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Advocates of Change (Not in Vain)

from $OUL'D OUT (EP) by The Soul Pros

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ADVOCATES OF CHANGE

(Make this land a better land, in the world in which we live)

Yeah y’all, Mike Wird, Pavlo Kee, A-L on the production

Verse 1 (Pavlo Kee):
Brown-skinned soul mellow brother in the mix
Left fist raised, to let ‘em know we still exist
Up in this maze, where the journey to the end’s
More important than the finish, change perklin’ within
While they murkin’ all our kin and turn us into heartless
Mindless souls, livin’ in compartments
Livin’ in the darkness or hiding behind screens
I’d opt to build community, shining like high beams
Vibrantly rising, know your self worth
Put your physical, mental, and spiritual health first
Roll with artists, activists, and educators on a quest
Grindin’ hard till the weight of the world up on they chest
Gets lifted, at least for a split second
Makin’ all that work worth it now livin’ in the present
For my advocates of change steady stayin’ on the grind
Know your work’s not in vain at this moment in time

Chorus (Pavlo Kee and Mike Wird):
Know your work’s not in vain at this moment in time
There’s more work, we got the lane hold your focus in line
One time for my people with change on they mind
(A-L cuts) And if mine are needy I need to feed mine
Know your work’s not in vain at this moment in time
There’s more work, we got the lane hold your focus in line
One time for my people on that activist grind
(A-L cuts) Make this land a better land

Verse 2 (Mike Wird):
Yeah, uh one, two, uh one two, check it
I write raps in the book of life
And illustrate on the mic what life’s lookin’ like
Paintin’ pictures with the wirds that ya should recite
If ya woulda ya coulda, in the hood of night
I gets to bring forth to light what the hood ignites
Its like steppin’ up even when ya shook from fright
The pure adrenaline tellin’ ‘em yo hook a right
It takes a lot to manage the damage ya took tonight?
And on every other evening, weekend warriors
Don’t mean to spoil your fun or straight bore ya
That’s life, and there’s way much more to this
Why these suckas on a mission to change more to less
That’s not exciting me, not inviting to me
Tellin’ the truth to the world but ya lyin’ to me
Whatever though hope yall caught up soon
We'll be waiting debatin’ how to get you thru

(We gotta make this land a better land, in the world in which we live)

Chorus

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from $OUL'D OUT (EP), released September 24, 2013

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The Soul Pros are a Hip Hop collective based out of Colorado consisting of Pavlo Kee (emcee), Mike Wird (emcee) and DJ A-L (deejay, producer).
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