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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the white man At the very moment when they 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 Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you talk about being black? Skin too white, fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut door you trying to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how I'ma buck me what I am and what I know now All prejudice has got to go Life is fast, it need to slow down Come and see me when I am in yo' Practice what we preach it go down Practice what we preach 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 deep down inside of me The plantation deep inside of me fuck like sodomy 'Cause one or the other what it be me why my momma gotta lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
Peace on Earth I try to be
I just wanna the message of equality 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 will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man ago before the white man Could the black man with a gun in his hand
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man
At the moment 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 before the man Could the black man with a gun in his hand Take it back, it way back Take it way way back to the first man At the moment when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to about 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 cocaine, alcohol, and various other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna you about that, right? And I'm tell you about how All this young boy ever was happiness All he ever was positivity All he ever wanted to do was And this boy went hell You understand, his mother was racist, which is crazy 'Cause how in the fuck is you gonna All these black with black men but you racist Like bitch, that make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her callin' him a The kids at callin' him a cracker Identifying as black, as white Being what you can or can't be This kid went through He through 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 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 fuck that, I'ma persevere And that's why the message is peace, love and positivity See, he saw things from two sides He always saw things two sides He always knew that the was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation 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 that were uneducated And did not know And he was and he was torn down By his side that did not know These that are ignorant That see the bigger picture must fight and kill and murder each other But once again, all he 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 imagine child growing up And the craziest shit Being a part of the shit around with the wrong people Running around guns and knives And and stealing 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 want you to also imagine, at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to support Two jobs that he works in the and the evenings And then he would then come To about eight or hours of sleep But four, five, six hours of that Working on music, Grabbing the remote control and looking in the And pretending to see and thousands and thousands of people chanting his name Hoping it would 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 fuck that He peace, love, and positivity He said for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, Now I want you to imagine People him that he did not live this life "You just a boy You never experienced that shit You Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens there Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we live in your Section 8 household We live with the narcotics and violence in your household We just saw it from the outside, outside, outside, Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you gotta money, right?" (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first black man) And this man persevered in spite Of what people 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 of all human beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, orientation, yeah, yeah And he's to say Even though all born and created equal We are not equally extremists on every side And you should just do your best to life And let other people believe whatever wanna believe As long as they're not anybody You can believe they're to hell You can believe not right You can you're superior, fine Just killing each other