Shallow Days - Blackalicious
I just keep moving on I just keep moving on on )Time and time a brother asks why The rhyme is not laced with a gangsta touch I said "Simplybecause I don'tlive that way Still kickin'them rhymes rugged and rough""Butthat won'tsell Cause you gotta keep it real So that we can feel Where you'recoming from Because these streets is ill so if you ain'tKilling niggas in rhymes Your whole sound'sjust bubble gum"I said "Iwon'tcontribute to genocide;I'drather try to cultivate the INSIDE And try to evolve the frustrated ghetto mind The devil and his army never been a friend of mine""Butniggas don'twanna hear that sh*t"said the brother Who was obviously totally misled and yelled out "murdermurder kill murder"instilled in the influential THOUGHTS Of our kids'heads Shallow days you never gonna Let a brother be a brother Fully inner to the outer Caught up in all them hollow nights Can'tescape cause everywhere I look People frontin'and it just ain'tright Shallow days you never gonna Let a brother be a brother Fully inner to the outer Caught up in all them hollow nights Can'tescape cause everywhere I look People frontin'and it just ain'tright I said "Don'tyou know the powers that be Are using people as pawns devouring we Until they see us all gone and outta the scene"And as I passed the chronic he said "lookat where I be I tried to get a job for real But all the homies HIT LIQS and rob and steal And keep fat pockets caught in a rut to catch ground This way'sin plus who could you trust "I said "I'mall about protecting mine But neglecting minds BE getting left behind Why don'tyou change your environment "He said "Thisis all I know Plus my fam'sall that I got I can'tgo"I said "Yougotta make it for the FAM""Damn"he said "Ididn'tmake the ghetto The ghetto made the man"I said "You'remore than just that "Shook his hand said "Damnyou gotta find a way To break the devil'smaster plan yeah "Shallow days you never gonna Let a brother be a brother Fully inner to the outer Caught up in all them hollow nights Can'tescape cause everywhere that I look People frontin'and it just ain'tright Shallow days you never gonna Let a brother be a brother Fully inner to the outer Caught up in all them hollow nights Can'tescape cause everywhere that I look People frontin'and it just ain'tright The word "peace"is just an expression Used to say bye when it'stime to jet And them red black and green medallions Was all just part of A trend I guess Hardly ever them around brothers'necks no more Instead of that gold gats Inspiring gangstas and macks Who at the young age of four Be seeing more drama than war veterans Instead of learning God'slaws And hiphopis a voice that we enlist that To express how we be feeling about this and that But music does reflect life And kids look up to what you portray And mimic what you act like It'stime for a new day An era in rap conscious styles Makin'them aware of the happenings But their ears seem more steered towards SelfannihilationSo many might laugh And write this off like I'mout here just Blowing wind maybe label it soft or unreal Something they can'tfeel while they keep yelling "murdermurder murder kill kill kill "I just keep movin'on on )I just keep movin'on on ) Guitar score
Shallow Days Artist: Blackalicious
Capo: 0
Key: A
Difficulty:
Tempo: 48
Time Signature: 4/4
Hot: 108
Creation time: 2023-05-09 Shallow Days Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Blackalicious. This guitar tab is in the key of A and is a Beginner version, suitable for players at the Beginner level. A must-learn piece for guitar enthusiasts. Strum the guitar, open the piano, and experience the mood conveyed by Blackalicious at that time~
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