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Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first white man At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
Everybody wanna tell me what I am, I am not "You ain't black, you a mothafuckin' boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, boy? Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you always talk about black? Skin too white, nigga that" you talk about, cut that That door you trying to open, you could that Grip the gat, yeah how I'ma buck back me what I am and what I know now All this has got to go Life is moving fast, it need to down Come and see me when I am in yo' Practice what we preach it go down what we preach before 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 deep down inside of me The plantation deep down of me Everybody fuck like 'Cause one or the what it gotta be Tell me why my gotta lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
Peace on what I try to be
I wanna spread the message of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho Will I have to get the 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 white man
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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to 1990 Shady Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial was born To a black father and a 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 that, right? And I'm gonna tell you how All this young boy wanted was happiness All he wanted was positivity All he ever to do was entertain And this boy went hell You gotta understand, his mother was racist, which is how in the fuck is you gonna have All black babies with black men but you racist Like bitch, that make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her him a nigger The at school callin' him a cracker as black, looking as white Being told you can or can't be This kid went everything He went He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy that happened to this kid And he while the whole world said they said? Said you 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 is always peace, love and positivity See, he always saw things two sides He always saw things two sides He always that the message Everybody was equal of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation He knew that he saw that (Take it back, take it way 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 side did not know people that are ignorant That cannot see the bigger That must fight and kill and each other But once again, all he wanted to do Was spread a message of 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 this child growing up And seeing the craziest Being a part of the shit Running around with the people Running around with guns and And fighting and stealing and, and all Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew deep down in his heart that it right And he knew that he to get away from it Now I want you to imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to support Two jobs that he in the morning and the evenings And then he would come home To eight or nine hours of sleep But spend four, five, six of that Working on music, Grabbing the remote and looking in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and thousands and of people Just his name that it would happen But the, but the, but the world 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 it way, way back to the first) And he said fuck He peace, love, and positivity He said for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation, yeah Now I want you to imagine People him that he did not live this life "You just a boy You ain't never experienced that You Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens there Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't live you, we didn't live in your Section 8 household We live 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 gotta money, right?" (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the black man) And this man persevered in spite Of people told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the black) And that man is here today, A of all human beings of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, yeah And he's to say though we're all born and created equal We are not equally extremists on every side And you should just do your best to live And let other people believe they wanna believe As long as not hurtin' anybody You can believe going to hell You can it's not right You can believe superior, fine Just stop killing each