Check the Source

Check the Source

It's the internet, folks

We're all familiar

Where we can find

support for any theory tht even remotely

 thrill ya

But there's fake doctors, fake experts

and even fake news

Hell, there's probably

even a site tht 

argues that red is really blue

But like with research papers

from back in the day

We shouldn't believe what just anybody say

So like back then

 when it was about passing our courses

 let's do ourselves a favor,

Check the Sources

 We all know, and get it

We want to support our views

And can't wait for the sheeple 

to see what we already knew

Conveniently placed on our feed 

to remove any doubt

About that mind blowing conspiracy

that only us and our friends figured out

But before we post, let's take a breath

Allow critical thinking to be our next step

Cause we aren't at the mercy of mysterious forces

We're disseminating info to our community

So let's

Check the Sources

And, hey, we may think, 

what's the harm

It's just entertainment 

no need for alarm

But what's inconsequential to us

In others, may be a powerful force

A deep seeded bias

that needn't be reinforce

Cause what the world needs now

 is truth

So let's set the course

Be conscientious, folks

Check the Source

T.C

Our Blueprint

Our Blueprint

There's a collective sigh when an ol' warrior dies

Heavy on the mind

particularly in difficult times

But the ancestors say

Divine is this way

For the warriors story is retold

It becomes our blueprint, our mold

Courage in our time of need

In dormant minds it plants a seed

Reminding the challenges before us

And they won't be our last

So we rise to the occasion

just as generations past

T.C

IamTimClark 2020

 

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A Supreme Dream

I had a dream 

A Love Supreme

A "65 Coltrane thing

Intermingled with turbulence

Like the death of our

Black, Shining, Prince

In our winter of discontent

While lovers moaned to the sounds 

of John's

Saxophone

Just wanting to live, love and do

their thing

Like any other 

human being

Yeah, 

I had a dream

A Love Supreme

A "65 Coltrane thing

Where I saw our people

fight for rights and 

equality

Against the "man" and police brutality

Like on Bloody Sunday 

in the south

Where "Nigger' dripped

from the mouth

of those who never hid

their hatred for

Black men, women and kids

But, just then, 

the saxophone lifted me again

Washing away the hurt of sin

The likes I've only seen

In my dream

That

 "65 Coltrane thing

And I heard disdain for our ancestors

Who never backed down

Even after being beaten to the ground

I watched them stand up

Confront laws and a system

that would have made a weak people 

give up

Singing "We Shall Overcome"

While others chanted "Black Power"

Those where the ones that started to sour

on that nonviolent thang

Any way,

 the church bells rang,

 the choir sang

A Love Supreme

A Love Supreme

A Love Supreme

A Love Supreme

All up

in my dream

That "65 Coltrane thing

As my heart swelled for our beloved

 King

and the revolutionary theme

of John and his jazz

Kicking ass

Then, 

at looong last

Voting rights

passed

And our allies smiled

We did too, for a while

But we knew

the Battle wasn't through

And when

I awakened from my

slumber

My head was full of the beat of John's

drummer

As hot as the riot's of that 

summer

in my dream

A Love Supreme

"65

When Coltrane was doing his thing

T.C

IamTimClark 2020

Black Love

BLACK LOVE

Black Love is beautiful

In a world filled with ugly thangz

Black Love is lyrical

Makes her pretty lil heart sang

And you know that it matters

everyday, in the fray, 

as we keep the oppressor 

at bay

And you know that we're badder

than they say,

any day

So resilient are our ways

Cause Black Love is wonderful

In a world that does awful thangz

Black Love is powerful

Cause unity is what it brangz

We're climbing life's ladder

everyday, with our bae,

as they try to steal the rung's away

And. you know that we'd rather be

on our way, laugh and play,

But, there's a deeper message to convey

 Black Love is essential

Strong yet gentle

Of greatest importance, 

"Central'

Intense, mental

Passionate, sensual

Instrumental 

in our survival

Indispensable, primal

An ancestral gift

A daily gift

 in times of need

As we pray, overcome, succeed

It's in our DNA  What we bleed

It's our spiritual testimony to sang'

BLACK LOVE IS EVERYTHANG!

Words and Music by Tim Clark

IamTimClark 2020

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Our Brief Moment In Time (2020)

Listen with the intent to hear what's in my soul

Not with the intent to respond with that talking point 

you've been sold

Talk to me with respect and I will listen to your message

Don't bark at me with your lecture that is both passive and aggressive

See me as a fellow human 

who with you, share this land

Not as part of some ungrateful group of folks you view as lesser than

Then we can converse, dialogue, coexist

Without all the malice, ill will and clenched fist

Cause this ain't about the media or some hateful politician

This is about what lives beneath the surface 

You know, when you think that I'm just 

bitchin'

This is about life 

about livin', loving, laughin'

pleasure, persistence and powerful passions

It's about you, me, and who we aspire to be

Our hopes and dreams, our family

Our existence on this earth as humankind

And, what we plan to do with this blessing 

of our brief moment in time

T.C

IamTimClark 2020

Your Glorious Liberation

Free your Mind

Don't let the old define

Your point of view

It' Ok

I promise you

Relax 

Take in facts

Receive

Breathe

Stay calm

Be easy

Let your arms move breezy

Growth looks good on you, believe me

You're strong

Have come a long

 way

From the day

of rigidity

So, embrace what's meant to be

Your glorious liberation 

from the unconscious state of miseducation

T.C

Iamtimclark 2020
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Together

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Together

We're in this thing together

Through good, bad, indifferent, whatever

When difficulty emerges we're clever

Cause we're in this thing together

Together we build a new way

Where logic of reason has sway

Allow the ignorance of racism to decay

Cause together we build a new way

Together we build community

A solid base of unity

A true land of equal opportunity

Together we build community

But we can say a whole lot of things

And to our stubborn nature

still cling

It's about the intentions and effort

we bring

Cause together we can do anything

T.C


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I think we all knw

it's time to bum rush the show

Fake reality is ending 

revolution's trending 

No more lies

We see with our own eyes

Red pill

Inequality is real


Not Yet Complete

Black Lives Matter

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The times they are a changing

Can't you see the racist statues fall

The streets are alive with revolution

We're talking justice for us all

But Black bodies are dying on the

streets 

And without a shadow of a doubt

If you don't help us stop this 

madness

We're gonna vote your ass 

out

Because Black Lives Matter

You say- Black Lives Matter

This ain't no moment

It's a movement

So it's time you figured yourself out

Don't be silent, stand up, prove it

Cause ain't no benefit in doubt

Cause Black body's are yelling 

they can't breathe

and it's the system thats 

the blame

It's time to work in unity

And bring honor to their names

Cause Black Lives Matter

You say- Black Lives Matter

Tim Clark
(Lyrics & Music)

IamTim Clark 2020
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