The Sacrifice of Victor - Prince, the New Power Generation, Michael Bland

I was born on a blood stained table

Cord wrapped around my neck

Epilectic 'til the age of 7

I was sure heaven marked the deck

(we sacrifice)

I know joy lives 'round the corner

(we sacrifice)

One day i’ll visit her i’m gonna

(we sacrifice)

When she tell me everything

That’s when the angels sing

That’s when the victory is sho 'nuff

(we sacrifice)

(help me)

(don't say it, preacher)

Mama held up her baby 4 protection

From a man with a strap in his hand

Ask the victor 'bout pain and rejection

U think he don’t when he do understand

(we sacrifice)

I know joy lives 'round the corner

(we sacrifice)

One day i’ll visit her i’m gonna

(we sacrifice)

When she tell me everything

That’s when the angels sing

That’s when the victory is sho 'nuff

(we sacrifice)

(help me)

(we-we-we sacrifice)

(don't say it preacher)

(sac-sacrifice)

(we-we-we sacrifice)

(we-we-we sacrifice)

(sacrifice… if u turn the page)

(don't say it, preacher)

1967 in a bus marked public schools

Rode me and a group of unsuspecting political tools

Our parents wondered what it was like 2 have another color near

So they put their babies together 2 eliminate the fear

We sacrifice yes we did

Fighting one another, (we sacrifice) (don't say it preacher)

All because of color

The angel of hate — she taught me how 2 kick her

If she called me anything but victor (u mean like nigger?)

If the only thing that tells me is father time

Then sacrifice is the mutha sublime — we love it Listen mutha — we sacrifice

(don't… don’t… don’t say it preacher)

(we sacrifice)

(well, well, well, well)

(what is sacrifice?)

Hold yo’text, deacon

Never understood my old friends laughing

They got high when everything else got wrong (pass the booze up here)

Dr. king was killed and the streets

They started burnin'

When the smoke was cleared, their high was gone

Education got important, so important 2 victor

A little more important than ripple and weed

Bernadette’s a lady, and she told me (what she say?)

«whatever u do son, a little discipline is what u need,

Is what u need, u need to sacrifice»

(we sacrifice)

I know joy lives 'round the corner

(we sacrifice)

One day i’ll visit her i’m gonna

(we sacrifice)

When she tell me everything

That’s when the angels sing

That’s when the victory is sho 'nuff

(we sacrifice)

(what is sacrifice?)

(we sacrifice)

(we sacrifice) (joy around the corner)

Hey wendy, how come we… (we sacrifice)

'scuse me y’all (we sacrifice)

We don’t don’t mean 2 take up yo time (joy around the corner)

But we got something

Heavy on our minds (we sacrifice)

Yes, we do (we sacrifice)

Sometimes, u gotta leave the one u love

Somebody, anybody, everybody wave your hand

Around the corner, there’s another sacrifice (joy around the corner)

But u got 2 do the best u can y’all (we sacrifice)

Say u got 2 go through it (go through it)

U got 2 go through it all (go through it all)

High glory, yeah

Sell it, don’t tell it, don’t tell me (joy around the corner)

nice at my feet

Lord i might get tired,

But i, i’ve got 2 keep on (we sacrifice)

Walkin’down this road, (we sacrifice)

Keep on walkin’down this road (joy around the corner)

When i reach my destination (we sacrifice)

My name will be victor

Amen