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Smile

from Socially Just by Nomis

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lyrics

4. Smile
HOOK:
I don't know how to deal today, but you wont take my smile away/
you wont take my smile away (2x)
I kneel to my knees and pray, "please don't take my smile away"/
please don't take my smile away (2x)

V1:
I've got the blues in me/
it used to be "you and me" but you were using me/
did I fail to mention/
that it's been brought to my attention that the little homies pimping/
that messes with your psyche/
when you've invested years of teaching peers to do the right thing/
its striking, lighting/
I've been blocking spammers while you're cocking hammers and its frightening/
a little sudden that it hit me/
so quickly, like the vodka is to buzzing/
and its hard not to feel a grudge when/
your momma tells you that they've shot your little cousin/
heard who did it, first reaction was that Dilla noise/
we morn your death and celebrate your life to fill a void/
now a statistic and I'm still annoyed/
but you wont steal my smile, steal my laughter, steal my heart, no you wont steal my joy/

HOOK:
I don't know how to deal today, but you wont take my smile away/
you wont take my smile away (2x)
I kneel to my knees and pray, "please don't take my smile away"/
please don't take my smile away (2x)

V2:
I wrote these words so I could honor the people/
who's fate they faced but then they escaped astonishing evil/
who's brain was ached but didn't break they conquered cerebral/
to see your pain it angered me but look at who you became, you inspire me/
I wrote these words to honor the hurting/
who's current state is facing this great astonishing burden/
this global state is veiled but we will conquer the curtain/
to see your pain it angers me, to freedom in HIS name, you inspire me to smile/

BRIDGE:
little lady you're a conquerer (yes you are)/
pretty lady you're a conquerer ( yes you are)/
your scars they are removable (yes they are)/
pretty lady you are beautiful (yes you are)/
little homie you're a conquerer (yes you are)/
big homie you're a conquerer (yes you are)/
they thought your heart was one they can kill (they were wrong)/
so beat your chest because you're a man still/

HOOK:
I don't know how to deal today, but you wont take my smile away/
you wont take my smile away (2x)
I kneel to my knees and pray, "please don't take my smile away"/
please don't take my smile away (2x)

credits

from Socially Just, released November 13, 2015
Produced by Nomis
Guitar: Karl Anderson
Flute: Penny Abdiel
Additional Vocals: Fallon Moore

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