Feat. Saba, Ravyn Lenae, The O’My’s & J.P. Floyd
Can you cross the street without crossfire
Skidmarks under car tires
All my neighbours they call prayers
Other side of the barbed wire
I’ll watch from my porch
‘Till it’s dark out and the vampires
Eating alive the damn sirens
We watch the game like umpires
Stray like a stray dog from what they are
Fight in a park
Left the battlefield without a scar
Run from a cop when the vapor clears
Work hard hoping that it pay off in the end
But you ain’t sure
It’s the crash course, but you ain’t insured, ’cause you can’t talk
Heaven if you sent us down
So we can build a playground
For the sinners to play as saints
You’d be so proud of what we made
I hope you got some beds around
‘Cause you’re the only refuge now
For every mother and every child, every brother
That’s caught in the crossfire
That’s caught in the crossfire
Smile a little more when you’re awake
They won’t see us shake
Heaven waits on Earth when we obey
Let us say our grace
Baby boy and baby girl (girl)
Take control, this is your world (world)
Tiny hands, they move with love
We are yet the best to come
We are yet the best to come
Through the worst, we rise above
Pain is what we blossom from
Show the man we’re looking up, up
Doesn’t matter who you love
Doesn’t matter where you’re from
This is not a place for some
We’re the same, so it’s all or none
The ethos of “Crossfire” has always been to tear down the walls — socially, culturally, mentally.
With CFPIII, we examine the cognitive walls we construct to maintain a forced sense — and appearance– of happiness. We live in an ostentatious time, a time where one’s entire life is on display 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The public nature of our lives means we have more eyes on us than ever before, opening us up to more potential judgement than ever before, and therefore sparking in us a fight to curate our appearance like never before.
Happiness is everything. It’s the only thing. Live your passion! Live your dream! Everyone is happy but you!
These are the messages pounded into young people day in, and day out.
But what about anxiety, depression, fear, panic, insecurity? The emotions we fight so valiantly to hide from the light are the things that make us human.
More importantly, understanding our pain helps us understand the pain of others.
