Hold On-Pharoahe Monch

[ti:Hold On] [ar:Pharoahe Monch] [al:Desire] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Hold On - Pharoahe Monch [00:00.57]You're beautiful you know that [00:02.06]Uh huh [00:02.33] [00:02.84]Do you know that [00:03.87]Yes [00:04.27] [00:05.54]You do [00:05.82] [00:06.35]Um hmm [00:07.15]You know when those kids tease you [00:08.28] [00:08.82]Uh huh [00:09.09] [00:11.65]Don't you ever worry about that [00:12.77]Because you're very beautiful [00:13.74] [00:16.08]Do you know you're beautiful [00:17.21]Um hmm [00:17.56] [00:18.18]Are you ready [00:18.60] [00:19.32]Ma i love you [00:20.45]I love you [00:21.00] [00:22.61]He pushed her down and called her black and ugly [00:24.29]She asked why must you tease me [00:26.59]He laughed at her said your from africa [00:27.96] [00:28.47]Your hair is peasey [00:29.41]Your skin is dark and greasy [00:31.05]And plus you are so beneath me [00:32.64]Please trust me it wasnt easy [00:34.17]For diamond it scarred her deeply [00:35.46] [00:35.99]Plays like a offender bass [00:37.07] [00:37.65]To my self i thought how much does gender play [00:39.87]Remembering such hatred at this tender age [00:41.54] [00:42.54]If i could send a mental page [00:44.24]My thoughts would end the rage [00:45.53]Reminiscant of the looks to her in class [00:47.55]I gave my eyes would say [00:48.83]Hold on i'm sure [00:50.78] [00:51.58]Theres so much more to live for [00:54.13] [00:54.67]If you hold on things'll change [00:57.00] [00:58.29]So c'mon be strong [01:00.44] [01:01.40]And hold on i'm sure [01:03.67] [01:04.61]Theres so much more to live for [01:06.74] [01:07.59]As you grow strong things'll change [01:10.20] [01:11.14]No pain no pain [01:12.69]No gain no gain [01:14.31]Please be willing to fight for your will despite [01:16.51]Writings from William lynch [01:17.66]Millions tried to rise like helium [01:19.40]But died in the fields and the trenches [01:21.07]Cries from the killing is senseless [01:22.96]Eyes to the ceiling it quinches [01:24.41]A thirst in the feeling thats endless [01:25.82] [01:26.40]The prize like a rain that rinses [01:27.99]The soul and cleanses ya mind [01:29.39]From white picketed fences [01:30.77]Heads up your a** splinters and face [01:32.69]Meant to they ride and bench us [01:34.26]The masters pastored disaster [01:35.29] [01:35.99]Them fascious bastards [01:37.10]They crafted this hazardous plan [01:38.64]And still has a spoken advantage [01:39.98] [01:40.93]We shoulder the struggle [01:41.88] [01:42.57]With the wieght of a boulder that muffles [01:44.56]The sound of provocative [01:45.68]Thinking the pieces of puzzles [01:46.60] [01:47.51]Incompleted [01:47.69] [01:49.03]Only deleted to be push to the back of ya mind [01:51.66]Like a hairline that has receded [01:52.85] [01:54.06]Now we repeated [01:54.49] [01:55.45]The process but never [01:56.45]Weeded the problem out [01:57.51]Heeded the warnings [01:58.39]But never proceeded to solve it [01:59.66] [02:00.58]No forward progress [02:01.41]Its obvious the soul is gone [02:03.09]I meditate and pray that these [02:04.49]Words will somehow allow you to [02:05.49] [02:06.39]Hold on i'm sure [02:08.41] [02:09.11]Theres so much more to live for [02:11.29] [02:12.23]If you hold on things'll change [02:14.72] [02:15.76]So c'mon be strong [02:17.94] [02:18.86]And hold on i'm sure [02:21.30] [02:22.19]Theres so much more to live for [02:24.40] [02:25.09]As you grow strong things'll change [02:27.63] [02:28.68]No pain no pain [02:30.13]No gain no gain [02:31.91]See now diamond is priceless [02:33.22] [02:33.88]Timeless how she maneuvers like Heimlich [02:35.98]In this new world it reminds me of isis [02:38.04] [02:38.61]She knows now that her [02:39.97]Complexion is a holy device [02:41.34] [02:41.90]A protection from UV rays [02:43.18]In this negative time of crisis [02:44.98]Like a knife that butter slices [02:46.93]Easily to anger she reacts pious [02:49.37]Like a cell protectin itself from a virus [02:51.84]Twice as strong as her demeanor [02:53.81]Now she is Rightous [02:54.89]God is what you see now [02:56.15]When you peer inside her iris [02:57.83]Hold on i'm sure [02:59.99] [03:00.82]Theres so much more to live for [03:03.00] [03:03.86]If you hold on things'll change [03:06.12] [03:07.30]So c'mon be strong [03:09.59] [03:10.50]And hold on i'm sure [03:12.94] [03:13.77]Theres so much more to live for [03:16.08] [03:16.80]As you grow strong things'll change [03:19.40] [03:20.33]No pain no pain [03:21.81]No gain no gain [03:23.12] [03:23.94]Diamond your so beautiful [03:27.75] [03:29.29]You can change this world [03:31.88] [03:32.56]If you want to girl oh [03:36.47] [03:39.96]Ooooo [03:40.46] [03:41.85]Come on [03:42.37] [03:45.79]Grow strong