Lyrical Breakdown of Tie My Hands - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

We are at war with the uni

The sky is falling

And the only thing that can save us now

Is sensitivity and compassion

Dah, de dah, dah dah dah

Dah, de dah

Dah, de dah, dah dah dah

Dah, de dah

Ooooh

And I know one thing is for sure

I'm going to get my kicks before it all burns down

(Yeah!)

Some say tragedy's hard to get over

But sometime that tragedy means it's over, soldier

From the academy league of rollers

I deny being down though they seem to hold us

My, shoulders are strong, I prove them wrong

I ain't doing nothin' but movin' on, let the truth be known

But they talk that freedom matters

And didn't even leave a ladder, damn

I work at the corner store

We all got problems, problem

Who was goin' fight alone

No one's goin' save us now

How you feel, you're not alone

We're all just jealous, jealous

We don't reach the sky no more

We just can't overcome no

You tie my hands, what am I gonna be

What have I done so bad, what is my destiny (oh oh)

You tie my hands, what am I supposed to see

What have I done so bad, what am I gonna be (oh)

I, knock on the door, hope isn't home

Fate's not around, the luck's all gone (that's right)

Don't ask me what's wrong, ask me what's right

And I'm a tell you what's life, and did you know?

I lost everything, but I ain't the only one

First came the hurricane, then the mornin' sun

Excuse me if I'm on one

And don't trip if I light one, I walk a tight one

They try to tell me keep my eyes open

My whole city under water, some people still floatin'

And they wonder why black people still votin'

'Cause your president's still chokin'

Take away the football team, the basketball team

Now all we got is me to represent New Orleans, shit

No governor, no help from the mayor

Just a steady beatin heart, and a wish and a prayer

Let's pray

These friends they come and go, but I got family family

These kids so fast they grow, they learn so quickly now

But there's no where to go, but there's a future, future

Don't make this seem so low, and we can't overcome (no)

You tie my hands, what am I gonna be (what am I goin' to be?)

What have I done so bad, what is my destiny (what have I done)

You tie my hands, what am I supposed to see (what have I done)

What have I done so bad, what am I gonna be (oooh)

And if you come from under that water then there's fresh air

Just breathe baby, god's got a blessin' to spare

Yes, I know the process has so much stress (oh)

But it's the progress that feels the best

'Cause I came from the projects straight to success

And your next, so try, they can't steal your pride that's inside

Then find it and keep on grindin'

'Cause in every dark cloud there's a silver lining, I know

Yeah, yeah, yeah (oooh)

See, right now we just ridin' on love

And shine in the dark (take that money, make that money)

We ain't tryin' to do nothing be at the heart (take that money, love someone)

We need love, that's all now (I can't wait to stop the way.)

You tie my hands, what am I gonna be

(Yeah, bar right here in the USA, but)

What have I done so bad, what is my destiny (what have I done)

(Due to tragedy, looked on, by the whole world as a refugee)

You tie my hands, what am I supposed to see (what have I done)

(So, accept my emotion, do not take it as an offensive gesture)

What have I done so bad, what am I gonna be (oooh)

(It's just the epitome of my soul, and I must be me)

We got spirit y'all

We got spirit

We got soul y'all

We got soul

They don't want us to see

But we already know