[{"id":11885593,"name":"CunninLynguists - The Gates","trackName":"CunninLynguists - The Gates","artistName":"Tonedeff","albumName":"Cold.Killed.Collected.","duration":244.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":true,"plainLyrics":"Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me, please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried 'cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension, wait!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\nI tried it on\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\n\nI walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\nI move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n\"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\"\n\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nEndangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\nBut why so?\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":"[00:20.51] Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n[00:30.77] I ain't gonna live\n[00:34.09] I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n[00:41.19] \n[01:21.79] Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n[01:24.99] Things used to seem so restless\n[01:27.02] Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n[01:29.23] Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n[01:31.68] Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n[01:34.25] Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n[01:37.24] Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n[01:39.40] Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n[01:41.99] Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n[01:44.42] Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n[01:46.78] Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n[01:48.75] Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n[01:50.62] That would struggle to blend in\n[01:51.91] Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n[01:54.52] A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n[01:56.59] I rise up in ascension, wait!\n[01:58.17] I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n[02:00.15] I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n[02:02.64] I tried it on\n[02:12.81] At the gates of Hell\n[02:17.85] I'm going to lay\n[02:33.30] Down, down\n[02:36.65] \n[02:43.08] I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n[02:45.56] I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n[02:48.08] \"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n[02:50.94] But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n[02:52.98] Vanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n[02:54.52] Either that or your sanity's shaken\n[02:56.15] If you'd examine me patiently\n[02:57.66] You'd retract on your statement\n[02:58.71] I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n[03:00.75] As any other single father\n[03:02.05] Who raised a baby girl graciously\n[03:03.63] Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n[03:06.28] Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n[03:08.64] Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n[03:11.09] How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n[03:12.82] Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n[03:14.84] The pristine dream was over\n[03:16.38] Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n[03:18.85] With skin the darkest pigment seen\n[03:20.63] And so I kicked and screamed\n[03:21.83] Until we found the peace that distance brings\n[03:23.98] A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n[03:26.45] Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n[03:29.15] On life, being less trife with a white wife\n[03:31.77] So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n[03:34.02] Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n[03:36.51] I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n[03:39.11] I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n[03:41.24] I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n[03:43.06] For you to paint me as a racist\n[03:44.42] Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n[03:46.92] Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n[03:49.23] But why so?\n[03:50.31] How dare you question my motivation!\n[03:52.17] No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n[03:54.62] Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n[03:57.03] Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n[03:59.43] So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n[04:02.38] Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n[04:04.26] ","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: CunninLynguists - 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n But why so?\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":312254,"name":"The Gates","trackName":"The Gates","artistName":"Cunninlynguists","albumName":"A Piece of Strange","duration":245.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":true,"plainLyrics":"Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension - WAIT!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\nI tried it all\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\nI walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\nI move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\nSlow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nI've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, white, latino, even asian on occasion\nBut why so?\nHow dare you question my motivation!\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":"[00:20.77] Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n[00:30.15] I ain't gonna live\n[00:33.41] I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n[01:21.51] Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n[01:24.19] Things used to seem so restless\n[01:26.20] Forgive me please, see I need to address this\n[01:28.56] Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n[01:31.14] Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n[01:33.71] Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n[01:36.62] Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n[01:38.80] Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n[01:41.39] Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n[01:43.70] Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n[01:46.33] Never remarried cause love's an investment\n[01:48.09] Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n[01:49.99] That would struggle to blend in\n[01:51.32] Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n[01:53.86] A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n[01:55.77] I rise up in ascension - WAIT!\n[01:57.71] I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n[01:59.55] I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n[02:01.93] I tried it all\n[02:12.52] At the gates of Hell\n[02:16.98] I'm going to lay\n[02:32.76] Down, down\n[02:42.70] I walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\n[02:44.94] I move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\n[02:47.45] Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n[02:50.40] But first, let us talk about vanity\n[02:52.40] Vanity? 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nI've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, white, latino, even asian on occasion\nBut why so?\nHow dare you question my motivation!\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":"[00:20.77] Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n[00:30.15] I ain't gonna live\n[00:33.41] I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n[01:21.51] Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n[01:24.19] Things used to seem so restless\n[01:26.20] Forgive me please, see I need to address this\n[01:28.56] Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n[01:31.14] Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n[01:33.71] Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n[01:36.62] Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n[01:38.80] Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n[01:41.39] Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n[01:43.70] Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n[01:46.33] Never remarried cause love's an investment\n[01:48.09] Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n[01:49.99] That would struggle to blend in\n[01:51.32] Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n[01:53.86] A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n[01:55.77] I rise up in ascension - WAIT!\n[01:57.71] I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n[01:59.55] I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n[02:01.93] I tried it all\n[02:12.52] At the gates of Hell\n[02:16.98] I'm going to lay\n[02:32.76] Down, down\n[02:42.70] I walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\n[02:44.94] I move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\n[02:47.45] Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n[02:50.40] But first, let us talk about vanity\n[02:52.40] Vanity? 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nI've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, white, latino, even asian on occasion\n\nBut why so?\n\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates\n artist: CunninLynguists\n album: A Piece of Strange (10th Anniversary Edition)\n duration_ms: 244947\n instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n I ain't gonna live\n I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\n Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n Things used to seem so restless\n Forgive me please, see I need to address this\n Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n Never remarried cause love's an investment\n Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n That would struggle to blend in\n Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n I rise up in ascension - WAIT!\n I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\n I tried it on\n At the gates of Hell\n I'm going to lay\n Down, down\n\n I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n I move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with its grasp\n\n Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n But first, let us talk about vanity\n\n Vanity?? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n I've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, white, latino, even asian on occasion\n\n But why so?\n\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":26448145,"name":"The Gates","trackName":"The Gates","artistName":"CunninLynguists","albumName":"Strangestrumetals","duration":247.980408,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension - WAIT!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\nI tried it all\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\nI walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\nI move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\nSlow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nI've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, white, latino, even asian on occasion\nBut why so?\nHow dare you question my motivation!\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":"[00:20.77] Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n[00:30.15] I ain't gonna live\n[00:33.41] I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n[01:21.51] Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n[01:24.19] Things used to seem so restless\n[01:26.20] Forgive me please, see I need to address this\n[01:28.56] Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n[01:31.14] Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n[01:33.71] Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n[01:36.62] Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n[01:38.80] Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n[01:41.39] Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n[01:43.70] Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n[01:46.33] Never remarried cause love's an investment\n[01:48.09] Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n[01:49.99] That would struggle to blend in\n[01:51.32] Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n[01:53.86] A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n[01:55.77] I rise up in ascension - WAIT!\n[01:57.71] I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n[01:59.55] I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n[02:01.93] I tried it all\n[02:12.52] At the gates of Hell\n[02:16.98] I'm going to lay\n[02:32.76] Down, down\n[02:42.70] I walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\n[02:44.94] I move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\n[02:47.45] Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n[02:50.40] But first, let us talk about vanity\n[02:52.40] Vanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n[02:53.99] Either that or your sanity's shaken\n[02:55.67] If you'd examine me patiently\n[02:57.17] You'd retract on your statement\n[02:58.19] I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n[03:00.34] As any other single father\n[03:01.59] Who raised a baby girl graciously\n[03:03.29] Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n[03:05.69] Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n[03:07.96] Later had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\n[03:10.27] How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n[03:12.27] Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n[03:14.26] The pristine dream was over\n[03:15.65] Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n[03:18.49] With skin the darkest pigment seen\n[03:20.07] And so I kicked and screamed\n[03:21.32] Until we found the peace that distance brings\n[03:23.29] A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n[03:26.04] Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n[03:28.68] On life, being less trife with a white wife\n[03:31.15] So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n[03:33.79] Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n[03:36.02] I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n[03:38.48] I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n[03:40.71] I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n[03:42.44] For you to paint me as a racist\n[03:43.85] I've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n[03:46.57] Black, white, latino, even asian on occasion\n[03:48.88] But why so?\n[03:49.70] How dare you question my motivation!\n[03:51.65] No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n[03:54.10] Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n[03:56.61] Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n[03:58.95] So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n[04:01.87] Sentenced to fight fires for eternity","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates\n artist: CunninLynguists\n album: Strangestrumetals\n duration_ms: 247980\n instrumental: false\nlines:\n- text: Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n start_ms: 20770\n end_ms: 30150\n- text: I ain't gonna live\n start_ms: 30150\n end_ms: 33410\n- text: I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n start_ms: 33410\n end_ms: 81510\n- text: Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n start_ms: 81510\n end_ms: 84190\n- text: Things used to seem so restless\n start_ms: 84190\n end_ms: 86200\n- text: Forgive me please, see I need to address this\n start_ms: 86200\n end_ms: 88560\n- text: Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n start_ms: 88560\n end_ms: 91140\n- text: Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n start_ms: 91140\n end_ms: 93710\n- text: Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n start_ms: 93710\n end_ms: 96620\n- text: Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n start_ms: 96620\n end_ms: 98800\n- text: Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n start_ms: 98800\n end_ms: 101390\n- text: Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n start_ms: 101390\n end_ms: 103700\n- text: Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n start_ms: 103700\n end_ms: 106330\n- text: Never remarried cause love's an investment\n start_ms: 106330\n end_ms: 108090\n- text: Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n start_ms: 108090\n end_ms: 109990\n- text: That would struggle to blend in\n start_ms: 109990\n end_ms: 111320\n- text: Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n start_ms: 111320\n end_ms: 113860\n- text: A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n start_ms: 113860\n end_ms: 115770\n- text: I rise up in ascension - WAIT!\n start_ms: 115770\n end_ms: 117710\n- text: I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n start_ms: 117710\n end_ms: 119550\n- text: I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n start_ms: 119550\n end_ms: 121930\n- text: I tried it all\n start_ms: 121930\n end_ms: 132520\n- text: At the gates of Hell\n start_ms: 132520\n end_ms: 136980\n- text: I'm going to lay\n start_ms: 136980\n end_ms: 152760\n- text: Down, down\n start_ms: 152760\n end_ms: 162700\n- text: I walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\n start_ms: 162700\n end_ms: 164940\n- text: I move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\n start_ms: 164940\n end_ms: 167450\n- text: Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n start_ms: 167450\n end_ms: 170400\n- text: But first, let us talk about vanity\n start_ms: 170400\n end_ms: 172400\n- text: Vanity? 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n I've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, white, latino, even asian on occasion\n But why so?\n How dare you question my motivation!\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":20796959,"name":"The Gates (Instrumental)","trackName":"The Gates (Instrumental)","artistName":"CunninLynguists","albumName":"A Piece Of Strange","duration":245.786122,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me, please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried 'cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension, wait!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\nI tried it on\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\n\nI walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\nI move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n\"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\"\n\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nEndangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\nBut why so?\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":"[00:20.21] Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n[00:26.66] I ain't gonna live\n[00:34.18] I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n[00:40.48] \n[01:21.96] Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n[01:24.99] Things used to seem so restless\n[01:27.07] Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n[01:29.25] Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n[01:31.88] Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n[01:34.24] Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n[01:37.32] Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n[01:39.52] Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n[01:42.08] Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n[01:44.57] Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n[01:46.84] Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n[01:48.66] Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n[01:50.65] That would struggle to blend in\n[01:51.94] Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n[01:54.40] A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n[01:56.46] I rise up in ascension, wait!\n[01:58.21] I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n[02:00.27] I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n[02:02.63] I tried it on\n[02:12.88] At the gates of Hell\n[02:17.10] \n[02:20.21] I'm going to lay\n[02:33.32] \n[02:38.14] Down, down\n[02:40.66] \n[02:43.12] I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n[02:45.61] I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n[02:48.26] \"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n[02:51.06] But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n[02:52.95] Vanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n[02:54.61] Either that or your sanity's shaken\n[02:56.27] If you'd examine me patiently\n[02:57.62] You'd retract on your statement\n[02:58.89] I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n[03:00.93] As any other single father\n[03:02.22] Who raised a baby girl graciously\n[03:03.87] Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n[03:06.49] Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n[03:08.70] Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n[03:11.01] How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n[03:12.82] Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n[03:14.92] The pristine dream was over\n[03:16.30] Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n[03:19.09] With skin the darkest pigment seen\n[03:20.76] And so I kicked and screamed\n[03:21.96] Until we found the peace that distance brings\n[03:23.84] A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n[03:26.61] Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n[03:29.17] On life, being less trife with a white wife\n[03:31.71] So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n[03:34.32] Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n[03:36.64] I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n[03:39.14] I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n[03:41.51] I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n[03:43.05] For you to paint me as a racist\n[03:44.58] Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n[03:47.23] Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n[03:49.46] But why so?\n[03:50.45] How dare you question my motivation!\n[03:52.29] No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n[03:54.72] Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n[03:57.26] Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n[03:59.67] So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n[04:02.45] Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n[04:04.53] ","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates (Instrumental)\n artist: CunninLynguists\n album: A Piece Of Strange\n duration_ms: 245786\n instrumental: false\nlines:\n- text: Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n start_ms: 20210\n end_ms: 26660\n- text: I ain't gonna live\n start_ms: 26660\n end_ms: 34180\n- text: I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n start_ms: 34180\n end_ms: 40480\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 40480\n end_ms: 81960\n- text: Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n start_ms: 81960\n end_ms: 84990\n- text: Things used to seem so restless\n start_ms: 84990\n end_ms: 87070\n- text: Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n start_ms: 87070\n end_ms: 89250\n- text: Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n start_ms: 89250\n end_ms: 91880\n- text: Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n start_ms: 91880\n end_ms: 94240\n- text: Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n start_ms: 94240\n end_ms: 97320\n- text: Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n start_ms: 97320\n end_ms: 99520\n- text: Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n start_ms: 99520\n end_ms: 102080\n- text: Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n start_ms: 102080\n end_ms: 104570\n- text: Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n start_ms: 104570\n end_ms: 106840\n- text: Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n start_ms: 106840\n end_ms: 108660\n- text: Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n start_ms: 108660\n end_ms: 110650\n- text: That would struggle to blend in\n start_ms: 110650\n end_ms: 111940\n- text: Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n start_ms: 111940\n end_ms: 114400\n- text: A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n start_ms: 114400\n end_ms: 116460\n- text: I rise up in ascension, wait!\n start_ms: 116460\n end_ms: 118210\n- text: I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n start_ms: 118210\n end_ms: 120270\n- text: I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n start_ms: 120270\n end_ms: 122630\n- text: I tried it on\n start_ms: 122630\n end_ms: 132880\n- text: At the gates of Hell\n start_ms: 132880\n end_ms: 137100\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 137100\n end_ms: 140210\n- text: I'm going to lay\n start_ms: 140210\n end_ms: 153320\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 153320\n end_ms: 158140\n- text: Down, down\n start_ms: 158140\n end_ms: 160660\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 160660\n end_ms: 163120\n- text: I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n start_ms: 163120\n end_ms: 165610\n- text: I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n start_ms: 165610\n end_ms: 168260\n- text: '\"Slow down son, there''s things to discuss such as family'\n start_ms: 168260\n end_ms: 171060\n- text: But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n start_ms: 171060\n end_ms: 172950\n- text: Vanity? 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n But why so?\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":22747742,"name":"The Gates (Instrumental)","trackName":"The Gates (Instrumental)","artistName":"Cunninlynguists","albumName":"A Piece Of Strange (Instrumentals)","duration":247.980408,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me, please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried 'cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension, wait!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\nI tried it on\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\n\nI walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\nI move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n\"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\"\n\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nEndangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\nBut why so?\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":"[00:20.21] Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n[00:26.66] I ain't gonna live\n[00:34.18] I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n[00:40.48] \n[01:21.96] Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n[01:24.99] Things used to seem so restless\n[01:27.07] Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n[01:29.25] Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n[01:31.88] Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n[01:34.24] Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n[01:37.32] Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n[01:39.52] Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n[01:42.08] Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n[01:44.57] Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n[01:46.84] Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n[01:48.66] Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n[01:50.65] That would struggle to blend in\n[01:51.94] Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n[01:54.40] A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n[01:56.46] I rise up in ascension, wait!\n[01:58.21] I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n[02:00.27] I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n[02:02.63] I tried it on\n[02:12.88] At the gates of Hell\n[02:17.10] \n[02:20.21] I'm going to lay\n[02:33.32] \n[02:38.14] Down, down\n[02:40.66] \n[02:43.12] I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n[02:45.61] I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n[02:48.26] \"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n[02:51.06] But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n[02:52.95] Vanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n[02:54.61] Either that or your sanity's shaken\n[02:56.27] If you'd examine me patiently\n[02:57.62] You'd retract on your statement\n[02:58.89] I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n[03:00.93] As any other single father\n[03:02.22] Who raised a baby girl graciously\n[03:03.87] Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n[03:06.49] Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n[03:08.70] Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n[03:11.01] How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n[03:12.82] Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n[03:14.92] The pristine dream was over\n[03:16.30] Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n[03:19.09] With skin the darkest pigment seen\n[03:20.76] And so I kicked and screamed\n[03:21.96] Until we found the peace that distance brings\n[03:23.84] A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n[03:26.61] Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n[03:29.17] On life, being less trife with a white wife\n[03:31.71] So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n[03:34.32] Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n[03:36.64] I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n[03:39.14] I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n[03:41.51] I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n[03:43.05] For you to paint me as a racist\n[03:44.58] Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n[03:47.23] Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n[03:49.46] But why so?\n[03:50.45] How dare you question my motivation!\n[03:52.29] No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n[03:54.72] Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n[03:57.26] Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n[03:59.67] So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n[04:02.45] Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n[04:04.53] ","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates (Instrumental)\n artist: Cunninlynguists\n album: A Piece Of Strange (Instrumentals)\n duration_ms: 247980\n instrumental: false\nlines:\n- text: Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n start_ms: 20210\n end_ms: 26660\n- text: I ain't gonna live\n start_ms: 26660\n end_ms: 34180\n- text: I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n start_ms: 34180\n end_ms: 40480\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 40480\n end_ms: 81960\n- text: Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n start_ms: 81960\n end_ms: 84990\n- text: Things used to seem so restless\n start_ms: 84990\n end_ms: 87070\n- text: Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n start_ms: 87070\n end_ms: 89250\n- text: Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n start_ms: 89250\n end_ms: 91880\n- text: Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n start_ms: 91880\n end_ms: 94240\n- text: Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n start_ms: 94240\n end_ms: 97320\n- text: Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n start_ms: 97320\n end_ms: 99520\n- text: Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n start_ms: 99520\n end_ms: 102080\n- text: Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n start_ms: 102080\n end_ms: 104570\n- text: Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n start_ms: 104570\n end_ms: 106840\n- text: Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n start_ms: 106840\n end_ms: 108660\n- text: Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n start_ms: 108660\n end_ms: 110650\n- text: That would struggle to blend in\n start_ms: 110650\n end_ms: 111940\n- text: Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n start_ms: 111940\n end_ms: 114400\n- text: A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n start_ms: 114400\n end_ms: 116460\n- text: I rise up in ascension, wait!\n start_ms: 116460\n end_ms: 118210\n- text: I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n start_ms: 118210\n end_ms: 120270\n- text: I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n start_ms: 120270\n end_ms: 122630\n- text: I tried it on\n start_ms: 122630\n end_ms: 132880\n- text: At the gates of Hell\n start_ms: 132880\n end_ms: 137100\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 137100\n end_ms: 140210\n- text: I'm going to lay\n start_ms: 140210\n end_ms: 153320\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 153320\n end_ms: 158140\n- text: Down, down\n start_ms: 158140\n end_ms: 160660\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 160660\n end_ms: 163120\n- text: I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n start_ms: 163120\n end_ms: 165610\n- text: I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n start_ms: 165610\n end_ms: 168260\n- text: '\"Slow down son, there''s things to discuss such as family'\n start_ms: 168260\n end_ms: 171060\n- text: But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n start_ms: 171060\n end_ms: 172950\n- text: Vanity? 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n But why so?\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":22070813,"name":"The Gates (instrumental)","trackName":"The Gates (instrumental)","artistName":"CunninLynguists","albumName":"A Piece of Strange","duration":247.933333,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me, please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried 'cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension, wait!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\nI tried it on\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\n\nI walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\nI move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n\"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\"\n\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nEndangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\nBut why so?\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":"[00:20.21] Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n[00:26.66] I ain't gonna live\n[00:34.18] I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n[00:40.48] \n[01:21.96] Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n[01:24.99] Things used to seem so restless\n[01:27.07] Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n[01:29.25] Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n[01:31.88] Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n[01:34.24] Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n[01:37.32] Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n[01:39.52] Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n[01:42.08] Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n[01:44.57] Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n[01:46.84] Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n[01:48.66] Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n[01:50.65] That would struggle to blend in\n[01:51.94] Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n[01:54.40] A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n[01:56.46] I rise up in ascension, wait!\n[01:58.21] I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n[02:00.27] I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n[02:02.63] I tried it on\n[02:12.88] At the gates of Hell\n[02:17.10] \n[02:20.21] I'm going to lay\n[02:33.32] \n[02:38.14] Down, down\n[02:40.66] \n[02:43.12] I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n[02:45.61] I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n[02:48.26] \"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n[02:51.06] But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n[02:52.95] Vanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n[02:54.61] Either that or your sanity's shaken\n[02:56.27] If you'd examine me patiently\n[02:57.62] You'd retract on your statement\n[02:58.89] I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n[03:00.93] As any other single father\n[03:02.22] Who raised a baby girl graciously\n[03:03.87] Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n[03:06.49] Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n[03:08.70] Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n[03:11.01] How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n[03:12.82] Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n[03:14.92] The pristine dream was over\n[03:16.30] Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n[03:19.09] With skin the darkest pigment seen\n[03:20.76] And so I kicked and screamed\n[03:21.96] Until we found the peace that distance brings\n[03:23.84] A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n[03:26.61] Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n[03:29.17] On life, being less trife with a white wife\n[03:31.71] So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n[03:34.32] Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n[03:36.64] I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n[03:39.14] I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n[03:41.51] I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n[03:43.05] For you to paint me as a racist\n[03:44.58] Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n[03:47.23] Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n[03:49.46] But why so?\n[03:50.45] How dare you question my motivation!\n[03:52.29] No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n[03:54.72] Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n[03:57.26] Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n[03:59.67] So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n[04:02.45] Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n[04:04.53] ","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates (instrumental)\n artist: CunninLynguists\n album: A Piece of Strange\n duration_ms: 247933\n instrumental: false\nlines:\n- text: Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n start_ms: 20210\n end_ms: 26660\n- text: I ain't gonna live\n start_ms: 26660\n end_ms: 34180\n- text: I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n start_ms: 34180\n end_ms: 40480\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 40480\n end_ms: 81960\n- text: Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n start_ms: 81960\n end_ms: 84990\n- text: Things used to seem so restless\n start_ms: 84990\n end_ms: 87070\n- text: Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n start_ms: 87070\n end_ms: 89250\n- text: Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n start_ms: 89250\n end_ms: 91880\n- text: Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n start_ms: 91880\n end_ms: 94240\n- text: Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n start_ms: 94240\n end_ms: 97320\n- text: Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n start_ms: 97320\n end_ms: 99520\n- text: Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n start_ms: 99520\n end_ms: 102080\n- text: Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n start_ms: 102080\n end_ms: 104570\n- text: Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n start_ms: 104570\n end_ms: 106840\n- text: Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n start_ms: 106840\n end_ms: 108660\n- text: Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n start_ms: 108660\n end_ms: 110650\n- text: That would struggle to blend in\n start_ms: 110650\n end_ms: 111940\n- text: Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n start_ms: 111940\n end_ms: 114400\n- text: A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n start_ms: 114400\n end_ms: 116460\n- text: I rise up in ascension, wait!\n start_ms: 116460\n end_ms: 118210\n- text: I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n start_ms: 118210\n end_ms: 120270\n- text: I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n start_ms: 120270\n end_ms: 122630\n- text: I tried it on\n start_ms: 122630\n end_ms: 132880\n- text: At the gates of Hell\n start_ms: 132880\n end_ms: 137100\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 137100\n end_ms: 140210\n- text: I'm going to lay\n start_ms: 140210\n end_ms: 153320\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 153320\n end_ms: 158140\n- text: Down, down\n start_ms: 158140\n end_ms: 160660\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 160660\n end_ms: 163120\n- text: I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n start_ms: 163120\n end_ms: 165610\n- text: I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n start_ms: 165610\n end_ms: 168260\n- text: '\"Slow down son, there''s things to discuss such as family'\n start_ms: 168260\n end_ms: 171060\n- text: But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n start_ms: 171060\n end_ms: 172950\n- text: Vanity? 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n But why so?\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":22052173,"name":"The Gates (Instrumental)","trackName":"The Gates (Instrumental)","artistName":"CunninLynguists","albumName":"A Piece Of Strange [Bonus CD1 - Strangestrumentals]","duration":247.980408,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me, please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried 'cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension, wait!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\nI tried it on\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\n\nI walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\nI move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n\"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\"\n\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nEndangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\nBut why so?\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":"[00:20.21] Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n[00:26.66] I ain't gonna live\n[00:34.18] I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n[00:40.48] \n[01:21.96] Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n[01:24.99] Things used to seem so restless\n[01:27.07] Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n[01:29.25] Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n[01:31.88] Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n[01:34.24] Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n[01:37.32] Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n[01:39.52] Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n[01:42.08] Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n[01:44.57] Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n[01:46.84] Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n[01:48.66] Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n[01:50.65] That would struggle to blend in\n[01:51.94] Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n[01:54.40] A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n[01:56.46] I rise up in ascension, wait!\n[01:58.21] I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n[02:00.27] I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n[02:02.63] I tried it on\n[02:12.88] At the gates of Hell\n[02:17.10] \n[02:20.21] I'm going to lay\n[02:33.32] \n[02:38.14] Down, down\n[02:40.66] \n[02:43.12] I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n[02:45.61] I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n[02:48.26] \"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n[02:51.06] But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n[02:52.95] Vanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n[02:54.61] Either that or your sanity's shaken\n[02:56.27] If you'd examine me patiently\n[02:57.62] You'd retract on your statement\n[02:58.89] I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n[03:00.93] As any other single father\n[03:02.22] Who raised a baby girl graciously\n[03:03.87] Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n[03:06.49] Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n[03:08.70] Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n[03:11.01] How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n[03:12.82] Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n[03:14.92] The pristine dream was over\n[03:16.30] Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n[03:19.09] With skin the darkest pigment seen\n[03:20.76] And so I kicked and screamed\n[03:21.96] Until we found the peace that distance brings\n[03:23.84] A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n[03:26.61] Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n[03:29.17] On life, being less trife with a white wife\n[03:31.71] So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n[03:34.32] Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n[03:36.64] I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n[03:39.14] I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n[03:41.51] I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n[03:43.05] For you to paint me as a racist\n[03:44.58] Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n[03:47.23] Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n[03:49.46] But why so?\n[03:50.45] How dare you question my motivation!\n[03:52.29] No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n[03:54.72] Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n[03:57.26] Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n[03:59.67] So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n[04:02.45] Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n[04:04.53] ","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates (Instrumental)\n artist: CunninLynguists\n album: A Piece Of Strange [Bonus CD1 - Strangestrumentals]\n duration_ms: 247980\n instrumental: false\nlines:\n- text: Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n start_ms: 20210\n end_ms: 26660\n- text: I ain't gonna live\n start_ms: 26660\n end_ms: 34180\n- text: I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n start_ms: 34180\n end_ms: 40480\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 40480\n end_ms: 81960\n- text: Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n start_ms: 81960\n end_ms: 84990\n- text: Things used to seem so restless\n start_ms: 84990\n end_ms: 87070\n- text: Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n start_ms: 87070\n end_ms: 89250\n- text: Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n start_ms: 89250\n end_ms: 91880\n- text: Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n start_ms: 91880\n end_ms: 94240\n- text: Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n start_ms: 94240\n end_ms: 97320\n- text: Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n start_ms: 97320\n end_ms: 99520\n- text: Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n start_ms: 99520\n end_ms: 102080\n- text: Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n start_ms: 102080\n end_ms: 104570\n- text: Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n start_ms: 104570\n end_ms: 106840\n- text: Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n start_ms: 106840\n end_ms: 108660\n- text: Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n start_ms: 108660\n end_ms: 110650\n- text: That would struggle to blend in\n start_ms: 110650\n end_ms: 111940\n- text: Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n start_ms: 111940\n end_ms: 114400\n- text: A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n start_ms: 114400\n end_ms: 116460\n- text: I rise up in ascension, wait!\n start_ms: 116460\n end_ms: 118210\n- text: I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n start_ms: 118210\n end_ms: 120270\n- text: I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n start_ms: 120270\n end_ms: 122630\n- text: I tried it on\n start_ms: 122630\n end_ms: 132880\n- text: At the gates of Hell\n start_ms: 132880\n end_ms: 137100\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 137100\n end_ms: 140210\n- text: I'm going to lay\n start_ms: 140210\n end_ms: 153320\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 153320\n end_ms: 158140\n- text: Down, down\n start_ms: 158140\n end_ms: 160660\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 160660\n end_ms: 163120\n- text: I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n start_ms: 163120\n end_ms: 165610\n- text: I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n start_ms: 165610\n end_ms: 168260\n- text: '\"Slow down son, there''s things to discuss such as family'\n start_ms: 168260\n end_ms: 171060\n- text: But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n start_ms: 171060\n end_ms: 172950\n- text: Vanity? 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n But why so?\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":22167057,"name":"The Gates (instrumental)","trackName":"The Gates (instrumental)","artistName":"CunninLynguists","albumName":"A Piece of Strange (10th Anniversary Edition)","duration":245.746667,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me, please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried 'cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension, wait!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\nI tried it on\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\n\nI walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\nI move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n\"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\"\n\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nEndangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\nBut why so?\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":"[00:20.21] Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n[00:26.66] I ain't gonna live\n[00:34.18] I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n[00:40.48] \n[01:21.96] Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n[01:24.99] Things used to seem so restless\n[01:27.07] Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n[01:29.25] Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n[01:31.88] Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n[01:34.24] Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n[01:37.32] Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n[01:39.52] Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n[01:42.08] Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n[01:44.57] Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n[01:46.84] Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n[01:48.66] Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n[01:50.65] That would struggle to blend in\n[01:51.94] Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n[01:54.40] A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n[01:56.46] I rise up in ascension, wait!\n[01:58.21] I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n[02:00.27] I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n[02:02.63] I tried it on\n[02:12.88] At the gates of Hell\n[02:17.10] \n[02:20.21] I'm going to lay\n[02:33.32] \n[02:38.14] Down, down\n[02:40.66] \n[02:43.12] I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n[02:45.61] I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n[02:48.26] \"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n[02:51.06] But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n[02:52.95] Vanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n[02:54.61] Either that or your sanity's shaken\n[02:56.27] If you'd examine me patiently\n[02:57.62] You'd retract on your statement\n[02:58.89] I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n[03:00.93] As any other single father\n[03:02.22] Who raised a baby girl graciously\n[03:03.87] Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n[03:06.49] Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n[03:08.70] Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n[03:11.01] How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n[03:12.82] Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n[03:14.92] The pristine dream was over\n[03:16.30] Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n[03:19.09] With skin the darkest pigment seen\n[03:20.76] And so I kicked and screamed\n[03:21.96] Until we found the peace that distance brings\n[03:23.84] A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n[03:26.61] Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n[03:29.17] On life, being less trife with a white wife\n[03:31.71] So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n[03:34.32] Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n[03:36.64] I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n[03:39.14] I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n[03:41.51] I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n[03:43.05] For you to paint me as a racist\n[03:44.58] Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n[03:47.23] Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n[03:49.46] But why so?\n[03:50.45] How dare you question my motivation!\n[03:52.29] No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n[03:54.72] Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n[03:57.26] Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n[03:59.67] So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n[04:02.45] Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n[04:04.53] ","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates (instrumental)\n artist: CunninLynguists\n album: A Piece of Strange (10th Anniversary Edition)\n duration_ms: 245747\n instrumental: false\nlines:\n- text: Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n start_ms: 20210\n end_ms: 26660\n- text: I ain't gonna live\n start_ms: 26660\n end_ms: 34180\n- text: I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n start_ms: 34180\n end_ms: 40480\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 40480\n end_ms: 81960\n- text: Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n start_ms: 81960\n end_ms: 84990\n- text: Things used to seem so restless\n start_ms: 84990\n end_ms: 87070\n- text: Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n start_ms: 87070\n end_ms: 89250\n- text: Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n start_ms: 89250\n end_ms: 91880\n- text: Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n start_ms: 91880\n end_ms: 94240\n- text: Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n start_ms: 94240\n end_ms: 97320\n- text: Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n start_ms: 97320\n end_ms: 99520\n- text: Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n start_ms: 99520\n end_ms: 102080\n- text: Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n start_ms: 102080\n end_ms: 104570\n- text: Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n start_ms: 104570\n end_ms: 106840\n- text: Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n start_ms: 106840\n end_ms: 108660\n- text: Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n start_ms: 108660\n end_ms: 110650\n- text: That would struggle to blend in\n start_ms: 110650\n end_ms: 111940\n- text: Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n start_ms: 111940\n end_ms: 114400\n- text: A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n start_ms: 114400\n end_ms: 116460\n- text: I rise up in ascension, wait!\n start_ms: 116460\n end_ms: 118210\n- text: I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n start_ms: 118210\n end_ms: 120270\n- text: I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n start_ms: 120270\n end_ms: 122630\n- text: I tried it on\n start_ms: 122630\n end_ms: 132880\n- text: At the gates of Hell\n start_ms: 132880\n end_ms: 137100\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 137100\n end_ms: 140210\n- text: I'm going to lay\n start_ms: 140210\n end_ms: 153320\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 153320\n end_ms: 158140\n- text: Down, down\n start_ms: 158140\n end_ms: 160660\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 160660\n end_ms: 163120\n- text: I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n start_ms: 163120\n end_ms: 165610\n- text: I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n start_ms: 165610\n end_ms: 168260\n- text: '\"Slow down son, there''s things to discuss such as family'\n start_ms: 168260\n end_ms: 171060\n- text: But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n start_ms: 171060\n end_ms: 172950\n- text: Vanity? 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n But why so?\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":21449424,"name":"The Gates (Instrumental)","trackName":"The Gates (Instrumental)","artistName":"CunninLynguists","albumName":"Strangestrumentals","duration":247.980408,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me, please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried 'cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension, wait!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\nI tried it on\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\n\nI walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\nI move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n\"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\"\n\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nEndangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\nBut why so?\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":"[00:20.21] Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n[00:26.66] I ain't gonna live\n[00:34.18] I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n[00:40.48] \n[01:21.96] Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n[01:24.99] Things used to seem so restless\n[01:27.07] Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n[01:29.25] Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n[01:31.88] Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n[01:34.24] Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n[01:37.32] Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n[01:39.52] Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n[01:42.08] Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n[01:44.57] Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n[01:46.84] Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n[01:48.66] Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n[01:50.65] That would struggle to blend in\n[01:51.94] Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n[01:54.40] A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n[01:56.46] I rise up in ascension, wait!\n[01:58.21] I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n[02:00.27] I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n[02:02.63] I tried it on\n[02:12.88] At the gates of Hell\n[02:17.10] \n[02:20.21] I'm going to lay\n[02:33.32] \n[02:38.14] Down, down\n[02:40.66] \n[02:43.12] I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n[02:45.61] I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n[02:48.26] \"Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n[02:51.06] But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n[02:52.95] Vanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n[02:54.61] Either that or your sanity's shaken\n[02:56.27] If you'd examine me patiently\n[02:57.62] You'd retract on your statement\n[02:58.89] I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n[03:00.93] As any other single father\n[03:02.22] Who raised a baby girl graciously\n[03:03.87] Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n[03:06.49] Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n[03:08.70] Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n[03:11.01] How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n[03:12.82] Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n[03:14.92] The pristine dream was over\n[03:16.30] Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n[03:19.09] With skin the darkest pigment seen\n[03:20.76] And so I kicked and screamed\n[03:21.96] Until we found the peace that distance brings\n[03:23.84] A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n[03:26.61] Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n[03:29.17] On life, being less trife with a white wife\n[03:31.71] So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n[03:34.32] Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n[03:36.64] I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n[03:39.14] I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n[03:41.51] I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n[03:43.05] For you to paint me as a racist\n[03:44.58] Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n[03:47.23] Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n[03:49.46] But why so?\n[03:50.45] How dare you question my motivation!\n[03:52.29] No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n[03:54.72] Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n[03:57.26] Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n[03:59.67] So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n[04:02.45] Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n[04:04.53] ","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates (Instrumental)\n artist: CunninLynguists\n album: Strangestrumentals\n duration_ms: 247980\n instrumental: false\nlines:\n- text: Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n start_ms: 20210\n end_ms: 26660\n- text: I ain't gonna live\n start_ms: 26660\n end_ms: 34180\n- text: I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n start_ms: 34180\n end_ms: 40480\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 40480\n end_ms: 81960\n- text: Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n start_ms: 81960\n end_ms: 84990\n- text: Things used to seem so restless\n start_ms: 84990\n end_ms: 87070\n- text: Forgive me, please, see I need to address this\n start_ms: 87070\n end_ms: 89250\n- text: Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n start_ms: 89250\n end_ms: 91880\n- text: Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n start_ms: 91880\n end_ms: 94240\n- text: Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n start_ms: 94240\n end_ms: 97320\n- text: Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n start_ms: 97320\n end_ms: 99520\n- text: Reminiscing, holding her necklace in my clenched fist\n start_ms: 99520\n end_ms: 102080\n- text: Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n start_ms: 102080\n end_ms: 104570\n- text: Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n start_ms: 104570\n end_ms: 106840\n- text: Never remarried 'cause love's an investment\n start_ms: 106840\n end_ms: 108660\n- text: Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n start_ms: 108660\n end_ms: 110650\n- text: That would struggle to blend in\n start_ms: 110650\n end_ms: 111940\n- text: Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n start_ms: 111940\n end_ms: 114400\n- text: A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n start_ms: 114400\n end_ms: 116460\n- text: I rise up in ascension, wait!\n start_ms: 116460\n end_ms: 118210\n- text: I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n start_ms: 118210\n end_ms: 120270\n- text: I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n start_ms: 120270\n end_ms: 122630\n- text: I tried it on\n start_ms: 122630\n end_ms: 132880\n- text: At the gates of Hell\n start_ms: 132880\n end_ms: 137100\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 137100\n end_ms: 140210\n- text: I'm going to lay\n start_ms: 140210\n end_ms: 153320\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 153320\n end_ms: 158140\n- text: Down, down\n start_ms: 158140\n end_ms: 160660\n- text: ''\n start_ms: 160660\n end_ms: 163120\n- text: I walk towards the figure that's extending its hand\n start_ms: 163120\n end_ms: 165610\n- text: I move to enter past the gates, yet I'm met with its grasp\n start_ms: 165610\n end_ms: 168260\n- text: '\"Slow down son, there''s things to discuss such as family'\n start_ms: 168260\n end_ms: 171060\n- text: But first, let us talk about vanity\"\n start_ms: 171060\n end_ms: 172950\n- text: Vanity? 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n But why so?\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":37082511,"name":"The Gates (live)","trackName":"The Gates (live)","artistName":"CunninLynguists","albumName":"A Piece of Strange Live In NYC 2009","duration":282.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\n1: Tonedeff]\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her neckless in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension - WAIT!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\nI tried it on\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\n\n2: Tonedeff]\nI walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\nI move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\n\nSlow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\n\nVanity?? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nI've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, white, latino, even asian on occasion\n\nBut why so?\n\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates (live)\n artist: CunninLynguists\n album: A Piece of Strange Live In NYC 2009\n duration_ms: 282000\n instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n I ain't gonna live\n I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\n 1: Tonedeff]\n Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n Things used to seem so restless\n Forgive me please, see I need to address this\n Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n Reminiscing, holding her neckless in my clenched fist\n Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n Never remarried cause love's an investment\n Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n That would struggle to blend in\n Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n I rise up in ascension - WAIT!\n I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\n I tried it on\n At the gates of Hell\n I'm going to lay\n Down, down\n\n 2: Tonedeff]\n I walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\n I move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\n\n Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n But first, let us talk about vanity\n\n Vanity?? 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n [Deacon]\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n [Tonedeff]\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n [Deacon]\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n [Tonedeff]\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n I've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, white, latino, even asian on occasion\n\n [Deacon]\n But why so?\n\n [Tonedeff]\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n [Deacon]\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":35259312,"name":"The Gates ft. 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n[02:54.52] Either that or your sanity's shaken\n[02:56.15] If you'd examine me patiently\n[02:57.66] You'd retract on your statement\n[02:58.71] I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n[03:00.75] As any other single father\n[03:02.05] Who raised a baby girl graciously\n[03:03.63] Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n[03:06.28] Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n[03:08.64] Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n[03:11.09] How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n[03:12.82] Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n[03:14.84] The pristine dream was over\n[03:16.38] Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n[03:18.85] With skin the darkest pigment seen\n[03:20.63] And so I kicked and screamed\n[03:21.83] Until we found the peace that distance brings\n[03:23.98] A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n[03:26.45] Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n[03:29.15] On life, being less trife with a white wife\n[03:31.77] So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n[03:34.02] Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n[03:36.51] I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n[03:39.11] I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n[03:41.24] I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n[03:43.06] For you to paint me as a racist\n[03:44.42] Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n[03:46.92] Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n[03:49.23] But why so?\n[03:50.31] How dare you question my motivation!\n[03:52.17] No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n[03:54.62] Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n[03:57.03] Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n[03:59.43] So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n[04:02.38] Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n[04:04.26] ","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates ft. 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Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet 16\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n Endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, White, Latino, even Asian on occasion\n But why so?\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":26341965,"name":"The Gates (Blue remix)","trackName":"The Gates (Blue remix)","artistName":"CunninLynguists","albumName":"QN5 RMX Vol. 2","duration":212.871837,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"[Bridge]\nTell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\n[Tonedeff]\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her neckless in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension - WAIT!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\n[Chorus]\nI've tried it all\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\n\n[Tonedeff]\nI walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\nI move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\n\n[Deacon]\nSlow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\n\n[Tonedeff]\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\n[Deacon]\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n[Tonedeff]\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\n[Deacon]\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n[Tonedeff]\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nI've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, white, latino, even asian on occasion\n\n[Deacon]\nBut why so?\n\n[Tonedeff]\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\n[Deacon]\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates (Blue remix)\n artist: CunninLynguists\n album: QN5 RMX Vol. 2\n duration_ms: 212872\n instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n [Bridge]\n Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n I ain't gonna live\n I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\n [Tonedeff]\n Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n Things used to seem so restless\n Forgive me please, see I need to address this\n Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n Reminiscing, holding her neckless in my clenched fist\n Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n Never remarried cause love's an investment\n Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n That would struggle to blend in\n Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n I rise up in ascension - WAIT!\n I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\n [Chorus]\n I've tried it all\n At the gates of Hell\n I'm going to lay\n Down, down\n\n [Tonedeff]\n I walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\n I move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\n\n [Deacon]\n Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n But first, let us talk about vanity\n\n [Tonedeff]\n Vanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n [Deacon]\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n [Tonedeff]\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n [Deacon]\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n [Tonedeff]\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n I've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, white, latino, even asian on occasion\n\n [Deacon]\n But why so?\n\n [Tonedeff]\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n [Deacon]\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"},{"id":28957857,"name":"The Gates (Blue Remix)","trackName":"The Gates (Blue Remix)","artistName":"CunninLynguists","albumName":"A Piece Of Strange","duration":203.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"[Bridge]\nTell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\nI ain't gonna live\nI don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\n[Tonedeff]\nLights out, so peaceful, stressless\nThings used to seem so restless\nForgive me please, see I need to address this\nJust haven't been this breathless since I met this\nWoman who lept into my life when I was reckless\nMothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\nGuess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\nReminiscing, holding her neckless in my clenched fist\nHa, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\nDedicated my life to the public's protection\nNever remarried cause love's an investment\nBesides, I had a baby girl to worry about\nThat would struggle to blend in\nNow as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\nA pulsing tension carries my very frame\nI rise up in ascension - WAIT!\nI try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\nI see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\n[Chorus]\nI've tried it all\nAt the gates of Hell\nI'm going to lay\nDown, down\n\n[Tonedeff]\nI walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\nI move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\n\n[Deacon]\nSlow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\nBut first, let us talk about vanity\n\n[Tonedeff]\nVanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\nEither that or your sanity's shaken\nIf you'd examine me patiently\nYou'd retract on your statement\nI haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\nAs any other single father\nWho raised a baby girl graciously\n\n[Deacon]\nNakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\nIgnorant to racial anger and other stress\nLater had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\nHow did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n[Tonedeff]\nSometimes it's too late to fix these things\nThe pristine dream was over\nHad to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\nWith skin the darkest pigment seen\nAnd so I kicked and screamed\nUntil we found the peace that distance brings\n\n[Deacon]\nA mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\nUp yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\nOn life, being less trife with a white wife\nSo any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n[Tonedeff]\nOh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\nI couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\nI'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\nI've saved too many lives of all creeds\nFor you to paint me as a racist\nI've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\nBlack, white, latino, even asian on occasion\n\n[Deacon]\nBut why so?\n\n[Tonedeff]\nHow dare you question my motivation!\n\n[Deacon]\nNo need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\nLord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\nBlack children left chilling, later found burnt whole\nSo sadly, your glory's to come urgently\nSentenced to fight fires for eternity","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n title: The Gates (Blue Remix)\n artist: CunninLynguists\n album: A Piece Of Strange\n duration_ms: 203000\n instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n [Bridge]\n Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, Lord\n I ain't gonna live\n I don't believe I'm gonna live to get much older\n\n [Tonedeff]\n Lights out, so peaceful, stressless\n Things used to seem so restless\n Forgive me please, see I need to address this\n Just haven't been this breathless since I met this\n Woman who lept into my life when I was reckless\n Mothered my blessed kid, but was destined to exit early\n Guess you can say I've been blessed with the best gifts\n Reminiscing, holding her neckless in my clenched fist\n Ha, it's funny how we move in sudden directions\n Dedicated my life to the public's protection\n Never remarried cause love's an investment\n Besides, I had a baby girl to worry about\n That would struggle to blend in\n Now as I think, a weightlessness is interrupting my senses\n A pulsing tension carries my very frame\n I rise up in ascension - WAIT!\n I try to escape, but I arrive at these gates\n I see a figure standing guard who invites me to pray\n\n [Chorus]\n I've tried it all\n At the gates of Hell\n I'm going to lay\n Down, down\n\n [Tonedeff]\n I walk towards the figure that's extending it's hand\n I move to enter past the gates yet I'm met with it's grasp\n\n [Deacon]\n Slow down son, there's things to discuss such as family\n But first, let us talk about vanity\n\n [Tonedeff]\n Vanity? Man, you're sadly mistaken\n Either that or your sanity's shaken\n If you'd examine me patiently\n You'd retract on your statement\n I haven't sinned flagrantly, I've acted as faithfully\n As any other single father\n Who raised a baby girl graciously\n\n [Deacon]\n Nakedly, she was at your door after her mother's death\n Ignorant to racial anger and other stress\n Later had a mixed baby at her sweet sixteen\n How did that fit within your picnic scene?\n\n [Tonedeff]\n Sometimes it's too late to fix these things\n The pristine dream was over\n Had to face the fact she split these genes with his sick seed\n With skin the darkest pigment seen\n And so I kicked and screamed\n Until we found the peace that distance brings\n\n [Deacon]\n A mixed raced queen, that was your thoughts about her mama\n Up yonder went her soul, your hate growed from ponders\n On life, being less trife with a white wife\n So any instance of y'alls differences it was slice-slice\n\n [Tonedeff]\n Oh my, it's not her race, my daughter's love flies blind\n I couldn't take her making the same mistakes that crushed my life\n I'm dumbstruck by these baseless allegations\n I've saved too many lives of all creeds\n For you to paint me as a racist\n I've endangered my own safety to save babies from blazes\n Black, white, latino, even asian on occasion\n\n [Deacon]\n But why so?\n\n [Tonedeff]\n How dare you question my motivation!\n\n [Deacon]\n No need to second guess, your only aim was to be famous\n Lord knows, you've left behind scorched souls\n Black children left chilling, later found burnt whole\n So sadly, your glory's to come urgently\n Sentenced to fight fires for eternity\n"}]