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The Green Book

from I Wish I Was On Fire by Lewisland

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I wrote The Green Book during daily conversations with myself. I decided I had to be fierce and unapologetic with my music and cultural upbringing.

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Imma go, Imma stay, Nothing ever happens to you anyway
Imma clap, Imma pray, they say we winnin winnin winnin everyday
Maybe I just take it on the chin bro
Waving waving to the strangers in the mirror
Sick of turning turning to the wrong people
Another nigga going where the wind blow


I've been down so many roads until I free my people
Got a bounty on my head cuz I can punch like debo
And my queen be rocking leather like the blackest widow
Generations we be checking face and checking egos
Let me tell you bout our fallen heroes
They be on their panther shit like the wakanda people
Cuz we are way to strong and we've come way to far
Now it's time our oppressors take a good look at the mirror

Imma go, Imma stay, Nothing ever happens to you anyway
Imma clap, Imma pray, they say we winnin winnin winnin everyday
Maybe I just take it with a chin bro
Waving waving to the strangers in the mirror
Sick of turning turning to the wrong people
Another nigga going where the wind blow

So anytime you wanna sing the blues or soul
Jazz, R&B, hip hop & Rock n Roll
Remember all the pain that niggas have to show
Yeah yeah real pain you guys will know
Emmett till banging on the door for years
Rodney King on the bloody floor of tears
George floyd can a nigga breathe in here
Fuck Zimmerman don't mean no fashion wear

Imma go, Imma stay, Nothing ever happens to you anyway
Imma clap, Imma pray, they say we winnin winnin winnin everyday
Maybe I just take it with a chin bro
Waving waving to the strangers in the mirror
Sick of turning turning to the wrong people
Another nigga going where the wind blow

To everybody biting off the big hook
Take a look, take a look at the green book
Funny how we pretending we never been shook
You fin to listen to every life that them trees took
Once upon a time we could never read books
Now we mapping out the words for the new youth
Tho our history vanishing like a phone booth
Take a look, take a look at the green book

Imma go, Imma stay, Nothing ever happens to you anyway
Imma clap, Imma pray, they say we winnin winnin winnin everyday
Maybe I just take it with a chin bro
Waving waving to the strangers in the mirror
Sick of turning turning to the wrong people
Another nigga going where the wind blow

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from I Wish I Was On Fire, released December 5, 2020

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Lewisland London, UK

Lewisland is a musical project created by Nigerian born – Italian raised and UK based Indie Soul artist, rapper, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist and producer, Lewis Enwegbara in June 2014 in Pavia, Italy. Lewisland aims at producing well-crafted and melodic songs with lyrics that reflects on the everyday struggle, lost love and acts of bravery. ... more

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