Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first black man Long ago the white man paint the black man with a gun in his hand Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first white man At the very when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land" Take it back, take it way Take it way way to the first black man Long ago the white man Could paint the black man with a gun in his
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the white man At the very moment when they looked around and "Fuck it, steal this land"
Everybody wanna me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy Shut ya mouth, do it boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you talk about being black? Skin too white, fuck that" you talk about, cut that That door you to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how buck back Tell me I am and what I know now All prejudice has got to go Life is fast, it need to slow down Come and see me when I am in yo' Practice what we preach it go down Practice what we preach it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho I have to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta deep inside of me The plantation deep down of me Everybody fuck sodomy one or the other what it gotta be Tell me why my momma lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
Peace on what I try to be
I just wanna the message of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho Will I to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat?
it back, take it way back Take it way, way to the first black man ago before the white man Could paint the black man with a gun in his
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the first man
At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land" Take it back, it way back Take it way way back to the black man Long ago the white man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand Take it back, take it way Take it way way back to the first man At the very moment when they looked and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
it back, take it way back Take it way, way to about 1990 Shady Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial was born To a father and a white mother Father that there Addicted to cocaine, alcohol, and various other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you that, right? And I'm tell you about how All this young boy ever was happiness All he wanted was positivity All he wanted to do was entertain And this boy went hell You understand, his mother was racist, which is crazy how in the fuck is you gonna have All these babies with black men but you racist bitch, that don't make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The kids at school him a cracker Identifying as black, as white Being told you can or can't be This kid went everything He went He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was was crazy shit that happened to this kid And he persevered while the whole world What said? you wouldn't be shit! You ain't gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, I'ma And that's why the message is always peace, love and See, he always saw things from two He always saw from two sides He always that the message Everybody was equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He knew because he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was stripped and torn By his black brothers and sisters that were And did not know And he was stripped and he was torn By his white side did not know These people that are That cannot see the picture must fight and kill and murder each other But once again, all he ever to do Was spread a message of For every man, woman, and Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) Now imagine this growing up And the craziest shit Being a part of the craziest Running with the wrong people Running around with and knives And fighting and and, and all this Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew deep in his heart that it wasn't right And he knew he needed to get away from it Now I want you to also imagine, at 17 years old child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to support himself Two that he works in the morning and the evenings And he would then come home To about eight or nine hours of But four, five, six hours of that Working on music, Grabbing the remote and looking in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and thousands and of people chanting his name Hoping that it would But the, but the, but the said no! Mothafucka, mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya boy, ya black mothafucka No-no! (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first) And he said that He peace, love, and positivity He said for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, Now I you to also imagine People telling him that he did not this life "You just a boy You ain't never that shit You Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens there Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't live with you, we didn't live in Section 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and in your household We just saw it the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And you white, you gotta have money, right?" (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man) And this young man in spite Of what told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first black) And that man is here today, A lover of all human Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, And he's to say Even though we're all born and equal We are not treated There's on every side And you should just do best to live life And let other people believe whatever they wanna As long as they're not anybody You can believe they're going to You can it's not right You can believe superior, fine Just killing each other