THE PAIN IS DEEP
When a mother mourning the loss of her son
When another brother killed by another brother gun
When the past weighing heavy on my hearty like a ton
Regrets, reminiscing on my life and the things I’ve done

THE PAIN IS DEEP
When you got to turn to the streets to feed a fam
When you’re being governed by a government that doesn’t give a damn
When they give us the guns and drugs to get us in a jam
The you get stuck in a place like where I’m at now

THE PAIN IS DEEP
When exploitation got the best of you and you’re struggling to survive
When you got to do things you don’t want to do just to stay alive
When mass incarceration got husbands losing their wives
And you’re telling your kids you’ll be home soon, and you know it’s a lie

THE PAIN IS DEEP
When I witness my Africans dying from starvation
When I witness women subject to male domination
When I analyze the oppression our people facing
When I hear lies from the rulers controlling this nation

THE PAIN IS DEEP
When I want to change the world, but I’m stuck in this cell
When I want to organize a revolution that will not fail
When I know the oppressed are not doing so well
And I need the time to be now, when justice can prevail!

-Faheem