Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man Long ago before the man Could paint the black man a gun in his hand Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the first man At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land" it back, take it way back Take it way way back to the black man Long ago before the man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first white man At the very moment when they looked around and "Fuck it, steal this land"
Everybody tell me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy Shut ya mouth, do it boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you always about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you about, cut that That door you trying to open, you could shut Grip the gat, yeah that's how I'ma buck Tell me what I am and I know now All prejudice has got to go Life is fast, it need to slow down and see me when I am in yo' town Practice what we before it go down Practice 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 have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta deep inside of me The plantation down inside of me Everybody fuck like 'Cause one or the other what it be me why my momma gotta lie to me Unity for everyone lied to me
Peace on what 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 to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat?
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the first man Long ago before the man Could paint the black man a gun in his hand
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, I'ma steal land" it back, take it way back Take it way way 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 Take it way way back to the first man At the very moment when they looked 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 and a white mother Father that there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various other as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm tell you about that, right? And I'm gonna tell you how All this young boy ever was happiness All he ever was positivity All he ever to do was entertain And boy went through hell You gotta understand, his mother was racist, is crazy how in the fuck is you gonna have All these babies 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 as black, looking as white Being told what you can or be kid went through everything He through He saw in the household Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was There was crazy shit happened to this kid And he persevered while the whole world they said? Said you be shit! You ain't be nothin', 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 always saw things from two He always saw from two sides He knew that the message Everybody was born of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation He that because he saw that (Take it back, take it way it way) Because he was and torn down By his black brothers and sisters were uneducated And that did not And he was and he was torn down By his side that did not know These people that are cannot see the bigger picture That must fight and and murder each other But once again, all he wanted to do Was spread a of equality For man, woman, and child Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first) Now this child growing up And seeing the craziest Being a part of the shit around with the wrong people Running around with and knives And fighting and and, and all this he didn't 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 you to also imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and two jobs to support himself Two jobs that he works in the and the evenings And then he would then come To about eight or nine hours of But spend four, five, six of that on music, persevering Grabbing the remote control and in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and thousands and thousands of Just his name Hoping that it would But the, but the, but the said no! Mothafucka, mothafucka no-no, 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 said that He peace, love, and positivity He said for all man of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I want you to also People him that he did not live this life "You just a boy You never experienced 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 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, take it way Take it way, way back to the first 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, sexual orientation, yeah, And he's to say Even though all born and created equal We are not treated There's extremists on every And you should do your best to live life And let other people believe whatever they wanna As long as they're not hurtin' You can believe going to hell You can believe not right You can believe you're superior, stop killing each other