From the recording Nation of Immigrants (The Album)
Life, the Mic & Beyond: The Making of (“Love Lost”) from Nation of Immigrants (The Album) - https://youtu.be/BEF5UW-t2V8
Lyrics
I’m yours … (Introduction)
How could love become a war …
I would die before divorce …
But you don’t love me anymore …
Love, no longer, lives here,
Change-up Introductions with subsequent Progression
A. Move-on …
B. I’m done …
C. I’m strong …
D. I’m gone …
VERSE 1
1 Rewind back to when we first made contact
2 If the energy’s good, put down your guard, and write back
3 Love letter composed, I’m exposed through the kite back
4 I miss kissing you, it’s typical on a flight back
5 A Different point of view, is welcomed too and I like that; and
6 When I visit you, dinner for 2 is a nightcap
7 Geographical distance between us, navigating the life map
8 A overnight duffle because I’ve chartered a flight back
9 Durag, covered my braids, to a compliment the shave
10 Walks on the waterfront, to build bridges through the game
11 Walks through the border-cross, passports create a lane
12 Like PreCheck, we next to navigate the lane
13 It’s CLEAR that Global Entry simply simulates the same
14 Mental Telepathy our connection was meant to be
15 Taxi on the tarmac of life to reach our destiny
16 We’re cleared for takeoff, buckle up and let it be
CHORUS
VERSE 2
1 Family and friends empaneled, to present our Case-In-Chief
2 Some braced our love, some created beef
3 Enemies with negative energy when they greet
4 Creating a riff, that didn’t exist, sowing deceit
5 Seeking advice, from others is nice, until
6 It’s undermined by simpleminded folks who live alone …
7 Who couldn’t get along with someone to call their own
8 Vicariously tearing down structures that they didn’t build
9 The devil is a lie, but I know God’s real
10 Everyday a feel alive, when your vibes’ round here
11 When I look into your eyes, I know God’s round here
12 Forget about the past, build a tribe right here 13 …
14 And I don’t need a mirror, throwing rocks at a glass house; We’ll never persevere
15 It’s time to make a choice or we die right here
16 Either we living for us or them folks over there
CHORUS