IN THE SHADOW OF IF

Lyrics for IN THE SHADOW OF IF

Standing in the shadow of if My own breaking news Rush the press, inevitable correction Black Jesus, hate and bill collectors, I do the same Lucy shit diamonds in alt timelines Zero gravity, skywriting my star sign We family, let's skip the formalities Auto-eject, multitudes within I can hear but can't see like ocean tide Oftentime when the moon turns stingy I'm barefoot in the sand humming centipede Stepping over dead fish in a bucket hat Salt and sulfur, I can't tell what the wind blows I'm on that black leisure for the increase Pick a coordinate, show me where localized perceived violence Didn't come with receipts White sheets in the shadow of if Only if In the shadow of if Taking my chance without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance without a reminder Too many flags One too many flags Seeing all those flags outside the city made me nervous Physically violent reminders I've been cursed to concrete The devil is a lie, we are the ecology In the twinkling of an eye, reflecting everything inside of me New no divide, niggas huddled round the corner Niggas huddled round the fire Niggas tip-toeing in the water Living water, choose your messiah In the shadow of if Taking my chance without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance without a reminder Body talking, nobody listening A moment to pause never goes on sale Gotta be, gotta be, gotta be, gotta be (I don't wanna be) Gotta be, gotta be, gotta be, gotta be (I don't gotta be) I was twenty years behind in the head Phases change but how it felt and how it feels doesn't Real lover, black steel in the hour of submission In search of a place to land, taking my chance without a reminder Purple rain, wild greens unkempt I'm in search of a place where our blood don't precede us Lined up by hate, born from fear Ain't enough stepping careful in the world, it bears repeating Untouched, I keep my eyes peeled I keep my eyes peeled In the shadow of if Taking my chance without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance without a reminder