Broken Silence

[Foxy Brown speaking]

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh

My enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell

Though an army may encamp against me

My heart shall not fear

Though war may rise against me

In this I will be confident

[Darius]

I will survive

[Chorus]

Take, these broken wings (these broken wings)

And let them fly again

And let them live so free (you taught me how to fly, fly)

When we hear, the voices sing

The book of love will open up, and let us in

[Foxy Brown]

Feel like I've got this black cloud hangin' over me

It's like this pain is takin' control of me

Every move I make, determines my fate

Feel like I'm dying slow, and that's the shit I hate

The constant pressure, the bullshit rumors

The outcast, I'm the one they love to badge

When the records stop sellin'

And the crowds stop yellin'

All I have is me

Bet you thought I'd die without you

But see how I'm still living

Thought that I would self destruct

But I'm still here, with another one

Even though I felt crumbled, I made it through the rumble

Torn apart, a young woman scorned

Coping with the pain, nearly drove me insane

In the hospital, crying in the pain

All types of medications, flowing through my veins

[Chorus: Darius]

Take, these broken wings (these, broken, wings)

And let them fly again

And let them live so free

When we hear, the voices sing (I will learn, I will learn, how to fly)

The book of love will open up, and let us in

[Foxy Brown]

Please, understand I'm a human first

And before Foxy Brown, I'm just still Inga

And my family, is my whole life

And I cherish this ring that you put on my finger

We survived through the roughest stones

Sleeping with our baby pit bull on the basement floors

And through it all, you and I felt we could be strong

All through the rough times, through the pains and storms

And, it's like when it rains, it pours

All they see is gray and blue, they don't know you like I do

Five years committed, y'all just don't understand

No career, no fame, meant more than my man

And, to my fans that slept through it all

Through the rise and the fall, I love y'all all

Even when I nearly lost my mind

Some remained loyal, ignored the headlines and

[Chorus: Darius]

Take, these broken wings (take, these broken wings)

And let them fly again

And let them live so free (let em fly, let em fly)

When we hear, the voices sing (voices sing)

The book of love will open up, and let us in

[Foxy Brown]

Story of my legacy, this can't be life

Lord, I feel like I'm fallin'

Praying for strength, I'm losing my mind

And, how can you fly when your wings are broken?

And, how can I smile when my heart is broken?

Through all the pain I've felt, that's the hand I'm dealt

My personal problem, stays in my home

Know I won't discuss them, reporters I don't trust 'em

[Chorus: Darius]

Take, these broken wings (these broken wings)

And let them fly again

And let them live so free (I wanna see them fly)

When we hear, the voices sing

The book of love will open up, and let us in

Take, these broken wings (take these broken wings)

And let them fly again (oohh)

And let them live so free (let them live so free, so free)

When we hear, the voices sing (yeahh)

The book of love will open up, and let us in

[Darius]

Teach me how to fly

(ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh)

Teach me how to fly

I believe, in the power, of love

(ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)

Can't you hear me, don't you hear me?

(ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh)

I'm calling out to you

Foxy help me sing

(ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)

These broken wings

*fades*