Vintage Boulevard

The night was cold, as mothers cried, fathers lost their pride And husbands, their brides, It was the 400 th year of tears in this land, It began in the 15 th century, The white devil, Freeman Gomez searched for my people and me, Bound in chains as the tears fell from the heavens, I was a thousand miles away from home by the age of eleven, They moved us from Vlekete - slave market  to Eyon slave   market The chains on my neck were heavy, my stomach was hungry, and my eyes were runny Freedom was the target I was in Ijebu 5 days ago Now in Badagry getting ready to be sold To the point of no return I shall go To survive, I had to be bold The market opened every two days And we were sold for guns, mirrors, cutton and rums, The chiefs were dancing to the white devil’s tune Like they were trying to appease the gods As they dragged us to the beach to board their floating wood I was famished Who knew that we would be the last of 18 million ...

His cigarette is lit  His accent is Brit  Her father said no  Her heart says yes  Her mind tells her to go  Her mood is depressed  Should I run ? Should I stay ?  Her father pulls out a gun  Her mother gets in the way  "Run Eric" she screams  As she knelt on the floor with the rain drops pouring out her eyes  She'd rather he left, cause if he stays he dies  Her fathers love vs hers ? So much heartache it brings  All she wants is to be with Eric  All her father thinks about is If Eric is after is wealth ? The door closes and he makes a run for his life  "He got my daughter pregnant"her father screamed as he flung away his wife  Racing for the door as he cocks his gun  It's a beautiful dawn by the beach as Eric runs towards the sun  The birds are singing  The neighbors peeping  He opens the door and sees Eric has gone far  He aims for hi...

Every time you smile it leaves a happy smile on my face To see the one person I care about the most when with me is in a happy place I have my weaknesses and I have my flaws But you pick me up when I’m down and inspire my cause Why do I love you so much? It’s because you’re different We fight a lot but we can’t live without each other and that’s decent I miss you when you’re not around When I present you to the world, I’m always proud Your beauty is like never before And I don’t think like you, there is another id adore Did I meet you in my dreams? No But you’re a dream turned reality that’s all know Do dreams come true? I guess you answered that question I picture you as perfect as a canvas that always draws attention

Evolution is constant  Pain is repellent  It started with whips and chains  It's evolved to enslaving our brains  It's named racism  Black people getting shot by police is the new ideology of realism  Was this the dream Martin Luther King had  I wonder why the white man is so mad  God created us as equals  Our skin is our identity and a representation of our culture and ideology  So what does the white man want from me ?  I was a slave for my colour  I was colonised for my colour  My thoughts were imperialised for my colour  I was racially abused for my colour  Now I'm being killed for my colour  If it's a sin to be black  Then I'm proud to be a sinner  Black is proud  And I'm proud to be a winner  Niyi: When someone points a gun to you ....you gon wait right and get shot Me: He would shoot you before you pull your gun so what's the point. T...

I had dreams that needed perfection  I had thoughts that needed inspiration  Some serious things start like a joke  While others end due to fights  Some try to fix something that never broke  Others are broken but to you they seem alright  I'm a loner but you keep my company  I'm boring but you find me funny  I'm lost but with you I'm found  I'm level headed but having you makes me proud  I used to talk to myself, now I talk to you  I used to walk with the wind, now I walk with you  I can't think but I think of you  I don't dream but I have dreams with you  Life won't be the same when we grow older  We'd probably have kids to make our bond stronger  Responsibilities would create a space in time  Your heart beat would always rhyme with mine  As long as we stand together  Every moment we live in would last forever  ...