Chapter 13: King Songtext
von Sho Baraka

I′m a stranger
No one knows me
No one understands the troubled man that I be
How'd I get here?
Please come and find me
I wanna go somewhere that all my cares can be free


My dream, it′s beautiful, it's indescribable
Like, I don't know, man
There′s no need to wake me
I′m enjoying it
Yeah, I had a dream all people were made equal
Hollywood and hip hop didn't exploit evil
Ignorance wasn′t synonymous with hood
We wanted God and we didn't settle for good
In my dreams, he was savior and Lord
Not a name to increase an agenda or platform
In a world where government cared more
About feeding the poor and not funding the war
No matter your color, we were all brothers
Some just had a different type of tan than others
In my dream, hate was bowing down to grace
Along with racism, they were mentored by faith
Then it grew and it became service
Along with racism, they were mentored by purpose
In my dream, anger was quick to listen
Charity and peace were close friends with riches
Contentment was never jealous of business
And pride was always kicking it tight with forgiveness
My dreams, it′s such a good life there
I'm starting to think I don′t belong in this nightmare

Oh, something in me knows
This is not my home
This is not my home
And a stranger I will be
Until you come for me
Until you take me home


It's been so many years, count the days and hours
I feel trapped in this world wide web, no browser
Searched my journey, a pilgrim, no Mayflower
Just April showers, April fool, April fool
Flashback, grab that, had that, where it's at
Fast track, fade black, huh, where did it go?
First home, first gone, thirst on, hurt strong
Search on, what′s wrong? Huh, where did it go?
Thrill is gone, that′s the blues under blue skies
Time flies, for every mile, do I earn rewards?
Tell me, Lord, put something on my commissary
Penitentiary living from the sentence I wanna run on
Run home, trying to find myself that I lost, that was so long
But after all this time, my mind's so gone
My past is a stranger, my presence is acquaintance
I soon forget my future, I never met unknown
Plastic faces, displaced to portray visions
Images of shenanigans, yeah, dummy like mannequins
Can I speak candidly? More fake than for real
Living in a fantasy, freeze time, insanity
Born to crawl, walk, run, walk, then crawl
The fate of all to face the call of every man′s fall
The pain of that can drive many to be maniacs
Or manic depressive, aggressive, that's how insane we act
It′s hard to face the facts that soon this track will run its course
I just pray that we'll be okay with what this means for us
The end is near, no need to fear what hope is clear
The time keeps moving, it′s true, bring in the chorus

I'm a stranger
No one knows me
No one understands the troubled man that I be
How'd I get here?
Please come and find me
I wanna go somewhere that all my cares can be free

Man, it′s such a good life there
You don′t like my dreams? Well, good luck in this nightmare
Huh, it's such a good life there
You don′t like my dreams? Well, good luck in this nightmare
Dang, such a good life there
Such a good life there
You don't believe in dreams? Well, good luck in this nightmare
Yeah, good luck in this nightmare
Such a good life there
I′m a stranger