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John Reuben - Do Not
(from the album Are We There Yet?)

to each his own correct then don't select my flavor
while see them in the back critiquin' my behavior
tryin' to take create n' shape me to fit his mold
yellin' out sellout but maybe he wasn't told
so let me tell his shallow mind why we do what we do
I create for the creator but not to impress you
I'll challenge your thinkin' but not to test you
you might not like me, I'll still say God bless you
and address the issue it's all love n' respect
and honestly bro I don't think that 's too much to expect
but too many times your shallow mind will keep you caught
you can't escape your thinkin' all you've ever been taught
is that you walk this way
you talk this way
you front this way
you pose this way
you act this way
na, na that ain't me
I got to be who God created me to be

CHORUS(*):
do not tell me what I can and cannot do when I rock

why is it as humans we cling on to only what we've known
never expanding and stepping out our comfort zone
we walk alone and then roam in ignorance
then turn back around and use it as a defense
for shallowness this seems to be a concern
cuz not knowin' is an excuse for those unwillin' to learn

CHORUS(2x):
do not tell me what I can and cannot do when I rock
original material my crew nonstop
we're keepin' it fly will turn it out
ya'll feel this on that? no doubt!

do not stereotype the individual
cuz what you hear in your stereo is not the typical
stereoypes get broken when I'm provokin'
new levels of thought that will leave your shallow mind open
cats approachin' me without lack or clue
I understand though bro, see someone's been training you
to think like you think and act like you do
its' getting old not like it should have ever been new
but as long as shallowness exists I shall persist
to rip apart the whole structure and expose the nucleus
as long as shallowness exists I shall persist to rip
apart the whole structure and expose it for what it is

lack of understanding lack of communication
lack of a desire for expanding education
lack of inspiration lack of innovation
the fact you can't respect another mans creaiton
lack of motiviation lack of restoration
the fact we lack unity and enjoy separation
lack of destination because you know what I feel
I feel that humans lack the ability to be real

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