#ms. hill

[rometoney]

Lauryn Hill at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards 1997.

[blackwomenrule]

[saiiintjoseph]

MS. SOTO

(Inspired by Talib Kweli’s “Ms. Hill”)

"Another night, slips away, in other words, I should say, there are no words, you should say, there are no words..."

How do I begin this

When we no longer have the same friendship

Sometimes we begin some things

but never know when to end it

We did that thing not recommended

And for a long while I thought it ended

But was only suspended

For a couple years, lost in the remnants

My heart misses its tenant

The only one I'd lay with in the wild and pitch a tent with

Stare at the stars and my worries, I'd forget it

Someone I was blessed with

I was stressless when you were the one I'd rest with

And we were on our Wonder Woman, Clark Kent shit

You weren't about that Lois lane

That type of thing would leave you offended

Cuz people see your size and believe the lie

That by yourself you'd cry

But you're filled with too much will, too much might

With all your goals in sight

You're always ready to fight

Despite, all the disadvantages you

were given on your birth night

So on you go soldier

Strong enough to lift boulders

And carry others on your shoulders

You aren't any way that you're supposed to

Be, like what I thought was you and me

My chosen partner against my enemies

close enough to be a best friend to me

But when you lose your superhero, do you become the villain

I apologize for the way I release my feelings

But it's the only way that I know how to keep it real and

I wish I had more chips so then

I could jump back in what we had

And the dealer could deal again

But my cards were drawn

I played em wrong and busted our bond...

"Another night, slips away, in other words, I should say, there are no words, you should say, there are no words..."

So attentive when you spoke

Like you were on the podium

Laying next to you watching Nickelodeon

And talking about the people feeling sodium

Thinking about what we don't know or what we'd become

Cuz soon you'd be gone

And I'd be left alone

But you knew the truth all along

And I was there acting like it was wrong

So ignorant to the inevitable

Cuz the feelings it brought were terrible

Walking out the house thinking there she goes

Without knowing anything, I could only hope

Couple months later it hit me

Lost who I was, everybody asking who is he

Going home looking upon the stars wishing we

Could be back together again

Then it rains, that's just the weather again

Don't know where to begin

Could we beat the storm and weather the winds

Hoping things just became better again

But that's just the job

The way things happen are kinda odd

And what you want ends up being what it's not

You went where you were needed

And I felt cheated

I could never leave it

Because I couldn't take you out

Or show you a good time

Just another kiss from your mouth

Just to know that you were fine

Now I see no other like I am blind

Thinking what more could I find

When a beauty so fine

Made days feel like there was no time

With my world broken

You fixed it and to a new one I was opened

everything moving as smooth as lotion

With a motion like the waves of the ocean

I apologize for all these lines

I hope to see you again some other time...

Every time I move forward, you fall back on my mind

I appreciate all you showed me

And the wonderful days that were so holy

I'm glad to say I met an angel

Not many are able, to be alive and tell the tale

Most are dead when those storied words are said

But I was alive like every time I went to bed

And woke up in a dream

You made the real and unreal the same things

You gave the greatest vibes

And for the first time, I truly felt alive

The words and rhymes are now spoken live

The ones that bring me back to when I was the most high

The Amazing Ms. Soto

Who had wings with a gold glow

The greatest Queen that soon all will know

All her words spoken honest

I'm just so thankful that I met a Goddess...

[gottahavesoul]

Lauryn Hill - I Gotta Find Peace Of Mind (Unplugged, 2002)

Please come free my mind Please come meet my mind Can you see my mind, oh Won't you come free my mind? Oh I know it's possible Anything, anything, anything, anything, anything, yey Anything, anything, anything, anything, yey Anything, anything, anything, anything, anything, yey Oh free, free, free, free your mind Free, free your mind Free, free your mind Free, free, free, free your mind Oh, it's so possible Oh it's so possible I'm telling you it's possible I'm telling you it's possible...

[blackwomenrule]

[blackwomenrule]

[rometoney]

Lauryn Hill surrounded by her five children.

[0pera]

Lauryn Hill - Ex-Factor (Video)