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Hope ft. JTronius

from Built to Last by Akrobatik

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The entire message of the album culminates with this soulful Paten Locke produced joint: Perseverance, progress, resiliency, and unity are amongst the many gems that can be found on the Built to Last's closing track.

lyrics

[Intro - Tarik MacFarland and Akrobatik )

Thank you
It just puts you in the moment. I'm not even thinking about where I'm at
Im just - my headphones on on the train
I can't wait to just sit across and listen to it
Once I do this one
And what, this dude got pipes too. When he lays it down it's gonna... (yeahh)

[Chorus - Akrobatik and JTronius]

(Hope) My city need it
(Hope) My family need it
(Hope) My people need it (we all need hope)
(Hope) the whole world need it (yeahh)


[Verse 1: Akrobatik]

You can feed your seed if you can feed your weed habit
Opportunities like these, indeed – grab it
Our community is in need, can we please have it
Young, intelligent minds conceive magic
While neglect breeds tragic outcomes
I understand a sinkhole is hard to climb out from
But yo – we have to make it, so why procrastinate
And make the future generations wonder why they have to wait
Get out and see the world, your block will blind you
And you can’t escape things you need to leave behind you
I don’t mean to preach, I’m just trying to remind you
To not be another statistic with a line through
I know the bills be compilin’, cops profilin’
While you’re with your crew freestylin’
I seen this girl with no arms, smilin’
Same time, I was mad about a late flight – I was wildin’


[Chorus: JTronius and Akrobatik]

At the end of the day, we all need hope

So if you ask me ‘bout the scar on my chest
I’ll tell you on some Man of Steel shit, ‘that ain’t a ‘S’’
When I thought I was done and at the end of my rope
They tattooed my body with the symbol for hope, uh-huh

(Hope) My city need it
(Hope) My family need it
(Hope) My people need it (we all need hope)
(Hope) the whole world need it (ohhh, yeahh)
We all need hope, yeahhh


[Verse 2: Akrobatik]

Hope is something that we gotta maintain
No matter what the evils attacking your mainframe
Bailing out is ill, son
‘Cuz I have yet to meet the brother that gave up and still won
In poker, if you got a chip and a chair
You could end up the millionaire that’s doing flips in the air
Overtime buzzer-beater. Sudden death goal
It’s that killer instinct that was never left cold
And I’mma kill shit until my last breath – old as fuck
Long as my body stays holdin’ up
And even after that I’ll still have something to say to ya
I’ll rock it like Dilla or Professor Xavier
I’ll let my students know they’re not mutants
And redirect them from the pollutants that got ‘em shootin’ each other
The ones in control don’t love us
But we're brothers, we're brothers (come on)

[Chorus: JTronius and Akrobatik]

At the end of the day, we all need hope

So if you ask me ‘bout the scar on my chest
I’ll tell you on some Man of Steel shit, ‘that ain’t a ‘S’’
When I thought I was done and at the end of my rope
They tattooed my body with the symbol for hope, uh-huh

(Hope) My city need it
(Hope) My family need it
(Hope) My people need it
(Hope) the whole world need it (we all need hope)
(Hope) My city need it
(Hope) My family need it (ohh)
(Hope) My people need it
(Hope) the whole world

We all need hope

credits

from Built to Last, released May 28, 2014
Produced by Paten Locke.

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Akrobatik Boston, Massachusetts

Akrobatik is a hip-hop artist from Boston, MA. His talents have taken him on several tours in the US and to over 25 countries around the world. Akrobatik also teaches hip-hop history and practice at PHACharter School as well as at UMass-Boston as part of its Honors Program. He will release his third solo album, Built To Last, in winter 2014 ... more

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