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it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to the white man At the very moment when they looked and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
wanna tell me what 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 always about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut That door you trying to open, you shut that Grip the gat, yeah how I'ma buck back Tell me what I am and what I now All this has got to go Life is moving fast, it to slow down Come and see me I am in yo' town Practice we preach before it go down Practice what we preach it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho Will I 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 inside of me The plantation down inside of me fuck like sodomy 'Cause one or the other it gotta be Tell me why my gotta lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
Peace on Earth 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 have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the
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Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first white man
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Take it back, take it way it way, way back to about 1990 Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., a biracial baby was born To a black father and a mother Father that wasn't to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm tell you about that, right? And I'm gonna tell you how All this boy ever wanted was happiness All he ever wanted was All he ever to do was entertain And this boy went hell You gotta understand, his was racist, which is crazy how in the fuck is you gonna have All these black babies with black men but you 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 as black, looking as white Being told you can or can't be This kid went through He went He saw in the household Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was There was crazy that happened to this kid And he persevered while the world said What 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 why the message is always peace, love and positivity See, he saw things from 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 because he saw that (Take it back, take it way it way) Because he was and torn down By his black brothers and sisters that were And did not know And he was stripped and he was down By his white side did not know These people that are That see the bigger picture must fight and kill and murder each other But again, all he ever wanted to do Was spread a of equality For every man, woman, and of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first) Now imagine child growing up And the craziest shit Being a of the craziest shit Running around the wrong 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 heart that it 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 support Two that he works in the morning and the evenings And then he then come home To about eight or hours of sleep But spend four, five, six hours of on music, persevering Grabbing the control and looking in the mirror And to see thousands and thousands and thousands of people Just chanting his Hoping 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, it way back it way, way back to the first) And he said that 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 telling him that he did not this life "You just a boy You ain't never that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we didn't live in your Section 8 We didn't live the narcotics and violence in your household We just saw it from the 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 first man) And this young man in spite Of what people him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first black) And man is here today, proud A lover of all human of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, yeah And here to say though we're all born and created equal We are not equally There's extremists on side And you should just do your to live life And let other people believe whatever they believe As long as they're not anybody You can they're going to hell You can it's not right You can believe you're superior, Just stop killing other