Chance

[Intro:]
Genesis, chapter eleven, verse ten
Explains the genealogy of Shem
Shem was a black man, in Africa
If you repeat this fact, they can't laugh at ya.

[Verse 1:]
Seem to not take it too well
When I tell you that it's not the reason I fell
Then you know just how he felt
When you look at how you gave enough chance to sell
[Interlude]
All I ever wanted was a chance for myself.

[Verse 2:]
Why the fuck do you even speak?
It's not a choice of speech, and it sure ain't free
[?] to keep your edge
Stay in your corner, fuck you up, we lost our chill.

[Hook:]
All you ever wanted was a chance for yourself
To represent a thing that we have started to build
[?] refresh your soul and my spirit [?]
All I ever wanted was a chance for myself.

[Bridge: Blood Orange and Kelsey Lu]
Been chewed up but it makes you proud
You're the dark skinned nigga in a sold out crowd
Looking at the girl with the thick, blonde braids
And you're tryin' to make out what her t-shirt says
No one really cares what thug life means
They wanna be surrounded but they hate to breathe
The air is thick as I plan my escape.

[Outro:]
All I ever wanted as a chance for myself.