[Intro] Yeah, uhh Thank you for joining me If you here, that means you persevered We all been through some hard times But through it all We gotta persevere [Verse 1: Sun Of El] Praise Allat, praise Allah I take the game to the next level, raise the bar The original family's God, you like beg your par Anyone who disagree man wave your arms And we can have a formal debate Any emcee wanna battle he'll get formally ate I'll kick in your door, drive a tank through your gate Perseverance the album, well worth the wait Allow me just a minute to talk Let me claim my rightful spot as the king of New York Allah's got my back, ain't no need for support Y'all are 85 and reeking of pork Dip diver, civilize a Savage with the teachings of Elijah Give a beast a chance they might just surprise ya What will it take for my people to rise up We're messed up that's the reality What we lack is nationality We keep on waiting for Jesus and his cavalry But do the reverend love God as much as his salary Would he stand at the pulpit for free Like I've done for years as a starving MC Let me tell you what's sacred to me The teachings of Timothy Drew Ali He taught me that black is an adjective And our history is filled with lavishness He taught me the truth about slavery Killed the fear instilled bravery Now let me make this one thing clear, anything you want in life you gotta persevere yeah Now let me make this one thing clear, anything you want in life you gotta persevere, yeah [Chorus: Gorgeous] Let me make this once thing clear, anything you want in life you gotta persevere Let me make this once thing clear, to make it through this life you gotta persevere Let me make this once thing clear, anything you want in life you gotta persevere Let me make this once thing clear, to make it through this life you gotta persevere Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

[Intro: Chorus] Woooh oooh oooh Aww yeah yeah, aww yeah yeah Aww aww yeah I said I'm looking for a change [Verse 1: Sun Of El] Live by the gun, die by the same put one in ur brain The fucking system got a nigga insane And as long as blood is blue in my veins I'ma maintain and keep giving all my hood niggas a story of pain The stories the same, innocent man shot no weapon on him Forty-one shots, they came without a warning Another man dies, another mom cries family mourning The cops work for the son of the morning Instead of blasting pigs we steady blasting each other. We should be banging on the pigs having em running for cover I pray to the most high, that when a nigga leave the crib he don't die Study the holy tablets from Malachi Peace to those that perished it those that we cherish the most To all my live niggas busting they toast Make sure that you busting your shit off at the right niggas The system ain't right but live your life niggas [Chorus: Sun Of El & Chorus] I often wonder when things gonna change They say the sun gon shine tomorrow but then it rains The cops shot another man, another brother slain It's hard out here, we trying to maintain Tell when things gonna change Tell when things gonna change Tell when things gonna change Oooh, oooh, oooh [Verse 2: Sun Of El] Okay this is what it sounds like when the doves cry The cops keep letting them slugs fly me, no know why Got to maintain, man the struggle is real Fall on my face say a prayer while clutching my steel Cause these pigs ain't playing man, they aiming to kill But I'm from cop killer Queens, I got a thuggish appeal Shit is rough out here on these roads that I travel on Sodom, Gomorrah, the modern day Babylon That's why I keep a gun in my chariot Put the work in then tubman like Harriet I'm talking the pigs nigga Shit is fucked up in the city that I live nigga I pray that I'll never have to bust a pig Lay on them bastards outside where they live They say two wrongs don't make a right Another nigga murdered, who's gon ride tonight? [Chorus: Sun Of El & Chorus] I often wonder when things gonna change They say the sun gon shine tomorrow but then it rains The cops shot another man, another brother slain It's hard out here, we trying to maintain Tell when things gonna change Tell when things gonna change Tell when things gonna change Oooh, oooh, oooh [Outro: Chorus] Tell when things gonna change Tell when things gonna change Tell when things gonna change Tell when things gonna change Oooh, oooh, oooh

[Chorus] Freedom Free-dom Freedom Free-dom [Verse 1: Sun Of El] Hey yo freedom is not here but I think I hear it knocking They give us foul doctrines and somehow we adopt em We wanted to be equal but that brought us down Many levels our integration with the devil Has proved to be fatal, the story's been spun just like a dreidel To keep our state of mind neonatal But God's on our side, so we shall survive The return of the beys and els, the black mans' rise I think the sleeping giant awoke he opened his eyes I fall on my face thank God, it's about damn time We went from titles of nobility to mental disability Release your greatness, show your pineal glands' agility Eat the right foods and get it working There's a beautiful light shining, just pull back the curtain And I'm certain of these things cause I freed my dome America is our home, let's reclaim our throne, let's get it [Chorus] Freedom Free-dom Freedom Free-dom [Verse 2: Sun Of El] It's what the U.S. claim they fight for when they invade other nations It's foul what the Dominicans did to the Haitians We thinking that we free and have become too complacent Too much work to do so I can't think about vacation My job is to build while the devil destroys Innocent lives are lost when the troops are deployed But we keep on sending them, eyes on the oil There's an epic battle ahead, and to the victor the spoils Wars are fought and lost, no matter what the cost The the Potus is a puppet, ever wonder who's the boss? To defeat the giant we gotta attack the head Study moorish science cause that's the shit that they dread An awoken mind is more powerful than a gun This is age of the fake, where the real get shunned I am the light at the end of the tunnel known as sun Biding you all love,truth, peace, justice and freedom [Refrain] Now throw your hands in the air Grab a hold of freedom it's right there Throw your hands in the air And grab a hold of freedom it's right there Throw your hands in the air It's right there It's right there man Come on Hands in the air Grab a hold of freedom it's right there Throw your hands in the air And grab a hold of freedom it's right there [Chorus] Freedom Free-dom Freedom Free-dom Freedom Free-dom Freedom Free-dom

[Chorus: Gorgeous & Sun of El] You say that you love me , but love should not feel this way You say that you love me , but love should not feel this way (I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to) You say that you love me , but love should not feel this way Girl I really love you please believe in what I say (I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to) [Verse 1: Sun of El] Hey yo, the heart is a very hard thing to repair At times it's filled with joy, at other times despair Because people play games with other people's' emotions Saying they love em when they really don't, false devotion And sex is the love potion All in the love zone like Billy Ocean You know he gonna cheat but you really hoping That he don't because the playboy gotcha open This is the ballad of a broken heart Broken promises, no more walks in the park In your vows you said till death do us part Your heart was filled with love but now it's just a dark Cold place that's been shattered with lies Looks like it's about to crumble , just a matter of time Some people know what I'm talking about No more tears you all cried out [Chorus: Gorgeous & Sun of El] You say that you love me , but love should not feel this way You say that you love me , but love should not feel this way (I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to) You say that you love me , but love should not feel this way Girl I really love you please believe in what I say (I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to) [Verse 2: Sun of El] Love shouldn't hurt, love should be painless You're dangerously in love with a man who's ain't changing But in his defense the media persist To bombard men with images of ass and tits Then there's the harlots of Babylon, singing their seductive songs And all the while a man's supposed to stay strong They trying break the black family structure The media pushing eugenics, trying to mind fuck ya It seems like they've succeeded A generation obsessed with sex and getting weeded Love songs don't even exist no more Dudes call they lady bitch, forget mi amore They say the days of chivalry is done nigga I say no they ain't but I'm just one nigga Correction I'm a noble I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to [Chorus: Gorgeous & Sun of El] You say that you love me , but love should not feel this way You say that you love me , but love should not feel this way (I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to) You say that you love me , but love should not feel this way Girl I really love you please believe in what I say (I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to) [Outro] I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to I guess that's why I treat a lady like I'm supposed to

[Chorus: Tone Jonez] Wanna go to a place where dreams would last forever Dreams would last forevermore ( more, more, more, more, more, more) Wanna go to a place where dreams would last forever Dreams would last forevermore ( more, more, more, more, more) [Verse 1: Sun of El] The elohim from outer space holding on to the tail of a comet Christ-like but my auras Islamic And I'm trapped in a world where fiends fly and dreams die Before they're even born, it's foul Luckily that's not my story, God has blessed the child Strive to uplift humanity, I know your question is how Well, I start by mastering self, cause I Self Law Am Master Focus on what you want, bet it will come faster. We derive from broken homes, So we look to the men who do spoken poems as role models. They flaunt possessions of grandeur so of course we follow But they're lacking compassion, man there hearts are hollow It's quite sad how our dreams are euthanized And young black males get scrutinized for no reason They pushing flu shots but it ain't flu season They say that things won't change, but I'ma keep dreaming [Chorus: Tone Jonez] Wanna go to a place where dreams would last forever Dreams would last forevermore (more, more, more, more, more) Wanna go to a place where dreams would last forever Dreams would last forevermore (more, more, more, more, more) [Verse 2: Sun of El] Is it true when they say life is but a dream My favorite saying is everything ain't what it seems We're living in a world of confusion Where lies in the media fosters the grand delusion Where brothers who look like me wind up institutions Sisters too, the common factor a similar hue Some say where cursed, I beg to differ Please don't fall for the lies of these Jekyll and Hyde, unscrutinized religious figures Most of them practicing alchemy Living the dream till they get shot on a balcony Am I my brother's keeper Remember Jesse Jackson offered his services as a leader Just days after his man got clipped insane Almost fifty years have passed but we still feel the pain Another dream deferred But when jealousy and envy are involved often deceit occurs [Pre-chorus: Tone Jonez] Wanna go to a place (place, place, place, place) Dreams would last forevermore (more, more, more, more) [Chorus: Tone Jonez] Wanna go to a place where dreams would last forever Dreams would last forevermore (more, more, more, more, more) Wanna go to a place where dreams would last forever Dreams would last forevermore (more, more, more, more, more) Wanna go to a place where dreams would last forever Dreams would last forevermore (more, more, more, more, more) Wanna go to a place where dreams would last forever Dreams would last forevermore (more, more, more, more, more, ) Dreams would last forevermore (more, more, more, more, more, more)

[Verse 1:Sun of El] It's often said when dream chasing just be patient But what about that patient that's waiting on a heart replacement? The same logic don't apply in every situation Black is an essence, but no it's not a nation Double negative, my words are like a sedative for your soul Achieving your goals takes concentration Education is also beneficial Don't underachieve, strive to exceed past your potential Dreams come true, I'm living proof When I was young I dreamt of rhyming like Kane now I melt the booth But not with halitosis with lyrics that's ferocious and heart felt I'm dealing with the cards that God dealt Sometimes I wonder if I died in ninety seven In that car accident and is this now my heaven Cause I'm blessed living heaven on earth Hamdullah, this has been my story since birth [Chorus: Gorgeous] I wish that dreams could last forever (Wish they could last forever) I know that dreams could last forever (That they can last forever) Because I know, I know, I know, I know they can I know, I know, I know they can [Verse 2:Sun of El] Priorities change as the world turns Things once deemed important become dreams deferred Maybe it's for the best man, only the lord knows I pray I make the right decisions when at the crossroads Cause every choice I make has heightened importance Not only for me, but also for the family I'm supporting For the love of my dependents, dreams I had to suppress But they not dead, they're dormant, when I'm ready I'll breathe breath into em And bring em back to life, cause dreams last forever right? No need for guessing that's a rhetorical question like Does God exist, but overstand here's the strange twist I don't agree, but I respect the thoughts of atheists The most high's the Judge, I'm just a messenger sent from above Repelling hate with a message of love Because God is love that's what the bible says Wishing y'all sweet dreams when y'all lay ya head [Bridge] [Chorus: Gorgeous] I wish that dreams could last forever (Wish they could last forever) I know that dreams could last forever (That they can last forever) Because I know, I know, I know, I know they can I know, I know, I know they can