John Reuben - Do Not [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Hook]
Do not tell me what I can and cannot do when I rock

[Verse 1]
To each his own correcting, don't select my flavor
While see them in the back, critiquing my behavior now
Trying to take creation and me to fit his mold
He yelled out "sellout!" but maybe he wasn't told
So let me tell this shallow mind why we do what we do
I create for the Creator, but not to impress you
I'll challenge your thinking, but not to test you
You might not like me, I'll still say "God bless you"
And this trust issue, it's all love and respect
And honestly bro, I don't think that's too much to expect
But too many times your shallow mind will keep you caught
You can't escape your thinking all you've ever been taught
Is that you walk this way
You talk this way, you front this way, you pose this way, you react this way
Na, na, that ain't me
I got to be who God created me to be

[Hook]

[Verse 2]
Why is it as humans we cling on to only what we know
Never expanding and stepping out our comfort zone
We walk alone and then roam in ignorance
They turn back around and use it as a defense
For shallowness this seems to be a concern
Cuz not knowing is an excuse for those who willing to learn
(Alright I need all people in the front to the back
The back to the front, Lets get down, we gon' do it like this)

[Hook]

[Interlude]
Do not tell me what I can or cannot do when I rock
Original material, my crew nonstop
We're keeping it fly, and turn it out
Y'all feeling so that? (No doubt!)

[Verse 3]
Do not stereotype the individual
Cause what you hear in your stereo is not the typical
Stereotypes get broken now when I'm provoking
New levels of thought so leave the shallow minds open
Cats approaching me without no lack or no clue
I understand though, bro, see someone's been training you
To think like you think and act like you do
It's getting old not like it should have ever been new
But as long as shallowness exists I shall assist
To rip apart the whole structure and expose the nucleus
Shallowness exists I shall persist to rip apart the whole structure
And expose it for what it is
Lack of understanding, lack of communication
Lack of a desire for expanding education
Lack of inspiration, lack of innovation
The fact you can't respect another man's creation
Lack of motivation, lack of restoration
The fact we lack unity and enjoy separation
Lack of destination, cause you know what I feel?
I feel that humans lack the ability to be real

[Hook w/ interlude]