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Jay Z - Spiritual (Tidal Exclusive)

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• published: 08 Jul 2016
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Jay Z drops off a "Spiritual" new record on the injustices in America. Well look what we have here! Out of nowhere, Jay Z decides to come through and drop off a new record called “Spiritual,” which was inspired by the events following this week’s police brutality. Serving more like a spoken word piece, the record, which was made over a year ago, finds Hov touching on socially-conscious issues plaguing America. He opens up the song with “Punch told me I should drop it when Mike Brown died. Sadly I told him ‘this issue will always be relevant.’. Im hurt that I knew his death wouldn’t be the last.” Take a listen to Tidal-exclusive and let us know what you think! (Read the statement Tidal released along with the song below) Quotable Lyrics: Pray your father's father wasn't touching his little daughter Creating trans-generational trauma, that shit'll haunt ya Pray your little cousin ain't fall from the place that you fall asleep Of course it's harmful (no high) Nigga ain't those, I ain't washin' the weave I ain't changed clothes 'til the Black Album Y'all rap about it, I'm wrestlin' in these streets 'Til I tapped out 'em, them niggas is WWE [Intro] And it says, now the works of the flesh are manifest Meaning, the things that are in the sinful nature They always come to the surface And when they come, when they come to the surface They come to the surface as demons [Refrain] (All this work can pay off) I just want all this work to pay off (Just don't calculate us) Don't calculate us (Get to know you later) Spiritual, yes it is spiritual No I'm not poison, no I'm not poison (Just don't calculate us) Alcohol in my room Spiritual, yes it is spiritual No I'm not poison, no I'm not poison (Just don't calculate us) Spiritual, yes it is spiritual No I'm not poison, no I'm not poison (Just don't calculate us) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Hook] Yeah, I am not poison, no I am not poison Just a boy from the hood that Got my hands in the air In despair don't shoot I just wanna do good, ah I am not poison, no I am not poison Just a boy from the hood that Got my hands in the air In despair don't shoot I just wanna do good, uh [Verse 1] Pray your father's father wasn't touching his little daughter Creating trans-generational trauma, that shit'll haunt ya Pray your little cousin ain't fall from the place that you fall asleep Of course it's harmful (no high) Nigga ain't dozed, I ain't washed in a week I ain't changed clothes 'til the Black Album Y'all rap about it, I'm wrestlin' in these streets 'Til I tapped out 'em, them niggas is WWE Y'all can have that, I'm smack dab In a hurricane of emotions Can't even raise my little daughter, my little Carter We call her Blue cause it's sad that How can I be a dad that, I never had that Shattered in a million pieces, where the glass at I need a drink, shrink or something I need an angelic voice to sing something Bless my soul, extend your arms, I'm cold Hold me for a half hour until I am whole, yeah [Hook] I am not poison, no I am not poison Just a boy from the hood that Got my hands in the air In despair, don't shoot I just wanna good, ah Alcohol in my room Spiritual, yes it is spiritual No I'm not poison, no I'm not poison (Just don't calculate us) Spiritual, yes it is spiritual No I'm not poison, no I'm not poison (Just don't calculate us) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 2] Sugar-higher than hoes, sit behind hyperbole This is the real me unfold Gangster is love, I'm thuggin', I'm huggin' This is tougher than any gun that I raised Any crack that I blazed, that was nothin' Peeling back the layers, uncovering Scars that never healed, I never kept it this real I acted out, my life a stage, ten thousand people watchin' Where's the little boy I knew? I must have forgot him Stuntin', of course we never grew But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you Stuntin', of course we never grew But we're alone now and I'm singing this song...you [Hook] I am not poison, no I am not poison Just a boy from the hood that Got my hands in the air In despair don't shoot I just wanna good, ah I am not poison, no I am not poison Just a boy from the hood that Got my hands in the air In despair don't shoot I just wanna do good, uh Alcohol in my room Spiritual, yes it is spiritualNo I'm not poison, no I'm not poison (Just don't calculate us) Spiritual, yes it is spiritual No I'm not poison, no I'm not poison (Just don't calculate us) Spiritual, yes it is spiritual No I'm not poison, no I'm not....