We Believe
Tonight, Apollo’s team song was shown to be “The Believer” by Common.
If you read my write up on Hephaestus’ team song, then you’ll see that I have a process when I search for the team song. Well, I had done m diligent research on Apollo and had an idea of the style of song I was looking for. I also wanted to pick a song that would do Apollo justice. Apollo; The God of light, truth, music, and healing. Apollo; The strongest Titan Mt. Olympus had ever seen amongst the Titans. To be made up of so much good and be MIGHTY… Isn’t that what Hulk is all about?
Apollo is almost ENTIRELY comprised of Hulksters who have been fighting the good fight with me for YEARS. The handful of newer people (1st or second challenge) are so game set and ready that I knew I needed something a little different for this team. Apollo, before the challenge, I knew was going to have a personality all its own, and boy was I right…
When I was browsing through upcoming albums, my eyes shot immediately to Common’s name. I’m a huge fan of Common, and given that little tidbit I’m sure you can imagine my excitement when I had noticed the album was title “The Dream, The Believer.” I think I had decided that I was going to find Apollo’s team song on here at this very moment. Before I had listened to a single song. Hell, before I had even looked at the track listing!
Once I had the album, my eyes AGAIN instantly darted to “The Believer.” How could I listen to another song? Why am I not listening to it already?
I got 4 lines in and I knew I had found Apollo’s song. Apollo; Light and truth. The Believer.
This song, as important as the verses are (VERY open to interpretation!) and as impacting as the chorus is. I chose this song for the FEELING it gives you. Go back to my post about Poseidon’s song… Read up on the vagus nerve. That very nerve gets struck when I listen to this song the same way it does when I listen to “Shake It Out.” This song represents everything I feel about Hulk to me.
I believe in the light that shines and will never die. I believe the fire burns, we’ll stay alive. They will talk about us, like they talked about the kings before us.
They will talk about us.
AhhhhOOOOOOOO!!!!
– Hulk
[Hook : John Legend]
I believe in the light that shines and will never die
Oh I believe the fire burns, we stay alive
They will talk about us
Like they talked about the kings before us
They will talk about us
[1st Verse : Common]
These are the words of a believer, achiever, leader of the globe
Feeding souls of those in need
I bleed the blood of the struggle
Walking over troubled puddles
Hustles in my chest, no hustle no progress
Extremities of life and it’s process
Birth of a son, death of another
With love I can rest both mothers
And told ‘em, who’s in control is the one that’s above us
I walk where money talks and love stutters
Body language of a nation going through changes
The young become dangerous, pain gets spent into anger
Anger gets sent through the chamber
It’s tough when your own look like strangers
We are the sons of gangsters and stone rangers
If he could how would Ernie Barnes paint us
Look at the picture, hard not to blame us
But time forgives and the Chi where the young die often
Do they end up in a coffin because we haven’t taught them?
Is it what we talking we really ain’t walking
Dudes, hustlers pay, how much did it cost ‘em?
Find myself on the same corner that we lost ‘em
Real talking, in they ear like a walkman
Thoughts spin around the corner to the World
When I see them, I see my baby girl
Believe
[Hook : John Legend]
I believe in the light that shines and will never die
Oh I believe the fire burns, we stay alive
They will talk about us
Like they talked about the kings before us
They will talk about us
[2nd Verse : Common]
The lord lives among us
The young uns hunger become a means to get it
By any means necessary, under pressure
Children feeling lesser, with the steel up on the dresser
Killin’ will aggressors, destiny’s children
Survivors, soldiers, in front of buildings they eyes look older
Hard to see blessings in the violent culture
Face against weapons, sirens, holsters
That ain’t the way that Langston Hughes wrote us
Soul controllers on the shoulders of Moses and Noah
We go from being oppressors to Oprah
Cultivated to overcome ever since we came overseas
Today and the way that you can see we determined
Solar keeps burning, shawty’s know to keep learning
Lessons in our life, but life stripes that we earning
Took raps advice that Christ is returning
Like a thief in the night, I write the beacons of light
For those of us in dark alleys and parched valleys
Street kids spark rallies of the conscience conquerors of a contest
That seems beyond us, even through the unseen, I know that God watches
From one King’s dream he was able to Barack us
The prophets, nothing can stop us
Believe
[Hook : John Legend]
I believe in the light that shines and will never die
Oh I believe the fire burns, we stay alive
They will talk about us
Like they talked about the kings before us
They will talk about us
I know I know I know our dreams won’t turn to dust
They will talk about us
I know I know I know our dreams won’t turn to dust
They will talk about us
I know I know I know our dreams won’t turn to dust
They will talk about us
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