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Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first white man At the very moment when they looked around and "Fuck it, steal this land"
Everybody wanna tell me what I am, I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you talk about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut door you trying to open, you could shut that 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 preach before it go Practice what we 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 have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get Masta deep down of me The plantation deep inside of me Everybody like sodomy one or the other 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 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
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Take it back, it way back it way, way back to about 1990 Shady Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial was born To a father and a white mother Father that there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm tell you about that, right? And I'm tell you about how All this young boy ever was happiness All he ever wanted was All he ever to do was entertain And boy went through hell You gotta understand, his mother was racist, which is how in the fuck is you gonna have All these babies with black men but you racist Like bitch, that don't make no sense, but it is it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The kids at school callin' him a as black, looking as white Being what you can or can't be kid went through everything He went He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was There was shit that happened to this kid And he persevered while the whole world 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 why the message is always peace, love and positivity See, he always saw from two sides He always saw things from two He knew that the message Everybody was 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 down By his black brothers and that were uneducated And did not know And he was and he was torn down By his white side that did not These people are ignorant That see the bigger picture That must fight and and murder each other But once again, all he ever to do Was a message of equality For man, woman, and child of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) Now imagine this child up And the craziest shit a part of the craziest shit Running around with the people Running around guns and knives And fighting and stealing and, and all he didn't know, he didn't know! But he knew deep down in his heart it wasn't right And he knew that he needed to get away it Now I want you to also imagine, at 17 years old child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to support himself Two jobs that he in the morning and the evenings And he would then come home To about eight or hours of sleep 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 of people chanting his name Hoping that it would 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, take it way 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 this life "You a white boy You ain't never experienced that You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing there Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we didn't in your Section 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and violence in your We just saw it from the outside, outside, outside, Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you gotta money, right?" (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first black man) And this young man persevered in Of what people him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the black) And that man is here today, A of all human beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, And here to say Even though we're all born and created We are not treated There's on every side And you should just do best to live life And let other people believe they wanna believe As long as not hurtin' anybody You can believe they're to hell You can believe it's not You can believe superior, fine Just killing each other