based on a song i wrote about the youth of today. kind of rap-ish. i don't want to write about things i dont know about, but this is what i'm surrounded by. though i've never tried any drugs myself i've known so many teens who've fallen into that way of life.
Clean
We’re the youth of today
Our faith is slipping away
The road is gonna be long
But we’ll remain strong
Doing things right
We ain’t givin’ up this fight.
See, kids today rely on a few things
Dreams of riches and diamond rings
Gettin’ high all the time
Anything for a dime
Drugs is an escape
For those who cant cope
Drugs is what they know
Drugs is their life boat
Don’t get me wrong I’ve thought about it sometimes
When I think I’d be better off in the ground
Instead of staying alive
I thought of the peace that I could get
From lighting a blunt or a cigarette
Save myself? Or prolong my death
I felt alone like no one could hear me
But decided to keep my lungs virgin like Mary
So I take it out in a different way
With this pen, this brush, this clay
I’m not an artist
I’m an expressionist
And I’m gonna express myself
Until my last breath
They say the truth will set you free
That’s something I believe
That’s why I’m turning back to God
That’s why I pray
And every time I stray
I remember He’s the only way
He’s the one that’ll get me through the day
This goes beyond getting my word out
Trying to keep the words clean coming out of my mouth
Yes, every other word tends to be a BEEP
And I think on judgment day ill be in too DEEP
So I’ll start from right now
No matter what
I’ll find someway how
Ya Allah forgive these sins
I’ll put my head to the ground
Whenever my head spins
We’re the future but we don’t know the past
Rather be out smokin’ it up instead of going to class
Dumb-it-down like Lupe said
Kids can’t even remember the last book they read
So now I’m thinking I’d rather be dead
Than letting all these opportunities pass me by instead
Rather be working hard to earn bread
Than working hard for street cred
Youth of today
We’re the adults of tomorrow
Let’s make it okay
So we don’t have to deal with sorrow
New day, new start
A cleaner heart
Tonight’s the last time I fall apart
Hold it together
Make myself better
After everything I’ve seen
Forever I’ll stay clean.
We’re the youth of today
Our faith is slipping away
The road is gonna be long
But we’ll remain strong
Doing things right
We ain’t givin’ up this fight
thanks :)