Soldiers (Acapella) - AtJazz/OVEOUS
Written by：Martin Iveson Ovil R Salcedo
I am a colored man
From the motherlands
That painted both of my hands
With the ink of the Incas
The kind of people that made
Love to the ocean when they
Were trying to sink us
When they told us that Jesus
Could walk on water when they
Failed to defeat us
The fetus of our kind
Never hit rewind
And wind up
Giving life to freedom
Life to innovators
Life to heroes
Life to kingdoms
Life to soldiers
Who sacrifice their vices
To become righteous leaders
We are warriors of the heart
And swing swords of compassion
In the face of your reaction
To my black hoodie
Stop being afraid of my black hoodie
Stop being afraid of my shadow
Shadows were meant
To have your back
To secure the love
You carry forward
I am the ink on your empty canvas
A picture on your wall hanging
With memoirs of a bright future
Shining from a black sun
Did you forget that we too
Know how to kiss babies on their
Foreheads
Now go ahead
And swim in the holy water
We used to baptize your principles
It's not that difficult to remember us
They gave us February
But we celebrate all the way
To December
I don't want you to just remember
I want you to become a soldier
Load up between your shoulders
With the gift of critical thinking
I'm singing a song about legacy
Against the plague of ignorance
As the enemy
Become a friend of me
And I will show you colors
That love has never seen before
I am a soldier
Carrying language as my weapon
Leaving stains of scripture
Throughout history
To remind you
That you need this color
To make a masterpiece
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
I am a soldier
