Horizons - T.I.

We are the mothers of civilization

We carry the entire nation on our backs

Our wounds have birthed America’s greatest accomplishments

But be clear, our wrath will bring her to her knees

I am a black woman, and the black woman is queen

Wind is high and stormy tonight

We can feel it’s magical light

As the sea comes speaking to me

Siren voices drift out of key

Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain

As we feel it’s magical light

Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain

As we feel it’s magical light

Yeah, sittin' on the cement, readin' out the full agreement (Wind and sea)

Don’t take shit personally, nigga, just see reflections of they own demon

Own buildings, don’t need a loan neither (Nah)

Tryna measure my contributions, homie, you gon' need a long meter

My lyrics on a song with a strong beat

Give you my past just to tell a nigga his future like a palm reader (Damn)

Under palm trees blowin' weed with my feet up

Ain’t never worry 'bout when nigga even mess a feat up

You shouldn’t ever assume, knowledge is king so

Ask 'bout what you wanna know and say what you mean bro

Met with Farrakhan and asked him, «How in the hell do you love niggas more than

they hate they self?»

When you can make it anywhere, but you did make it there

Stay in the same hood that kill you 'fore you get to really take it there

No God perfect, they don’t make it fair

I’m meditatin' to keep from gettin' stuck in my way 'cause it ain’t safe in

there

(Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)

Keep from gettin' stuck in my way 'cause it ain’t safe

(We can feel it’s magical light)

After a darker night come a brighter day, ayy

(Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)

Be cautious of shit that you get easy, right away, ayy

(We can feel it’s magical light)

They say after a darker night come a brighter day

Yeah, nowadays I try to stay up out the gossip column (I am)

Ignore opinions of people who can’t even think to solve small problems (Stupid)

So what the fuck I look like?

Yell it out

Havin' a power struggle with motherfuckers who ain’t even got no fuckin' power

It be, the same ones tryna empower

That’ll kill you either way, 'til you’re dead before they give flowers (Damn)

I’d rather die today before I live in fear (Yeah)

And that go for any nigga on this hemisphere (Uh)

Young nigga in it, already winnin', huh?

(Forreal?)

I be over here when you’re twenty minutes up, yeah

How you gon' make it there burnin' bridges up?

Took too many lessons for granted, you shoulda listened (Boy)

Nigga hate on me, out of ignorance, out of envy

Out of fucks to give ya, ho, fuck up out of my business

I got a vision, and journey, and an attorney

Just in case, I use this burner to keep me off of the gurney, ah

(Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)

Keep from gettin' stuck in my way 'cause it ain’t safe enough

(We can feel it’s magical light)

Yeah, after a darker night come a bright day, ayy

(Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)

Be cautious of shit that you get easy, right away, ayy, be well

(We can feel it’s magical light)

They say after a darker night come a bright day

My name is Tamika D. Mallory

And let me be the one to tell you: A revolution is in progress

I come in the tradition of Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Ella Baker,

and Angela Davis

Mixed with a little bit of Jada Pinkett Smith and Cardi B

Because, you see, Black women aren’t one-dimensional

We think different;

we move different;

we feel different ways about different

things

We are not a monolith

But the one thing we all agree on is we deserve respect

And we demand respect

First, we demand respect from our Black kings, and then, we demand respect from

the world

You see, Brianna Taylor was essential, and justice for her means justice for me