Forever Begins - Common

Victory won, in a world of Henessey and guns

Too young for the marches but I remember these drums

The stark reality of wars and battles

We fought for ours, caught in ghetto tragedy

I talk to my aunt named Mattie Lee

And recognize the importance of family

Hand me a joint, good music, and room to breathe

Those that doubt Com' will soon believe

Can’t judge the weave, my lady had one

I’m more like a fool for soul and passion

The price of gas rises, street life is pumpin' fast, lives is

I watched Crash and realize that we all survivors

No religion or race could ever describe us

My guys do dirt, move dirt, but never really talk about it

Forever begins just because I thought about it

Living once again

We live

Then you’re gone

Living once again

We live

Then you’re gone

Living once again

We live

Then you’re gone

Living once again

We live

Then you’re gone

Ashes and snowfalls

I wonder when the roll call for heaven gon' come

Forever gon' come

It’s a cold world and I can never go numb

Look fear in the eyes, say I never gon' run

Sooner then later, I know the cheddar gon' come

For now I write the world letters to better the young

On tree by jury, together we hung

Now we let our chains hang and gang bang to maintain

'Ghanistan goin' through the same thing

It trickles down, at each other we aim pain

I shoot for stars, peace and exclusive cars

Through the ride I learned to earn hard

Watch gangstas turn God in the midst of war

No matter how much I elevate, I kiss the floor

It was in the wind when she said Dilla was gone

That’s when I knew we’d live forever through song

Living once again

We live

Then you’re gone

Living once again

We live

Then you’re gone

Origin is forever

Well, well well

Here we are back in the studio again

Look at that

Hey I don' need no cue cards

They got the engineers holdin up the cue cards

What that say?

Oh they say, just talk, don’t sing

Son, I bet you feel like you and I’ve been here forever

Through these red eyes, beholding red eyes

I see my world’s tears

Yeah, origin is forever

Every peak will have 2 valleys

Hopeful eyes in the comfort

Of true protection and admiration of a child

That’s forever

Forever is to strive

A place of endearment

Forever is what I leave

My I-self contribution

Damn, what I’m gon' leave?

Ok…

I’ll leave my one and only grain of spiritual sand

To universal scales of humanity, all humanity

Forever is finding a solution to a solution

Tsunamis, hurricanes

Following the trails of the African slave ships

War, war, and more war

Floods, Columbine, global warming, earthquakes

Another somebody done me wrong, son

Virginia Tech, is not an, «Oh, what the heck?»

We’re still, did you place your one grain

Of spiritual sand forever?

Confusion need a solution

Blend and stir, stir and blend

The pot of humanity;

sift the ingredients

Of acknowledgment, apology, amendment, atonement

We gonna work with the four A’s here

Forever Pops

Common good is forever…

God’s memory is forever…