Another moon on another night
Another day, another long fight
Move like a shark when the smell is right
Cry like a baby when I see the light.
I'm an actor pretending that I'm real, never feel
Lest I get my soul lifted like a $50 bill
But the thrill is real, I'm coming home still
Even if I'm beaten like the meat I kill
You never knew me. Even though you saw me
Skin leather tough, heart marching like an army.
Though some people try to harm me, I will always remain
Whether flat top, dreadlocked or bald to the brain
Cause pain is only mental. Touch is always gentle
I be touchin' souls down in the essentials
Like to think eventually we'll all come through
But in the meantime, this suffering is true

Chrous (2x)
You told me life was no crystal stair,
But you never told me how much pain was there
I know you think you can break me down.
But I'm alive and you just don't know me

So what, you want to grill me now, but can you feel me now
Can you touch me or heal me now?
Can you still see how,
City living got us dripping like we're sweat from a brow
But the time is now, don't give a fuck about later
Blood on wax, grooves deep like a crater,
Snap like a gator, swallow it whole
Truth burns within like it's locomotive coals
And souls might relax or blow without warning
Swimming in the night, drowning in the morning
Reaching for the shore that will always recede
Sinking deep in liquor when it's water that you need
Now peep that, if you ain't bringing love you can keep that
God gave me breath so I can beat that, defeat that
Always pushing heat back, even when I be that
Same heat. You are what you hate that makes you complete
I'm talking bout' this beat. Boom, boom , boom, boom
It's the sound of my heart vibrating your bedroom
Gloom and doom but the music shines through it
It's the song of falling tears, so nod your fuckin’ head to it

Chourus (2x)

Another moon on another night
Another day, another long fight
Move like a shark when the smell is right
Cry like a baby when I see the light

2004 Carvell Wallace