[Verse 1:]

I'm not a follower, nor am I leader

I'm just neutral, with a declinin' meter

I got a few words to say

And to my dismay, there's nothin', but sadness everyday

The news keep spreadin thick, can't help but admit

I speak for my community,  just keepin' lit

Its human nature, to want to change sides

But its no one right, to decide who lives or dies

Throughout history, its always been the same

Black people, tryin to earn there name

Knock us down, we only grow stronger

But right now, we can't stand it any longer

They say we're the flaw, we know our place

We will never, let our ancestry fade

The flames of destruction, is pollutin' our self-esteem

Just livin' in fear, tryin' to figure what all of this means

[Hook:]

Only time will tell, you best start believin' that

With the world in chaos, ya gotta watch ya back

So much potential, subtracted from the generations

Prayin' for the families, that yearn for recreation

Only time will tell, only time will tell

Only time will tell, only time will tell

Only time will tell, only time will tell

Only time will tell, only time will tell

[Verse 2:]

We have equal rights, and despite

There's still tension, about what is right

Everyday, its more bloodshed

Its amazin', that we can get out of bed

Reality seems to always gleam

It would be nice, if this was all a dream

But its life just tryna survive

Parents fearin', for their children's lives

Can't blame them, one wrong move and its over

They're not bulletproof, "Black Power!"

Judgement throughout the generations

Gotta stand tall, with unwaverin' determination

Can't nobody tell us, that we're nothin'

Can't nobody tell us, that we're somethin'

A little message spreadin, black lives matters'

Keepin' it alive, its time to break this tragic pattern

Its time to take a stand, everybody take a hand

[Hook:]

Only time will tell, you best start believin' that

With the world in chaos, ya gotta watch ya back

So much potential, subtracted from the generations

Prayin' for the families, that yearn for recreation

Only time will tell, only time will tell

Only time will tell, only time will tell

Only time will tell, only time will tell

Only time will tell, only time will tell

[Verse 3:]

Goin' through the same crap

Its really hard to just adapt

And yet, this life is all I know

The road is made, but I still don't know where to go

I'm bein' suffocated, I can't breath

The air is bein' knocked out of me

I lay on the ground, dyin' from injustice

It would be nice to level on the surface

I call it as I see it, just read the signs

Constantly tryin' to imprison, my state of mind

You can try to drown me, in the sunken place

I'll drift back, and be on my merry way

Paranoid when I make a move, scurrin' like a mouse

Preyin' on me like a cat, not even questionin' what I'm about

Not everybody is slingin' drugs, or cigarettes'

But our words get denied, and just stab us in the back

I question will I live, or will I die?

I can't help but hope, for a better side

[Hook:]

Only time will tell, you best start believin' that

With the world in chaos, ya gotta watch ya back

So much potential, subtracted from the generations

Prayin' for the families, that yearn for recreation

Only time will tell, only time will tell

Only time will tell, only time will tell

Only time will tell, only time will tell

Only time will tell, only time will tell