Cigarettes in Alexandria (interlude) Lyrics

I cannot bring change to the world

So I brought it to myself

Listen, I've seen a couple things that I wish I hadn't seen

Slippers and my phone in my pocket

'Cause I heard that my people are troubled with the greed

Or maybe they be dying for this bread

They all got a family to feed

I've seen a young child in the streets, laying on the ground

The blood got on his feet

I wish I had the will to be different from the rest but instead I had to leave

Ashamed is how I feel as I'm writing with a weight on my chest, I wish I wasn't weak

Smell of cigarettes and a heartache, I couldn't even breathe

A city full of creeps, watch a young woman get the looks, 'cause she ain't got no sleeves

Covered with the scent of a nation filled with trash running through my nose

My thoughts overflowing with the vent, had Nicotine ashes on my toes

I saw them young kids selling masks, they meant for something more

Like Roman Augustine, I've seen a few men break the trend unlike most

Seeing both sides of the coin, but I'm seeing all tails

I've watched a lot of dogs in the streets looking stale

Made the fees raise 'cause they wanna bring sales

Tried to rip me off 'cause they noticed that I'm pale

But a part of me, simply cannot blame them

I'm carrying the guilt, the sin of my fortune

Escaped all the pain, and even the abortion

I got a lot of shame, sadness that I'm storing

Why the hell my blessings, are given and they gorging

I wonder what's the source of injustice

The lack of information, got me feeling so disgusting

But I'm gifted with this vessel, so I focus on my health

Wrestle with the devil until I value more than my wealth

Got a mission to accomplish

Overcome my flaws, they gotta be abolished

Gotta learn my ways, & shape 'em after college

Time to heal the scars, the weakness I've acknowledged

I keep my faith close

Reflecting on my life so I had to start to ponder