"Then We Could Be Free.." lyrics

If I could change, I'd be free on a slave ship
I'd rather feel the waves of the sea, huh
I'm tryna put a bang to the beat, guess it's aging
I'm learning 'bout restraint and release, save me
I gotta snap my cape out of crease, lately
I turn the other page 'fore I read, only taste it
But always gotta bathe in defeat, name it
I seen every way of deceit, it's the same shit
The only thing changing the speed, I deflate it
I had to switch the pace of the heat, the cadence
Know you could feel the pain in my speech, breaking
Rather break an eighth of the tree, say I made it
But never seen a face of relief, just the payment
Just another day in the East, aching

I gotta wear the weight on my sleeve like a bracelet
Shit you can't replace for the cheese, uh

It's different every phase what I peeped, be patient
It ain't every race that you lead, complacent
But only if I change, I'll be free from the chained wrist
Something I could gain from the grief (Yeah)
Yeah, but never seen a face of relief, just the payment
Just another day in the East, aching

I gotta wear the weight on my sleeve like a bracelet
Shit you can't replace for the cheese