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Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first white man At the very moment when they looked and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
Everybody wanna tell me I am, what I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you talk about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you about, cut that That door you to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how I'ma back Tell me what I am and what I now All this has got to go Life is moving fast, it need to slow Come and see me I am in yo' town 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 deep down inside of me fuck like sodomy 'Cause one or the what it gotta be Tell me why my gotta lie to me Unity for that lied to me
on Earth what I try to be
I just 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 have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat?
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the black man Long ago before the man Could the black man with a gun in his hand
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first white man
At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land" Take it back, take it way Take it way way back to the first man ago before the white man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand 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, steal this land"
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to about Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial baby was To a black father and a white Father that there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna you about that, right? And I'm gonna tell you how All this young boy ever wanted was All he wanted was positivity All he ever to do was entertain And this boy went through You understand, his mother was racist, which is crazy 'Cause how in the 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 at school callin' him a cracker Identifying as black, as white Being told you can or can't be kid went through everything He went He saw in the household Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was shit 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 fuck that, I'ma persevere And that's why the is always peace, love and positivity See, he always saw from two sides He always saw things two sides He always knew that the was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual He knew that he saw that (Take it back, take it way it way) Because he was stripped and down By his black brothers and sisters were uneducated And that did not And he was and he was torn down By his side that did not know people that are ignorant That cannot see the picture That must and kill and murder each other But again, all he ever wanted to do Was a message of equality For every man, woman, and of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation (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 craziest Running around the wrong people Running around with 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 needed to get from it Now I want you to also imagine, at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and two jobs to support himself Two jobs that he works in the and the evenings And he would then come home To about eight or nine of sleep But four, five, six hours of that on music, persevering Grabbing the control and looking in the mirror And pretending to see and thousands and thousands of people Just chanting his Hoping that it happen But the, but the, but the said no! Mothafucka, little no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya white boy, ya mothafucka No-no! (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) And he said fuck He said peace, love, and He said for all man of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I you to also imagine People him that he did not live this life "You a white boy You never experienced that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't live with you, we didn't live in your 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and violence in your 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 it way, way back 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 that man is here today, A lover of all beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, orientation, yeah, yeah And here to say though we're all born and created equal We are not treated extremists on every side And you just do your best to live life And let other people believe they wanna believe As long as they're not hurtin' You can they're going to hell You can believe not right You can you're superior, fine stop killing each other