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