i am
Memories come-i'm wading through the moon
Evil side-wants to drag me down
Will power-god,please give me some
(i'm hanging onto hope now)

I'm standing at the edge of another precipice in life
Baggage from my family
Going back to therapy
I will kneel, be humble,tow the weight
I will look for strength within
I will be a better woman
Hang in ther baby, i'm the grain of sand
Becoming the pearl

it all started nine years ago
You sat to my left back in school
The future showed itself to me
The god in you, the god in me, stood together like two trees

I was so shy to inquire
If you would like tea sometime
Then in my mercury
Hand on hand, hand on knee, mercy mercy mercy me
Hand on hand, hand on knee, mercy mercy

And i believe in love
To be the center of all things
And i believe in love to be the way
And i believe in love
To be the center of all things
And i believe in love to be the way
To find our inner light

I saw a vision where we
Were opening presents christmas day
But we were not all alone
The wedding was shotgun
We had a daughter and a son

So how cruel to realize
You had a woman all the time umm hmm
But my love burns bright as the sun
The clouds may come, the clouds may go
And i'll still be here at your door
The clouds may come, the clouds may go
And i'll still be here

And i believe in love
To be the center of all things
And i believe in love to be the way
And i believe in love
To be the center of all things
And i believe in love to be the way
To find our inner light

Thank you for waiting through my lovers
Knowing we could come home to each other
Yes, i have waited through these winters
My true love was waiting here yeah

And i believe in love
To be the center of all things
And i believe in love to be the way
And i believe in love
To be the center of all things
And i believe in love to be the way

And i believe in love, love, love
I belive in love
I'll go on lovin, i'll go on lovin
I believe in love, love yes
Oooo hooo oh
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