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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the first man At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
Everybody wanna tell me I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a mothafuckin' boy ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you always about being black? Skin too white, fuck that" Everything you about, cut that That you trying to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how I'ma back Tell me what I am and I know now All prejudice has got to go Life is moving fast, it to slow down Come and see me I am in yo' town 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 down inside of me Everybody fuck like '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 Will I to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat?
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Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first white man
At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land" Take it back, it way back it way way back to the first black man Long ago before the 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 they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to 1990 Shady Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., a biracial baby was born To a black father and a mother Father wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various other as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna you about that, right? And I'm gonna you about how All this young boy ever was happiness All he ever wanted was All he wanted 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 these black with black men but you racist Like bitch, that don't no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her him a nigger The kids at school him a cracker Identifying as black, as white Being told you can or can't be This kid went everything He through He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was There was crazy shit that happened to kid And he persevered while the world said What they you wouldn't be shit! You gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, persevere And that's why the message is always peace, and positivity See, he always saw things two sides He always saw things from two He always knew the message Everybody was born Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He knew because he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was stripped and torn By his black brothers and sisters that uneducated And that did not And he was stripped and he was down By his side that did not know These people that are That see the bigger picture must fight and kill and murder each other But once again, all he ever to do Was spread a message of For every man, woman, and 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 of the craziest shit Running around with the people Running around with guns and And fighting and stealing and, and all Because he know, he didn't know! But he deep down in his heart that it wasn't right And he knew he needed to get away 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 morning and the And then he would then home To about eight or hours of sleep But spend four, five, six of that Working on music, Grabbing the remote control and looking in the And pretending to see thousands and and thousands of people chanting his name 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, 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 People him that he did not live this life "You a white boy You ain't never that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live you, we didn't live in your Section 8 household We didn't live with the 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 black man) And this young man persevered in Of people told 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 lover of all 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 There's extremists on side And you just do your best to live life And let other people whatever they wanna believe As long as they're not anybody You can believe they're to hell You can believe not right You can believe superior, fine stop killing each other