Reality Check

Mummy Uh-huh It's a reality check because we haven't elevated yet See it's not that my black men are angry, it's that they're in pain (uh-huh) 'Cause they're trying to stay in out and on top of their game They're drowning while watching the sky, they want to reach for it But it's too damn high and sometimes they just wanna hold their kids (la-la-la-la) And the court tells them no and all they have are these child support (all my) Receipts to show for creating a life with someone they once thought (ah-ah) Was their wife, it's just their reality check Ladies, for every time you cried on the inside, and only you knew (oh-oh-oh) For every time you fed the kids, and you couldn't eat too For those fists that bruise your face, you're suffering in silence (yeah, you're always) For those bruises leave a trace And the independent woman thing is completely overrated (oh-oh-oh-oh) Your husband was put here because that's how we were created (oh-my) So quick to give up and trade, you've got your career (ah-ah) You're already paid So now you're looking for a new life and possibly a new wife But there's no creation without penetration (oh-oh-oh-oh) So you're stagnated, feeling misused and confused You know it's not right, it's 'cause the moon has no light And y'all reflect the darkness and it's blinding your sight, see (yeah, you're always) It takes a strong man to lead and a stronger woman to follow (oh-oh) And you can't be fulfilled here 'cause it's just too damn hollow (oh-my) It's just a reality check Oh, so now we think we see the light (ah-ah) Because our president looks like night But he expects more from us than we expect from ourselves (from us) And we expect a miracle from him, though he probably can't help So we dig deep, they paint the white house black and try to rock us (yeah, you're always) Back to sleep, while watching the government and the church steal You said you argue when Jesus is black, he may not even be real (oh-oh-oh) They create a college, give stolen knowledge, and they expect us to fail (oh-my) And without proper education, one in every four black men (ah-ah) Will end up in jail, it's just a reality check So much stress could almost peel my flesh (oh-oh-oh-oh) It sends me chills while my spirit spills And fills the air and explodes like hot characters that go untold (yeah, you're always) I'm aggravated, mentally frustrated, I'm a descendant of royalty And you still don't recognize me, and while I'm stuck in my back And I can't come back, my baby grows big, and it's bombs that I rig My son sits and counts his dirty stacks, and my daughter drops low And rocks low, while hip-hop falls to depths that darkness Doesn't know, it's just a reality check We're never taught to own, to learn, to be free We're always taught to get, to have, just to be So many lessons wasted and not tasted in time And all that echoes through our mind is lost But remember to look fly at any cost, so when they strip you bare So that all can stare, all that comes out your mouth cannot be This ignorant bliss, we exist beyond dimensions in time they've never known And all they have is our hieroglyphs written in stone It's a reality check beyond just one more step Grab hold of the youth, inspire, and ignite fire in places in their soul Because they've never been told that our greatness looks like them