[maestro fresh wes]   Yeah, going out to all my peoples, you know what I'm saying   Now move to a higher level, I'm sprint   First I inhale, then I exhale allah's name   You never see me pointing to the next male   Never seen me judge my 'cause, I'd rthter show love   'cause poverty's got a grudge and the grudge won't budge   But nigga's gotta do what a nigga's gotta do   What's nigga gotta do to make dough and watch the zeros grow   I'm working hard, I make a beat I make a rhyme   Trying to make a dime, black man change your state of mind   Peace! to pe, bdp and x-clan when I give a pound   It's never with my left hand   Styles are living long, you know my word is bond   'cause my rhymes are cock strong   Like the fruit of islam, word to God yo   Times is hard yo   I'm just a regular brother coming straight out of scarborough   Fresh wes'll never perpetrate and be a gun man   That shit'll be funny like aaron hall catching a suntan   I just be myself, maintain my health   Concetrate on my wealth, 'cause you know I go for delf   G-o-d's the only one who dictates   And before I plant seeds you know I got to get my shit straihgt   Concrete jungle's could trample   A little nigga without a father figure, or an example to follow   Young minds are getting swallowed by the devil   We got to help the youth, elevate to a higher level      Chorus [maestro fresh wes]   No shackles on my mind, no shackles on my mind, no shackles on my mind   I ain't blind, I know the time   No shackles on my mind, no shackles on my mind, no shackles on my mind   I ain't blind, I know the time      [maestro fresh wes]   Check it   I made a record hitting hard like a wall   I say without togetherness we got nothing at all   Progess will stall, the blackman will fall   And if you don't believe me, check the final call   I'm getting bolder 'cause I'm getting older   Some say I told ya, I known he had a chip on his shoulder   Nah, I love my people like a passion   Give me the opportunity, I write about unity   The community will prosper, or should I say grow   When brothers and sisters know the right way to go   I make beats and I'm all about peace   Refuge is what I seek from anxiety and grief   My mind stays focused, my vision stays clear   I concentrate on my career, successs is near when I say my prayers   I take a deep breath, I'm tired of being oppressed   I always try my best, fresh wes won't stress   I'm sharper than a shank, rhyme's heavy like a tank   I want to put my money in a blackman's bank   Point blank, I even met queen elizabeth   (you didn't bow did you maestro? )   Money don't be ridiculous   That's some silly shit, you know she ain't significant   I only got to bow to allah the magnificant   Through bass and treble, I never back peddle   Side step the devil and move to a higher level      "we be living in darkness" x3