Pictures (Stem Cells) chords and lyrics - BRONZE NAZARETH

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[Verse 1]
[Em]Here, at this final hour[D],
[Em]in this quiet place
Come to bid farewell to one of
[D]its [Em]brightest hopes
Extin[Bm]guished now [Em]and g[D]one from us
forever (this[Em]goes out [Bm]to)
[Em](This goes out to a old rapper[D], yeah)

[Verse 2]
I took [Em]the hammer,
went home like a modern Capone
I keep my hat low
Rollin' up my dreams
and then [D]blow
[Em]Scoped by the feds,
now I'm edgy like the balance pole
Stretchin' with the calico, saw a face,
it was [D]my nigga though
[Em]Damn, what's in this city air?
Sitting there next to a picture,
at me, it quietly stared
Delusional off the smoke fixture,
that shit'll get ya
My granddaddy glared back
like me in the mirror
Died of cancer,
I never saw death's face much clearer
Watched him in the Commons,
spit[D]ting up minutes
He had a [Em]cup, loved the Pistons,
writing this, my heart's skippin
Went from Earth to Heaven,
sure as [D]the moon'll glisten
[Em]Smoke arises from my lungs
in this present prison
It's like his picture sending me
message [D]to balance liv[Em]ing
He got a grimace like
he ashamed in ways
His soul rose out the smoke clouds,
I'm calm but [D]amazed
[Em]Told him, for one,
I feel responsible for Illah Dayz
Shouldn't have let him leave,
he trying to walk an[D]d breathe
[Em]Tears stream like the end of my
Nile, never [Bm]achieved
He said, [Em]"With stem cells,
we'll rock live with 14 feet"
My children black royalty,
Obama new [Bm]King
Until [Em]that day, my frame'll hurt,
I'm [D]walking for two
It's [Em]my honor, only God knows
what follows monsoons
Opened my eyes, smoke gone,
blunt in the tray
[D]Heard his[Em] voice one time,
told [D]me to iron my wings
But [Em]when danger come,
like World War II, pop [Bm]them thang[Em]s

[Verse 3]
And it is, therefore, most [Em]fitting
(pictures in the box)
That we meet once again (they're looking at us,
man)
To share these last moments [D]with him

[Verse 4]
I stash [Em]the heat when I move,
'cause the sun don't shine
I keep my eyes low,
natural sunglass, pass the [D]wine
I [Em]woke by flashing lights in my mind,
so clear
That one shot produced a million-
piece broken [D]mirror
[Em]What's in the Florida air?
A cold stare from a photograph,
looked back as if he could [D]hear
Out[Em]landish off the green lanterns
Anger set in, as we declared out loud
"we heat handlers!"
Romancin' plans of blowing
trees in deep mansions
My cousin glared back like
he ain't under[D]stand
Died [Em]a young king,
Aunt Deb with her face in her [Bm]hands
Saw the [Em]moon set and dark clouds
cryin' on withered [D]plants
Blow [Em]tar through my lungs while
in my white owl trance
I swear I hear him talking
while the clouds dance
[D]Saw his refle[Em]ction in my chrome
and his mouth was movin'
So I ain't turn around like it was Malcolm,
I just listened
And then I said I miss him
I [Bm]feel guilty down [Em]here enjoying life
while you beyond the solar [Bm]system
[Em]Tears stream and turn into steam
on my Smith and Wesson
Said when I rock the crown,
he'll shine on me from [D]heaven
My [Em]cousin blessed chemistry,
a soldier's sa[D]lute
'Til [Em]then, my lungs'll both hurt,
I'm breathing [Bm]for two
Awoke to [Em]sun down, flashin' lights,
the wings of a plane
Heard his voice one time,
he told me "Walk like a king"
[D]Sometim[Em]e I'll stop by and we
can talk in a dream

[Verse 5]
We shoulda kicked it, shoulda had more [Em]visits
We shoulda kicked it,
now you're gone
The prophet Joshua Stone,
[Bm]martyr to youth who [D]left the glock home
[Em]We shoulda kicked it, now you're gone
The prophet Joshua Stone,
martyr to [Bm]youth who left [D]the [Em]glock
We shoulda kicked it, shoulda
had more visits
This [D]beleaguered,

[Verse 6]
[Em]
unfortunate [D]but nonethe[Em]less proud community
Has found a braver, more gallant [D]young [Em]champion than
this Afro- American who lies be[D]fore [Em]us
Unconquered still