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from Where I'm at Now (Expanded Edition) by S. Raekwon

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lyrics

It could’ve been me
It’s not that we don’t look so far apart
And we’re different shades of brown
But honestly they’d see us both the same
And I’m still here to think those thoughts away
Hope this shit don’t stay the same

Let’s not forget to pray
And dance and sing and wish this shit away
Hope to see another day
Just long enough to see them put away
I hope and pray that they don’t look away
Hope this shit don’t stay the same

It’s just another day
But somehow my reality has made it
such that I can stay away
And choose to tune in and fade it away

What does that say about me?
What does that say about me?
What does that say about me?
What does that say about me?
What does that say about me?
What does that say about me?
What does that say about me?
What does that say about me?
What does that say about me?

Cause if we all the same
How come some of us got to pray to stay alive?
And if things gonna change
Will we still have to pray to stay alive?

Now I’m clenching my breath
Wondering if I should speak up
And just make a mess of all the pieces we’ve arranged
Or should I tell you about the guilt that I’ve been feeling?
I’m just so tired of this sad history repeating

And more about that guilt
Maybe I should have spoken out and raised my voice
I feel responsible for it

But then again I’m just a man
And before then just a black boy tryna fit in
Don’t get me started on the places I have been

But still it doesn’t hold a light to where you’ve been
And I’m so tired of constantly looking in
But I just wanna feel comfortable in my skin
I just wanna feel okay in my own skin

Cause if we all the same
How come some of us got to pray to stay alive?
And if things gonna change
Will we still have to pray to stay alive?

credits

from Where I'm at Now (Expanded Edition), released October 7, 2022
Produced, engineered & mixed by Steven Raekwon Reynolds
Mastered by Heba Kadry

Steven Reynolds: Vocals, Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Claps, Snaps
Mario Malachi: Drums

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S. Raekwon New York, New York

S. Raekwon is a singer/songwriter and producer from New York City by way of Buffalo, NY.

Sophomore album, 'Steven' is out May 3, 2024.

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Apr 27

Public Records

New York (NYC), NY
Jun 5

The Sultan Room

Brooklyn, NY

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