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Mind Body Soul lyrics
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Intro
Rain on the roof tapping like a bill I can't dodge Tolls bump in the dark, another charge on the card Mind got plans on a receipt that the rain gon' wash away Body heavy from the shift, Soul asking why we pray Three parts of one man in the 305 rain
Verse 1
Woke up in Lauderhill with the AC coughing out its last Mind saying stretch the lights, cut the corners, make it last Body saying we ain't ate since the corner store run yesterday Publix line wrapped around, rain coming down on the concrete way Court date on the fridge circled red like a target on my chest Soul in the back whispering "this can't be the test" I-95 crawling slow, horns yelling like they feel the same Mind plotting the exit, Body just gripping the wheel through the rain
Chorus
Mind writes the checks that the body can't cash Soul keeps the questions while the world moves fast In the 305 where the rain don't quit and the grind don't bend Three parts of me fighting but I'm still trying to win Mind Body Soul trying to find the middle in the storm The war in the man where the broken parts transform
Verse 2
The weight of the plans that stay stuck on the page Mind overthinks the moves while the body pays the wage Fines stacking higher than the rent that's already past due Family needs calling but the pockets running on fumes Lust for a break but the fatigue got me dragging like a chain Soul feeling every crack in the mirror every day Heat sitting thick on the skin like it knows my name Mind saying tomorrow, Body saying it ain't the same
Chorus
Mind writes the checks that the body can't cash Soul keeps the questions while the world moves fast In the 305 where the rain don't quit and the grind don't bend Three parts of me fighting but I'm still trying to win Mind Body Soul trying to find the middle in the storm The war in the man where the broken parts transform
Verse 3
Look in the rearview three faces staring back Mind judging the choices, Body showing the cracks Soul in the eyes asking if this is all it is The rain on the glass making everything clear as it gets Overthinking tomorrow while today slips through the cracks Hunger hitting hard like a reminder the body don't hold back Conscience sitting heavy like the humidity on the dash Three parts one truth in the storm that won't pass
Verse 4
Now the fight is on Mind versus Body versus Soul Mind got the blueprint Body got the survival mode Soul got the questions cutting deeper than the rain The enemy inside and it's driving me insane Swinging at the air screaming at the plans on the wall Body tired of lifting what the mind can't resolve But I fight back harder refuse to let the silence win In the 305 trenches where the broken still stand
Chorus
Mind writes the checks that the body can't cash Soul keeps the questions while the world moves fast In the 305 where the rain don't quit and the grind don't bend Three parts of me fighting but I'm still trying to win Mind Body Soul trying to find the middle in the storm The war in the man where the broken parts transform
Verse 5
To the jit on the porch light watching the rain hit the street Mind will write your plans Body will carry the heat Soul will ask the why that keeps you up when it's late But together they make you don't let them separate Learn to listen to all three when the noise gets too loud In the heat and the rain under the 305 cloud The war don't end clean but the man learns to see Mind Body Soul the lesson that sets you free
Outro
Rain still falling but the voices starting to quiet down Three parts of one man still standing on this side of town
Inside the recording
Rain on the roof tapping like a bill I can't dodge Tolls bump in the dark, another charge on the card
Mind writes the checks that the body can't cash Soul keeps the questions while the world moves fast
Rain still falling but the voices starting to quiet down Three parts of one man still standing on this side of town
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