From the Same Tree
• Written by Kanvas
Intro (0:11)
Dear God, thank you so much for giving me a son
A gift I've been blessed with, and it's all just begun\
To impact me in ways I could not have possibly foreseen
And in fact, led to growth,
Spiritual in being\
Open mind, open heart and without them together
To weather this hardship would feel like forever\
But wisdom has led me to this moment now,
And somehow I must bow to a power that towers
Over me\
Verse (0:36)
I grew up without you,
Your message was obscured,
Yet retaliation to actions I did I had
Feared\
Now I see why the message of love still holds true
For blessings placed upon this mortal vessel,
Revered\
Love just surrounds us, but life has us blinded
This rat race distraction, work day in and day out
Just to be reminded\
You're broke in a sense but for reasons unsaid,
You are happy inside, just focused instead\
On what drives you each day besides all the cash
Fashion rationality, reality drives home an illusion\
Of grander life if you could just forfeit
The part that makes you human, so compassionate\
The miracle of life bestowed on us by force
Forcing us to evaluate our purpose on this Earth\
Don't allow politics and the news to shape your views,
Get up off the couch, make the decision to choose
Freedom of mind\
Hook 1 (1:00)
I can't wait to give you the world,
Deserving of everything
That can be earned\
If you want to be great, I know you can be,
Because you and I, we 're both apples
That fell from the same tree\
Verse 2 (1:12)
Circumstances stacked against me but I won
In just a few months, I will have my firstborn son\
A father to be, I do proudly proclaim!
No shame is within me, on top of my game\
Each day is a blessing and though we have stress,
Don't define it as such, get it off of your chest\
There's a power in using the words that define
What you want from your life, it gets better with time\
If life was all easy, there would be no reason
To push for your growth, nothing would be pleasing\
Stop teasing your mind with all the fame, they never share
What it feels like to also feel that crippling shame\
Don't sellout for cash or physical things, or chains
Or diamonds, or platinum bling\
Dear God, when my son is here please let him see
How I work and I bleed for the love of this family\
Putting food on the table so that we can eat
Shutting out all the negative energy beneath\
Hook 2 (1:48)
I can't wait to give you the world,
Deserving of everything
That can be earned\
If you want to be great, I know you can be,
Because you and I, we 're both apples
That fell from the same tree\
Outro (2:12)
This pen and this paper help me to describe
These thoughts otherwise I could not scribe\
All these complex conjectures of life I envision
Conditioned to stand up and continue the mission\
So stand up when times got you falling on your ass,
Pass the obstacle preventing you from greatness at last.\
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About the Artist
Kanvas
Member since February 28 2019