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Build it Up

by Reverend Doctor

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Written by Derrick Keith Rollins Jr.

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when i was five my momma told me bout the black and white
bout the world and people treated like theirs is less than a life
that people see me different cause my skin isn’t light
and that’s alright
cause at the age of five i could see wrong from right

and now that i’m i man i think of raising a son
of how my daddy and my momma thought that it could be done
in a world so cold and and hard and dark and so black so white
their only son, the taught the art of love, taught him to build it up
i’ll build it up

build it up, build it higher

open your eyes and and look around, is this the best that we get?
is this the Freedom song our parents sang that they died with on their lips?
is there no consequence for taking life if it’s wrapped in brown skin?
does a badge excuse a murderer if the narrative fits?

we have sang the hymns, prayed our prayers, wept our tears
bore our cross through our fears, took our loss, now we’re here to

build it up

to all my sisters and brothers
who grew up with out they fathers
as we answer to a system
that doesn’t question decisions
the justice system’s vision blind by their definition
permission given to people to sentence our men to prison

so are we gonna take what they give, and give in?
or will we take what we have cause we have to begin to
build it up

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released November 13, 2017
Performed by Derrick Keith Rollins Jr.

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Reverend Doctor Los Angeles, California

Reverend Doctor is an uplifting and defiantly positive soul pop act which aims to connect people and build community through music that moves your mind and your feet.

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