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Obstacles Lyrics by Paradox (Rapper)

Called to Mind

2008

[HOOK 1]
I see the signs to free these minds as overdue
So leave behind the evil times when no one moved
The key to peace I find is combining beats and rhymes
But the golden rule’s usually pursued by chosen few

I see the signs to free these minds as overdue
So leave behind the evil times when no one moved
The key to peace I find is combining beats and rhymes
But the golden rule’s usually pursued by chosen few

[Verse 1]
It’s, it’s, like, like, that, to that, y’all
Up to my knees in these high brows and slack jaws
Stuck on the streets like they tied down to asphalt
And ain’t even leaving when lights shout it’s last call
Take daily vacations on fastballs
State their cases through rap drawl
Play it safe like pacing on cat’s claws
Breakaway like a hacksaw
A statement to my friends claiming they caught a bad bounce
Just to find out they spent rent on a half-ounce
Sad as that sounds when they get tracked down
It tends to be the innocent catch rounds in the background
And still they bag pounds, I don’t know what to tell you
They only smoking Ls to celebrate what fell through
It’s like yelling elevate to sitting ducks and clay pigeons
So I pray with any luck, that maybe one day they listen

[HOOK 2]
I see the signs to free these minds as overdue
So leave behind the evil times when no one moved
The key to peace I find is combining beats and rhymes
But only you can do what’s true to you, so show and prove

I see the signs to free these minds as overdue
So leave behind the evil times when no one moved
The key to peace I find is combining beats and rhymes
But only you can do what’s true to you, so show and prove

[Verse 2]
It’s, it’s, like, like, this, to this, y’all
Bridges for the burn pile, tripping into pitfalls
Hit the brick wall like missing isn’t worthwhile
Kids getting jumped or pushed around like turn-styles
You ain’t the first child running in circles
Or the worst person to ever stumble over hurdles
Physical and verbal, we’ve all known abuse
The difference exists in the approach to what you’re going through
You hold the tools against stones and sticks
Whether it’s hurtful words or just throwing bricks
They can break bones and smash homes to bits
But where you’ve been broke is where you grow the most
Wake the comatose in hopes to make it volatile
Like I’m straight shaking a bottle full of rocket fuel
We, we, will, will overcome the obstacles
Because we know, we know it’s not impossible

[HOOK 3]
I see the signs to free these minds as overdue
So leave behind the evil times when no one moved
The key to peace I find is combining beats and rhymes
But the golden rule’s usually pursued by chosen few
I see the signs to free these minds as overdue
So leave behind the evil times when no one moved
The key to peace I find is combining beats and rhymes
But only you can do what’s true to you, so show and prove

[OUTRO]
O-o, b-b, s-s, t-t
A-a, c-c, l-l, e-e
O-b-s-t-a-c-l-e
S, keeps seeds from growing healthy
Yes, indeed, or so they tell me
But it’s only logical we’d overcome the obstacles
We, we, will, will overcome the obstacles
Because we know, we know it’s not impossible
We, we, will, will overcome the obstacles
Because we know, we know it’s not impossible
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Paradox (Rapper)

Paradox (Rapper)

About “Obstacles” by Paradox (Rapper)

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"Obstacles" appears on "Called to Mind" in 2008.

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