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IN THE SHADOW OF IF Lyrics by E L U C I D

REVELATOR

2024

[Verse 1]
Standing in the shadow of if
My own breaking news
Rushed to press
Inevitable correction
Black Jesus hated 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 turned stingy
I'm barefoot in the sand humming centipede
Stepping over dead fish in a bucket hat
Salt and sulfur
I can't tell where 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
[Chorus]
In the shadow of if
Taking my chance
Without a reminder
In the shadow of if
Taking my chance
Without a reminder
[Verse 2]
Too many flags
One too many flags
Seeing all those flags
Outside the city make me nervous
Physically violent reminders i been
Cursed to concrete
The devil is a lie
We are the ecology
In the twinkling of an eye
Reflecting everything inside of me
Knew no divide
Niggas huddle round the corner
Niggas huddle round the fire
Niggas tiptoeing in the water
Living Water
Choose your messiah
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
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)
[Verse 3]
I was 20 years behind and ahead
Faces changed 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 a hate born from a fear
Ain't enough stepping careful in the world
It bears repeating
Untouched
I'll keep my eyes peeled
I'll keep my eyes peeled
[Chorus]
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
In the shadow of if
Taking my chance
Without a reminder
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E L U C I D

E L U C I D

About “IN THE SHADOW OF IF” by E L U C I D

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