Pharoahe Monch feat. Erykah Badu - Hold On

[dialogue between erykah and little girl]
-you're beautiful you know that? -uh huh -do you know that? -yes -you do? -um hmm -you know when those kids tease you? -uh huh -don't you ever worry about that because you're very beautiful. do you know you're beautiful? -um hmm -are you ready? -ma i love you. -i love you

[1st verse-pharoahe monch]
he pushed her down and called her black and ugly she asked why must you tease me, he laughed at her said your from africa your hair is peasey your skin is dark and greasy and plus you are so beneath me please trust me it wasnt easy for diamond it scarred her deeply plays like a offender bass to my self i thought how much does gender play remembering such hatred at this tender age if i could send a mental page my thoughts would end the rage reminiscant of the looks to her in class i gave my eyes would say

[Chorus-erykah badu]
hold on, im sure theres so much more, to live for if you hold on, things'll change so c'mon be strong and hold on, im sure theres so much more, to live for as you grow strong things'll change no pain, no gain

[2nd Verse-Pharoahe Monch]
please be willing to fight for your will despite writings from William lynch millions tried to rise like helium but died in the fields and the trenches cries from the killing is senseless eyes to the ceiling it quinches a thirst in the feeling thats endless the prize like a rain that rinses the soul and cleanses ya mind from white picketed fences heads up your ass, splinters and face meant to they ride and bench us the masters pastored disaster them fascious bastards they crafted this hazardous plan and still has a spoken advantage we shoulder the struggle with the wieght of a boulder that muffles the sound of provocative thinking the pieces of puzzles incompleted, only deleted to be push to the back of ya mind like a hairline that has receded now we repeated, the process but never weeded the problem out heeded the warnings but never proceeded to solve it no forward progress, its obvious the soul is gone, i meditate and pray that these words will somehow allow you to...

[chorus repeat]

[3rd verse-Pharoahe Monch]
see now diamond is priceless, timeless how she maneuvers like Heimlich in this new world it reminds me of isis she knows now that her complexion is a holy device a protection from UV rays in this negative time of crisis like a knife that butter slices easily to anger she reacts pious like a cell protectin itself from a virus twice as strong as her demeanor now she is Rightous God is what you see now when you peer inside her iris

[chorus repeat]

[erykah badu]
diamond your so beautiful you can change this world if you want to girl oh ooooo come on grow strong