Angels

By Cory Lyons

Released on May 27, 2020

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(Verse 1)

This Revenge of the adolescent dreamer

Yea I Finally got ya

Gotta find a way to keep ya

My Head is on a swiffle

Black man in American

Shoot you down for running

And exercising your character

God forbid

I twist my hair or put in some braids

Walk inside a grocery store

They all up in ya space

In between isles

Making sure you pay

But sir it's 22 degrees outside

And all I got is my hoodie

And some skittles

Why you pull a gun on me

Hoping you don’t pull that trigger

I ain't no ordinary nigga

I got a family

And a job

I gotta provide

Peoples dependence is on me

Why you wanna go and take my life

I don't know why

Is it the color of my skin

Or the way I do my hair

Is my nose too big

I don’t know why

Do I talk to loud

Or walk with too much pride

Do you believe in god?

I don't why

(Chorus)

Sleep well

Sleep well

Sleep well

My angel

(Verse 2)

How you wantin me to act

When it taken social media

To get you to react

It's a fact that I'm black

But do my rights not match

Does my heart not beat?

Don't my kids need snacks

Something else I'd like to mention

When you speaking to me

Look me in my eyes

Give the respect you seek

And does it really matter

If my wife is white, Chinese, Black or Mexican

To make her the girl of my dreams

I guess the 21st

Beginning to be

A repeat of history

They tryna do it discrete

All I know is I'm willing to die

For what i believe

Notice how

Casting directors

Always tryna give me

The role

Of an angry black man

To play on tv

The brainwashing

Of generations

Coming up behind me

Open conversations

Painting a picture

So you can see

That we should all

Have the right to breathe

And be free

We won't let you take it from us

Im ain’t Lookin for no trouble

But it seems this is a war

So until you understand

We will keep takin a stand

Come together

Manage the damage

That’s not part of the plan

(Chorus)

Sleep well

Sleep well

Sleep well

My angel