I went to France to listen to a story
A depressing story that got me worried
Cuz my best friend got her confidence pouringAnd I hated it. Had to go help her restore it
That′s why I had to fly in
Not as a savior, in case you're wondering
I′d rather listen to you than attend your funeral
Your life is worth living. Hard times are what make it beautiful
You would be any man's top pick
I'm not joking. Let me stay on topic
Your friends can make you feel better if you let us
Make you discover your inner layers like an iceberg lettuce
If someone broke your heart, someone can help you heal
Can show you how caring for somebody should really feel
Can keep you from having resentment
No expectations, no disappointments
Smoking is bad to our health. Love is bad to our hearts
Both can lead us to death. One doesn′t have ramparts
Love is giving the power to someone to hurt you
But you trust them not to
And as you go, you realize disputes only separates those who wanted to
We′re in relationships cuz we don't wanna die alone
Some of us don′t hesitate to curl up to 'try alone′
When it gets hard hoping to hit pay dirt
What I can't handle is seeing you hurt
You′re like good music. You're a hot single now
Think about this song whenever you're in doubt
When I eat burgers, they fall apart but remain amazing
So can you if you believe bad times will be passing away
Do as I say not as I do
Being accused of love bombing was painful to come through
Someone thinking I′m an egotist and manipulator was enough
To fuck up my whole self-confidence
That′s when I started doubting myself
Started looking down on myself
Thought all my friends had the same opinion
In their mind, I'm nothing but a villain
Was focused on the words she used and couldn′t see beyond
Had the impression that all my life was a lie, a façade
There was one thing that made me feel better
It was when Abule said: 'Moïse, get your shit together′
Man, I had to execute
Man, I stopped acting cute
When you're too kind, sometimes it can be cruel
When you′re too kind, you end up being ridicule
So, you can tell all my fiends: 'I'm not dying, I′m not a kamikaze′
Slept on myself for 8 months. Now, I'm feeling groggy
That′s why I'm using rap as an offset hoping it′s gonna make me take off
I haven't achieved anything yet. Perseverance will soon pay off
Glad the negative thoughts about myself have let me go
How can I be selfish? I don′t even care about my ego
Speaking of egos, I watched Depp and Heard's trial
And it made me think about one thing
If, today, a woman accuses me of DV, I wonder whom my friends are going to believe
Whom my friends are going to believe
Whom my family is going to believe
Whom the world is going to believe
If I say 'me′, that answer would be naïve
That′s why I got to keep minding my Ps and my Qs
Keep myself aloof from anything that may cause abuse
Saying I'm not afraid would be fallacious
Yet, my friends believe I am courageous
Perhaps it′s just bravado
'Live your own life′ is my motto
'No man is an island′. My great-grandparents are from Cabo
Verde. Young, full of energy, have not yet hit a plateau
But the republic is watching me from the panopticon (Foucault)
They'd better let us be free (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
I've been freed 25 years ago
Socially awkward. Don′t text me
Socially awkward. You can directly call me
I need a hug till I can′t feel my body anymore
I want it to feel natural not like a chore
I don't believe in soulmates. I think you choose someone and make it work
When I chose someone, life... (Okay, scratch that!)
I′m fragile
But like a bomb not like a flower
Can be calm, am not a coward
Like a bomb, not drunk with power
I thought love was a piece of cake
My head was in the sand
I guess I got my just deserts
Let cultures be shared and not appropriated
The bones of contention can be negotiated
Over language, hairstyle, and clothes, no one has to be infuriated
As long as people are giving credit
It may sound cliché but ain't no place like home
Holding my future hostage here (Lima syndrome)
I mean I don′t hate it here in Korea
I just can't see myself dying outside of Africa
Went to Paris. Went to Addis
What impressed me was not the tower but the empress
Mennen. It woulda been amiss and I woulda been remiss
If I hadn′t missed Senegal
Every cloud has a silver lining
Warning! The next line might be shocking
I wanna know if Judas was a hero
Can't be the only one thinking about this. I'm not a weirdo
If he didn′t do what he did, there would be no Jesus
Not tryna hurt anybody. Sorry if this was facetious
You believe God is all-powerful. Why does He need our help?
If religion did not exist, would good people still be good?
We needed something like religion for good people to do bad things. You know
Uhm... insert adlib!
About abortion, I believe in ′my body, my choice'
Crazy how women are still considered sex toys
Saw single moms living (no!) surviving without a hitch
Also met single moms teaching their kids how not to be a bitch
′If you don't wanna get knocked up, don′t have sex'
But you believe there′s a woman who got pregnant without having sex
Babies come when you don't necessarily seek them
It's easy to make babies. But hard to keep them
3rd year of covid. Let′s take a shot
For the dead and those who still don′t wanna get the shot
3rd year of covid with questions unanswered
3rd year of covid. Let us get hammered
Seems like every solution is a nail in our coffin
All the people who got richer during covid, tell them to 'cough it up′
You can't make this stuff up
Why the West hates Cuba?
Yet doesn′t say anything about Saudi Arabia
It has never been about human rights
Propaganda at its best, everything's nice
Climate change is happening cuz cows are farting and burping
(Nah) The system is the root cause of all gas emissions
Elon Musk looks like Edison. It′s crazy
Richest man on earth: Pyrrhic victory
Van Gogh didn't die in a starry night
Dr. Gachet could not save him. He died
Poor, penniless despite
The fact that almost all his paintings sell for millions
Blame Marx for what happened under Stalin and Mao
Thanks to the anti-fascists, we have Bella Ciao
I applaud your logic. I do say 'bravo!′
I hope you blame Jesus for the inquisition
I hope you blame the parents for their kids′ transgressions
I'm gonna keep on fighting. I don′t like oppression
And FYI, I'm not envious
You got PJ′s. Leave me with my pajamas
Inflation, recession, stagflation
Talking about everything but the topic in question
This boom-and-bust cycle is how things are supposed to be
Capitalism is a religion. It's more than an ideology
Berlin conference, you carved up Africa
Fall of the Berlin Wall, you destroyed the Soviet Union
Now, you′re facing young people with stamina
We're gonna show you that we are not your minions
Europe is like 'your problem is your problem, but my problem is ours′
What if the Valladolid debate never happened?
I was taught to hate the Germans, to hate the Russians. Why didn′t they teach me how to hate the French
At school they taught me about Senghor, Césaire, Léon-Gontran Damas but not about the Nardal sisters
Putin is a power-hungry imperialist leader
Not liking the West can't make me an ass-licker
Let′s not have selective morality
Injustice is injustice no matter who the victim is
Tell Macron we are not his bitch
Tell him to stop his patronizing speech
If Russians are the solution to terrorism in Mali, let it be
Cuz Sarkozy created everything in the Sahel when he killed Gaddafi
I'm so inspired. I feel like a beginner
I′m not pregnant. But I always deliver
Fish sometimes get caught when they can't have their mouth shut
That′s why I'm laconic and try to make the bars clear-cut
You don't need an astronaut suit to shoot for the moon
Know what my mission is, was not born with a silver spoon
Unfortunately, fellow Africans are my enemies
How to be safe? Kasogi was killed in an embassy
Don′t need swear words to make this letter cooler
Need help in your delivery? Go find yourself a doula
If we′re all different, we all are the same then
How can we hate each other when we live in the same den
Outta all my songs, this one might be the best
Can change your life with 2 bars like a pregnancy test
When they discriminate and say you're fat like an egg
Tell them you′re a Fabergé egg
On the Internet, we like pictures
We don't like the people in them (necessarily)
I cringe when I listen to some motivational speakers
And in my mind, they almost all sound like:
′You know, I was born without teeth, now I have 32'
Let′s avoid listening to men and women that instill hatred
Like Andrew Tate
Fortunately, I'm here I can finish my sentences
But innocent brothers and sisters are in prison. They can't finish their sentence(s)
I′m right here in front of the Eiffel Tower
Now knowing the story behind, I don′t know if I should be proud of
This building. I should bow maybe
But this bow will be for Haiti
I should have written a better text. Maybe next time
Mesoi Myden
Nah, Moïse
