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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first white man At the very moment when they looked around and "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
Everybody wanna tell me I am, what I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy Shut ya mouth, do it boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you always about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you about, cut that That door you trying to open, you shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how I'ma buck Tell me what I am and I know now All this 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 before it go 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 to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta down inside of me The plantation deep inside of me Everybody like sodomy 'Cause one or the what it gotta be me why my momma gotta lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
on Earth what I try to be
I just wanna the message of equality 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 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 about 1990 Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial was born To a black father and a white that wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you that, right? And I'm tell you about how All this young boy ever wanted was All he ever wanted was All he ever to do was entertain And this boy went through You understand, his mother was racist, which is crazy how in the fuck is you gonna have All black babies 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 callin' him a The kids at school him a cracker Identifying as black, as white told what you can or can't be This kid went everything He went He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was There was crazy shit that happened to kid And he persevered the whole world said What they you wouldn't be shit! You ain't be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said that, I'ma persevere And that's why the is always peace, love and positivity See, he saw things from two sides He saw things from two sides He knew that the message 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 sisters that were And that did not And he was stripped and he was down By his white side that did not These people that are That see the bigger picture That must fight and kill and murder other But again, all he ever wanted to do Was a message of equality For man, woman, and child of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first) Now imagine this child up And seeing the shit Being a part of the shit around with the wrong people Running around with guns and And fighting and and, and all this Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew deep down in his heart it wasn't right And he knew that he to get away from it Now I want you to imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two to support himself Two jobs that he works in the and the evenings And then he then come home To about eight or hours of sleep But spend four, five, six of that Working on music, the remote control and looking in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and and thousands of people Just his name Hoping that it happen But the, but the, but the world no! Mothafucka, little mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya white boy, ya black No-no! (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) And he said fuck He peace, love, and positivity He said for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation, yeah Now I you to also imagine People telling him that he did not live this "You a white boy You ain't never experienced that You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, happens there Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't live with you, we didn't live in your Section 8 We didn't 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 have money, right?" (Take it back, it way back 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 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, sexual orientation, yeah, And here to say though we're all born and created equal We are not treated There's extremists on side And you should do your best to live life And let other people believe whatever they wanna As as they're not hurtin' anybody You can they're going to hell You can believe it's not You can believe you're superior, Just stop each other