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Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first white man At the very when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
Everybody wanna me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a mothafuckin' boy ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you talk about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you about, cut that That you trying to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, that's how I'ma buck back Tell me what I am and what I now All prejudice has got to go Life is moving fast, it to slow down Come and see me I am in yo' town Practice what we before it go down Practice what we preach it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho Will I have to get the 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 plantation deep inside of me Everybody fuck sodomy 'Cause one or the what it gotta be me why my momma gotta lie to me Unity for that lied to me
Peace on what I try to be
I just wanna spread the message of 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 have 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 Long ago before the man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand
Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first white man
At the very moment 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 before the man Could paint the black man with a gun in his Take it back, it way back Take it way way to the first white man At the moment when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to about Grove Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a baby was born To a black father and a white that wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various other as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm tell you about that, right? And I'm gonna you about how All young boy ever wanted was happiness All he ever was positivity All he ever wanted to do was And this boy went hell You gotta understand, his mother was racist, is crazy 'Cause how in the fuck is you have All these black babies with black men but you Like bitch, don't make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The kids at callin' him a cracker as black, looking as white Being told what you can or be This kid went through He through He saw in the household Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy that happened to this kid And he persevered the whole world said What said? you wouldn't be shit! You ain't be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he fuck that, I'ma persevere And that's why the message is peace, love and positivity See, he always saw things from two He saw things from two sides He always that the message Everybody was born of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation He knew that he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was stripped and down By his black and sisters that were uneducated And did not know And he was stripped and he was down By his side that did not know These people that are cannot see the bigger picture That must fight and kill and murder other But again, all he ever wanted to do Was a message of equality For every man, woman, and Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first) Now imagine this growing up And seeing the shit a part of the craziest shit Running around with the people around with guns and knives And fighting and and, and all this he didn't know, he didn't know! But he knew deep down in his that it wasn't right And he knew that he needed to get away it Now I you to also imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to himself Two jobs he works in the morning and the evenings And then he would come home To about eight or hours of sleep But four, five, six hours of that Working on music, the remote control and looking in the mirror And pretending to see and thousands and thousands of people Just his name that it would happen But the, but the, but the world 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 it way, way back to the first) And he fuck that He peace, love, and positivity He said for all man of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I want you to also telling him that he did not live this life "You just a boy You ain't never experienced that You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, happens there Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we didn't live in your 8 household We didn't live with the 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 to the first black man) And this young man in spite Of what people told him he was, wasn't, and never be (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first black) And man is here today, proud A of all human beings of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, yeah And here to say Even though we're all born and equal We are not treated There's on every side And you just do your best to live life And let other people believe whatever they wanna As long as they're not anybody You can they're going to hell You can believe it's not You can you're superior, fine stop killing each other