Cobra - Tunde Olaniran

He woke up in his bed

Then the sun hit his eyes

Thinking back to the dreams last night

He realized

Everyone he’s worried ‘bout

Ain’t gotta live his life

So he thought for a second

«Will it work?»

It just might

Feel the pull to be the norm

But I can’t do that

I would never want to have to

Follow tough acts

Like boys here act free, but they’re trapped

Even Betty Freidan see they’re blind without a map

The terrain from the train window

Keeps me relaxed

Even if I ride alone

Didn’t have to build the tracks

So instead in my bed

and click clacks

Hope you ride first class

Or stowaway in the back

And of course sore thumb’s

Not the role I prefer

But social police

Only leave me undeterred

And who’d a thunk

A sheep could be such a bullier

But they get hurt when they heard

That you broke from the herd

See my hood pulled up

Venom in my grill

Cobra come down

Gimme some poison

You make it look like

That bite is so fun

But I know that

If I wanna get some

Need to become

Both sides of one coin

White flag in my left

Gun in my right hand

Oh my god how could you just

Do me like this

Right hook to the jaw

Like your lie was a fist

Shoulda seen what the deal

But I wasn’t equipped

Turned to a full moon

So the sun was eclipsed

Holding on to what I

Know has to be true

That if I learn to try

Other people will, too

And I still blame my eyes

When they show me the truth

So I do what I can

To make what I want true

They told me don’t trust Africans

I said «Huh?

How you backstab kin?»

All I got was a shrug and a grin

Politics are for tricks so we’re trafficking

Listening to gossip

When you strayed from your path

Now adding up your friends

But there’s a problem with your math

Cause when the cash gets divided

They subtract from you fast

Then you see through their tainted love

Like stained glass

See my hood pulled up

Venom in my grill

Cobra come down

Gimme some poison

You make it look like

That bite is so fun

But I know that

If I wanna get some

Need to become

Both sides of one coin

White flag in my left

Gun in my right hand

Now don’t misunderstand

I still believe in all ya’ll

But it’s more than apparent

Even good people fall

Easily we deceive we can kill

It’s in our genes

But inversely people can achieve

Great things

What they do is like a riddle

But with clues can be solved

You might find it too

Once your mind gets involved

Anybody on the ground

Sees the need for resolve

But until you get mad

You won’t need to evolve

See my hood pulled up

Venom in my grill

Cobra come down

Gimme some poison

You make it look like

That bite is so fun

But I know that

If I wanna get some

Need to become

Both sides of one coin

White flag in my left

Gun in my right hand