Song | Push |
Artist | Common Market |
Album | Common Market |
Download | Image LRC TXT |
Recognize your right to push back… | |
Suffocated by the pressure to perform | |
And the pressure to produce and the pressure to conform to the norms | |
Animated by the pressure to succeed | |
And the pressure to succumb and the pressure to believe in a cause | |
Predicated on the pressure to accept | |
And the pressure to explain and the pressure to perfect | |
What is inherently flawless, in all this | |
Recognize your right to push back… | |
I already told you – I am not deterred by fear | |
See accountability to me is a whole ‘nother theory | |
So my obedience is not to ever be mistaken | |
For faith in the creation, but in the fact I am conscious | |
Of my reliance on the inability of science | |
To justify sound on the grounds of profound silence | |
Why then is the molecular configuration labeled ‘secular' | |
When it's relegated to a genre? | |
That which is from the mortal order's not built to last | |
Irrespective of the measure of skill crafted | |
So what Jah bless let no one curse | |
I coerce the clergy, showin' no mercy to the pontiff | |
Yes – and the muezzin's understandably upset by the clamor | |
I climbed and tied the banner to the minaret | |
Don't forget the pact, and | |
Recognize your right to push back… | |
Overwhelmed by the pressure to defer | |
And the pressure to concede and the pressure to concur with the words | |
Illustrated by the pressure to comply | |
And the pressure to appease and the pressure to apply more pressure to your | |
Peers ‘til the pressure puts them | |
Under pressure to defend why they choose not to amend | |
What is inherently gorgeous, in all this | |
Recognize your right to push back… | |
Lest ye judge and deem the position extremely biased | |
Identify me as ‘self righteous' and ‘pious' | |
I assail even the stale efforts of the Baha'is | |
Endeavors have failed to make available Hiphop | |
To the youth at large, when in truth it's hard to refute God | |
Music is conducive to producin' art | |
Between you and me, I'm through with stringin' beads | |
And singin' of flowers and waves and leaves – it's not | |
That I'm a separatist, my suggestion is: we address the risk | |
Of giving the impression we missed the point | |
To progress with the kids – not in spite of ‘em | |
By request, invited ‘em to bless this spot | |
So when it must be justice, we clutch this (mic) | |
Clingin' to the cord – they cannot afford to ignore the value | |
And when they doubt you | |
Recognize your right to push back… | |
Aggravated by the pressure to mature | |
And the pressure to endow and the pressure to endure criticism | |
Generated by the pressure to be numb | |
To the pressure of the thumb of the one holdin' you down not allowin' you to | |
Run from the pressure to be fine | |
With the pressure to align with the pressure to abide by the rules | |
Of the lawless, in all this | |
Recognize your right to push back… |
Recognize your right to push back | |
Suffocated by the pressure to perform | |
And the pressure to produce and the pressure to conform to the norms | |
Animated by the pressure to succeed | |
And the pressure to succumb and the pressure to believe in a cause | |
Predicated on the pressure to accept | |
And the pressure to explain and the pressure to perfect | |
What is inherently flawless, in all this | |
Recognize your right to push back | |
I already told you I am not deterred by fear | |
See accountability to me is a whole ' nother theory | |
So my obedience is not to ever be mistaken | |
For faith in the creation, but in the fact I am conscious | |
Of my reliance on the inability of science | |
To justify sound on the grounds of profound silence | |
Why then is the molecular configuration labeled ' secular' | |
When it' s relegated to a genre? | |
That which is from the mortal order' s not built to last | |
Irrespective of the measure of skill crafted | |
So what Jah bless let no one curse | |
I coerce the clergy, showin' no mercy to the pontiff | |
Yes and the muezzin' s understandably upset by the clamor | |
I climbed and tied the banner to the minaret | |
Don' t forget the pact, and | |
Recognize your right to push back | |
Overwhelmed by the pressure to defer | |
And the pressure to concede and the pressure to concur with the words | |
Illustrated by the pressure to comply | |
And the pressure to appease and the pressure to apply more pressure to your | |
Peers ' til the pressure puts them | |
Under pressure to defend why they choose not to amend | |
What is inherently gorgeous, in all this | |
Recognize your right to push back | |
Lest ye judge and deem the position extremely biased | |
Identify me as ' self righteous' and ' pious' | |
I assail even the stale efforts of the Baha' is | |
Endeavors have failed to make available Hiphop | |
To the youth at large, when in truth it' s hard to refute God | |
Music is conducive to producin' art | |
Between you and me, I' m through with stringin' beads | |
And singin' of flowers and waves and leaves it' s not | |
That I' m a separatist, my suggestion is: we address the risk | |
Of giving the impression we missed the point | |
To progress with the kids not in spite of ' em | |
By request, invited ' em to bless this spot | |
So when it must be justice, we clutch this mic | |
Clingin' to the cord they cannot afford to ignore the value | |
And when they doubt you | |
Recognize your right to push back | |
Aggravated by the pressure to mature | |
And the pressure to endow and the pressure to endure criticism | |
Generated by the pressure to be numb | |
To the pressure of the thumb of the one holdin' you down not allowin' you to | |
Run from the pressure to be fine | |
With the pressure to align with the pressure to abide by the rules | |
Of the lawless, in all this | |
Recognize your right to push back |
Recognize your right to push back | |
Suffocated by the pressure to perform | |
And the pressure to produce and the pressure to conform to the norms | |
Animated by the pressure to succeed | |
And the pressure to succumb and the pressure to believe in a cause | |
Predicated on the pressure to accept | |
And the pressure to explain and the pressure to perfect | |
What is inherently flawless, in all this | |
Recognize your right to push back | |
I already told you I am not deterred by fear | |
See accountability to me is a whole ' nother theory | |
So my obedience is not to ever be mistaken | |
For faith in the creation, but in the fact I am conscious | |
Of my reliance on the inability of science | |
To justify sound on the grounds of profound silence | |
Why then is the molecular configuration labeled ' secular' | |
When it' s relegated to a genre? | |
That which is from the mortal order' s not built to last | |
Irrespective of the measure of skill crafted | |
So what Jah bless let no one curse | |
I coerce the clergy, showin' no mercy to the pontiff | |
Yes and the muezzin' s understandably upset by the clamor | |
I climbed and tied the banner to the minaret | |
Don' t forget the pact, and | |
Recognize your right to push back | |
Overwhelmed by the pressure to defer | |
And the pressure to concede and the pressure to concur with the words | |
Illustrated by the pressure to comply | |
And the pressure to appease and the pressure to apply more pressure to your | |
Peers ' til the pressure puts them | |
Under pressure to defend why they choose not to amend | |
What is inherently gorgeous, in all this | |
Recognize your right to push back | |
Lest ye judge and deem the position extremely biased | |
Identify me as ' self righteous' and ' pious' | |
I assail even the stale efforts of the Baha' is | |
Endeavors have failed to make available Hiphop | |
To the youth at large, when in truth it' s hard to refute God | |
Music is conducive to producin' art | |
Between you and me, I' m through with stringin' beads | |
And singin' of flowers and waves and leaves it' s not | |
That I' m a separatist, my suggestion is: we address the risk | |
Of giving the impression we missed the point | |
To progress with the kids not in spite of ' em | |
By request, invited ' em to bless this spot | |
So when it must be justice, we clutch this mic | |
Clingin' to the cord they cannot afford to ignore the value | |
And when they doubt you | |
Recognize your right to push back | |
Aggravated by the pressure to mature | |
And the pressure to endow and the pressure to endure criticism | |
Generated by the pressure to be numb | |
To the pressure of the thumb of the one holdin' you down not allowin' you to | |
Run from the pressure to be fine | |
With the pressure to align with the pressure to abide by the rules | |
Of the lawless, in all this | |
Recognize your right to push back |