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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 looked and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
Everybody tell me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a mothafuckin' boy Shut ya mouth, do it boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you talk 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 buck back Tell me what I am and I know now All prejudice has got to go Life is moving fast, it need to slow 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 deep down of me The plantation deep inside of me Everybody like sodomy 'Cause one or the what it gotta be Tell me why my momma lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
Peace on what I try to be
I just spread 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 have 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 the white man Could the black man with a gun in his hand
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the white man
At the very moment when they looked around and "Fuck it, I'ma this land" Take it back, it way back Take it way way to the first black man Long ago the white man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand it back, take 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 this land"
it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to 1990 Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, 7: 36 a.m., a biracial baby was born To a black 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 tell you that, right? And I'm tell you about how All young boy ever wanted was happiness All he wanted was positivity All he ever wanted to do was And this boy went through You gotta understand, his mother was racist, which is 'Cause how in the fuck is you have All these black with black men but you racist Like bitch, that make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The at school callin' him a cracker Identifying as black, as white Being told what you can or 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 they said? Said you be shit! You gon' be nothin', 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 always peace, love and See, he always saw things from two He always saw things from two He always that the message Everybody was equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He knew because he saw that (Take it back, take it way it way) Because he was stripped and torn By his brothers and sisters that were uneducated And that did not And he was stripped and he was down By his white side did not know These that are ignorant That cannot see the bigger must fight and kill 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 orientation (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first) Now imagine this growing up And seeing the craziest Being a part of the craziest Running with the wrong people Running around with and knives And and stealing and, and all this he didn't know, he didn't know! But he knew deep down in his heart that it right And he knew he needed to get away from it Now I want you to imagine, that at 17 years 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 would then home To eight or nine hours of sleep But spend four, five, six hours of Working on music, Grabbing the remote control and in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and and thousands of people Just chanting his Hoping that it happen 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, it way back Take it way, way to the first) And he fuck that He peace, love, and positivity He equality for all man of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I you to also imagine telling him that he did not live this life "You a white boy You ain't experienced that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, happens there Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't live you, we didn't live in your Section 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and violence in household We just saw it from the outside, outside, outside, Outside, outside, outside, And you white, you gotta have money, right?" (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first black man) And this young man persevered in Of what told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first black) And man is here 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 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 it's not right You can believe you're superior, Just stop killing each