Next Door

[Verse #1]

If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the mouth is the door

Where the pieces exit freely way beyond your control

And they're not yours anymore. Walk tall in bent stride

And propaganda lies on the gentle side of genocide

Words are used, broken, twisted and misquoted

The gossip was probably true the first time somebody told it

And slander's just a well-intentioned public exposition

That should have been handled man to man as something different

The bum decisions are done and repeated like that

Bite my tongue in half as an example of how to fight back

Write raps and raise a family. Build with the like-minded

Honor hides itself in strange faces. I'm always glad to find it

I'm reminded of the wonder of this world in which we live

How we kill ourselves to have but find freedom when we give

Climb reason and forgive in a quest for all that is

I'm standing right beside you 'cause this is where I live

[Hook]

I'm the voice in the distance, the image in the foreground

Don't have much, but what's mine is yours now

Can't put your finger on it, but you've seen me around

Wherever you're at, I'm just a couple doors down

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[Verse #2]

It's like 4 in the morning and I'm still here

Wasn't 'til 3:45 that I started thinking clear

Concern, anger, sadness, and now my heart is blinking tears

Take these necessary steps to my art can reach my peers

I've abused my voice so much that it's hard to sing this year

And my own songs can't echo in my set of ringing ears

Pages filled top to bottom with confidence and stinging fear

That no one understands what I speak and they can't hear

So I'll say it twice as loud and I'll mean every word

Can't keep it in my mouth until their peace is disturbed

From the least to the first, we can see where you hurt

And we dedicate this now, every beat, every verse

Every breath, every thought, every prayer, every stage

Every show, every moment, every night, every day

Everything that we say and everything that we do

It's dedicated to you. It's dedicated to you...

[Hook]

[Verse #3]

The moments that I'm walking through affect the way I talk to you

And this is what I'm called to do. It's almost like I'm stalking you

You're tired of falling through the cracks from all the broken promises

And it's tough to hear the voice of reason through these busted monitors

And as honest as I am, I can't hide behind the façade

I just wanna bring my people a little closer to God

If I'm martyred on MARTA, it was probably my time

But we're here now, hands on, transforming your mind

So if I ask you how you're doing, don't smile and say, "Fine."

'Cause it's written all over your face honey, and I ain't blind

Me and mine, we spill our guts, 'cause without it, we'd go nuts

The music is therapeutic, so just let it pick you up

And hold you tight. Move a little closer to the light

Be careful when you listen 'cause it might just change your life

And when you see me in the supermarket, just smile and say, "Hello."

And add me to the list of all the people that you know...

[Hook]