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CourageousCommon

Released: October 30, 2020

Featuring: PJ

Songwriter: PJ Common Robert Glasper Karriem Riggins Drew Anthony Gavin

Producer: Robert Glasper Karriem Riggins

[Chorus: Paris Jones]
I'm all here in the flesh, you can take it or not
I'm not claiming, pretending to be what I'm not
I ain't nobody's angel, we in this world that is changing
Who you are, just embrace it
Stay courageous

[Verse 1: Common]
Unapologetic, unashamed with it
Times in life I came with it
When the unseen became vivid
Of different flesh, same spirit
It's like a lyric by Stevie Wonder
Through the inner visions, you can see the wonder
Spent time in life being in the run up
Couldn't run from what I've seen this summer
Trying to undеrstand where we arе in time
Looking at the world, keeping God in mind
I know [?] peace it's hard to find
I went out there found mine decide
I'm alive on arrival, my life is more than survival
You can live and be live too
That's how heaven will describe you

[Chorus: Paris Jones]
If you want something real
I'm all here in the flesh, you can take it or not
I'm not claiming, pretending to be what I'm not
I ain't nobody's angel, we in this world that is changing
Who you are, just embrace it
Stay courageous and be real

Yeah, I'm all here in the flesh, you can take it or not
I'm not claiming, pretending to be what I'm not
I ain't nobody's angel, we in this world that is changing
Who you are, just embrace it
Stay courageous

[Verse 2: Common]
Look life in the eye, I can see clearer
A kingdom's coming, you can hear it near us
Stay close to the sincerest
Those, the ones that become mirrors
Speak no hate, let love hear us
Times [?] is when I was fearless
There's a self I gotta take care of
So with the world, I can truly shell off
And be a bearer of fruit on the planet
God [?] I don't take for granted
Time is manic we internalize
Honor that little boy, a little girl inside
Pray these words arise to the ears of angels
We let go of fears that we came through
Change is beautiful as it is painful
The world is yours, don't let it change you
Don't let it change you

[Chorus: Paris Jones]
I'm all here in the flesh, you can take it or not
I'm not claiming, pretending to be what I'm not
I ain't nobody's angel, we in this world that is changing
Who you are, just embrace it
Stay courageous and be real

Yeah, I'm all here in the flesh, you can take it or not
I'm not claiming, pretending to be what I'm not
I ain't nobody's angel, we in this world that is changing
Who you are, just embrace it
Stay courageous

Common

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (previously Common Sense), is a Grammy and Oscar-winning rapper and actor from Chicago, Illinois. Common’s inspired mix of poetic flow and hip-hop soul has helped him earn his status as one of the most respected rappers in the game.

After being a ball boy for his hometown Chicago Bulls as a teen and attending Florida A&M University for business administration, Common Sense kicked in and he left school to become a rapper. He gained national attention after being featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine in 1991. He released his debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar? through Relativity Records in 1992, followed by his breakthrough second album Resurrection in 1994, which features his hip-hop classic single “I Used To Love H.E.R.”

As his career began to take off, he was sued by the music group Common Sense over the name, leading Common to drop the “Sense” and allude to the change in the title of his third album, One Day It’ll All Make Sense (1997). He has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Like Water For Chocolate (2000), which features his J Dilla-produced hit single “The Light”, and Be (2005), which was released under fellow Chicago musician Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint. He also joined musicians Karriem Riggins and Robert Glasper to form the group August Greene, and the trio released their self-titled album in 2018.

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