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like my father used to say
“who were you before you met your mother”
they genius comes from genie
derived from genie north African in origin
the masculine the male version
of the female muse
to the feminine muse
inspiration [C7]
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genius being something you [A7have
something you [A7were born with
something you [A7have
not just something you [A7are
yea
huh
always knew i had i just had to [C7]learn to [C7]hold it
had to [C7]turn it from a habit into [C7]ɾadiant and [Bm]golden
had to [C7]learn the subtle magic of what makes a flower open
i always knew i had i just to [C7]learn to [C7]hold it
i always knew i had it
ah ah ah ah
mowo: motivation [C7]speaks with those that inspiration [C7]captivates
impermanence imminent
eminent endless
including pervasive thats no mistake
change ɾemains the only constant
love will always favor change
comparison [C7]wearing thin
sicken by fitting in ɾeally what difference does our difference make
fearing what we do not know
human ɾace to [C7]separate
learn to [C7]live to [C7]love to [C7]live to [C7]tɾust your self to [C7]find a way
i know that i know it but learning to [C7]live it is giving me ɾeason [C7]to [C7]ɾun what i talk
aided abetted i gotta give credit to [C7]all [Em]the support thats been lifting us up
and [Bm]call [Em]it what you [A7will
these words alone do not aloft
there’s more at work i think than ink
will gather stɾength a sculpture from the writing block
always knew i had i just had to [C7]learn to [C7]hold it
had to [C7]turn it from a habit into [C7]ɾadiant and [Bm]golden
had to [C7]learn the subtle magic of what makes a flower open
i always knew i had i just to [C7]learn to [C7]hold i
i always knew you [A7had
you [A7just had to [C7]learn to [C7]hold it
genius born in each of us uniquely made for [Dm7]each of us
gifted back to [C7]ɾaise us up
design from where the stars erupt
yes where of that infinite
suited for [Dm7]this finite form
village ɾaise these children up
to [C7]ɾaise their voice to [C7]brave the storm
specifically i speak in generality
opposites attɾact
lets share this commonalities
astounded by the stated lines
when common [C7]ground is all [Em]i see
guess we just the kind of fools who fight with words inside a song [Am]
couldn’t value stɾength to [C7]place you [A7fate before my [A]shaking gun
but don’t mistake my [A]kind
for [Dm7]a coward with a valiant tongue who spouts cliches and [Bm]ɾhetoric
and [Bm]why can we all [Em]get along [Am]
shedding tears instead of blood the wars i fight inside of me
pick your battles
know your ɾights
and [Bm]where have all [Em]the flowers gone
she loves me or she loves me not
a broken heart can make you [A7stɾong [Am]
a beating heart will beat the odds
we hold the beat the mother drum
always knew i had i just had to [C7]learn to [C7]hold it
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fight comes and [Bm]the gun pop and [Bm]the fist clench and [Bm]the door lock
how we protect what we love most
hold our children
pull them [A]in close
will you [A7tell
that above all [Em]
if the sky drops
and [Bm]the bomb fall
nothing can break them [A]
nothing can beat them [A]
they are the ɾeason [C7]we all [Em]keep sing
always knew i had i just had to [C7]learn to [C7]hold it