Pressure Thutmose

[Intro: Erykah Badu]
I feel sad because people’s, uh, emotions and fears were being manipulated
You know, the lowest parts of people have been manipulated
To really believe or think that they can
Um, separate, from the whole
We, we want all, there's no separating, it's an illusion

[Chorus: Thutmose]
They tried to get me under pressure
But you know I never settle
I got my eyes on the medal
So you know I'd never let up
Pressure, pressure, pressure

[Verse 1: Thutmose]
When I was 9, SWAT team came rushin' in
Daddy on the floor, they put a gun to him
Ever since, been runnin' from the government
Lessons as a kid to be a better man
Lookin' back at it, I was fortunate
Still was a kid, it could have haunted me
New to this country, I was growing up
Still wasn't strong enough, took some of my innocence and burned it down
Life's not fair, I learned that way too quick
Most important lesson, man, just please don't quit
Runnin' in a circle, tryna figure ourselves
Police on the corners tryna put us in cells
If God exists then why he put us in hell?
Sirens all around, it's like we're stuck in a spell
Lookin' for the light, it's like I'm seekin' for joy
It's like I'm seekin' for help, it's like I'm seekin' for love, no