Open Your Eyes

By CJay

On Overstanding

Released on December 31, 2013

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[Verse 1: CJay]

I see a world with a government that lies to the public

And who claims democratic and at times a republican

And lately you citizens trynna rub it in don't shame me but blame me for trynna understand

Don't like to learn it cuz i ain't concerned with politics

You know what knowledge is cuz you graduated from certain colleges?

Blacks don't wanna learn unless they earn a scholarship

If not going to school was a rule they'll learn to follow it

I'm trynna ask these blacks what the 'f' you doing?

Cuz we learned to be treated like nothing less than human

I'm saying for years we suffered severe pain

Forced to sit in the backseat of buses and airplanes

Nowadays people will sell they soul for the paper

You need advice so take Jesus Christ as your lord and savior

I knew it, all they told us was lies and you will see it once you open your eyes


[Hook 1: CJayy]

Got to open your eyes and realize (lies)

Got to open your eyes and realize (lies)


[Verse 2: CJay]

And just for the record son ain't it ironic how Nas is God's son, Big L's the devil's son

That shows you legends have a resemblance of some kind

But they have a distinct style, flow and a punchline

You rappers should

Be unsigned cuz y'all ain't got the heart to do it

All you make is hits off silly dances and party music

I'm bout to make these rappers wish they never had fame

Cuz they giving us real emcees a bad name

You lames love to talk about the things you never did

So label me as one of the greatest lyricists who ever lived

And Noex is a legend as well

We reppin' us and we reppin' it well

Rappers changing they style when they get famous so they fans is upset

Showing lack of respect that's a bad example to set

We suppose to do right cuz all of us is hopin' to rise and you will see it once you open your eyes


[Hook 2: CJay]

Repeat


[Verse 3: CJay]

Life is nothing cool but living it is a rule

Every morning I have to take a city bus to school

That ain't nothing compared to what I've seen and witnessed about Africans; their life is what seems realistic

Especially in Uganda, they giving kids weapons, Smith/Wessons

Rib checkin' above the midsection

This happens everywhere it ain't only in Africa

Could you imagine a world without the massacre?

(No) should we panic cuz blacks are wooly mammoths?

We're becoming extinct from the planet, we'll fully vanish

We do some damage overseas; reduce the average

What's sad is Americans don't know how good we have it

Let's take this dark world and give it light

If one ain't living right then we all ain't living right

Cuz peace is a ghost in disguise and you'll see it once you open your eyes


[Outro: CJay]

Born in the 93

20 years later you got me

Real Prophecy

Real Hip Hop lives underground

Know what you gotta open your eyes and realize

Killuminati

Open Your Eyes

Realize...