Untitled (I'm a blast from the past)

Untitled (I'm a blast from the past)

Verse 1

I am a man as a man I've been told

Real and grown-a*s is the way I've been sold

I tower over others and I'm built like a rock

Bred from days of bondage

My abilities will not be mocked

I am a man who has raised up his mind

Facts and figures are what I've dealt with

Contracts are signed and large funds are collected

I don't rough it up in the hood

And I'm not an empire

Verse 2

Some say, some suggest

That I'm not what I appear to be

Controversial implications no longer bother me

Some do, many won't say anything 

Directly to my face

Varying degrees of hostility are displayed

Even among my race

Interpreters of the most-read book

Bestow disappointment and shame

Through my existence

I generate a lot of blame

Verse 3

Hot-tongued individuals  refuse to ignore me

Many people I encounter

Just look right through me

I've learned how not to view myself

Through the eyes of others

Countless hours of solitude

Have yet to fail me

I am a man as a man I've been told

Creations dwell in me

Therefore, I must be bold

Chorus

I'm a blast from the past

And I'm ahead of my time

The principles of my being

Are constantly being debated on

Written by B. (Saturday, December 13, 2014)

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