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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the white man At the very moment they looked around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
wanna tell me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you always talk being black? Skin too white, fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut That door you trying to open, you could that Grip the gat, yeah that's how I'ma back Tell me I am and what I know now All this has got to go Life is moving fast, it need to slow and see me when 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 I have to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta deep inside of me The plantation down inside of me Everybody like sodomy 'Cause one or the other what it be Tell me why my gotta lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
on Earth what I try to be
I just wanna spread the message of 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 to the first white man
At the moment when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land" Take it back, take it way it way way back to the first black man Long ago before the man Could the black man with a gun in his hand Take it back, take it way it way way back to the first white man At the moment when they looked around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to about 1990 Grove Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a baby was born To a black and a white mother Father wasn't there to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna you about that, right? And I'm gonna you about how All young boy ever wanted was happiness All he ever wanted was All he wanted to do was entertain And boy went through hell You gotta understand, his 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 make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her him a nigger The kids at school callin' him a Identifying as black, as white Being told what you can or be This kid went everything 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 whole 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 said fuck that, persevere And that's why the is always peace, love and positivity See, he always saw things two sides He always saw from two sides He knew that the message was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual He knew that he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was stripped and torn By his black and sisters that were uneducated And that did not And he was stripped and he was down By his white that did not know people that are ignorant That cannot see the picture That must fight and kill and murder each But once again, all he ever to do Was spread a message of For man, woman, and child Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first) Now this child growing up And seeing the craziest Being a part of the craziest Running with the wrong people Running around with and knives And fighting and stealing and, and all Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew deep down in his heart it wasn't right And he knew he needed to get away from it Now I want you to also imagine, that at 17 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 then come home To about eight or nine hours of But four, five, six hours of that Working on music, Grabbing the control and looking in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and thousands and thousands of chanting his name 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 black No-no! (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first) And he fuck that He said peace, love, and He said for all man of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I want you to imagine telling him that he did not live this life "You a white 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 didn't live in your Section 8 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 gotta money, right?" (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the black man) And this young man persevered in Of what told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the black) And that man is today, proud A lover of all beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, orientation, yeah, yeah And he's to say Even though we're all born and equal We are not equally extremists on every side And you should just do your to live life And let people believe whatever they wanna believe As long as they're not hurtin' You can believe going to hell You can believe it's not You can believe superior, fine Just stop each other