Take it back, take it way 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 to the first white man At the moment when they 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 black man with a gun in his
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 steal land"
Everybody tell me what I am, what I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you talk about being black? Skin too white, nigga that" Everything you about, cut that That door you trying to open, you shut that Grip the gat, that's how I'ma buck back Tell me what I am and what I now All this has got to go is moving fast, it need 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 Will I 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? Masta down inside of me The plantation deep down of me Everybody like sodomy 'Cause one or the other it gotta be Tell me why my momma 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?
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man Long ago the white man Could paint the black man with a gun in his
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the white 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 the black man Long ago before the man Could paint the black man 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 and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
it back, take it way back Take it way, way to about 1990 Grove Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial was born To a black father and a white Father that there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various other 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 wanted was happiness All he wanted was positivity All he wanted to do was entertain And this boy went through You gotta understand, his mother was racist, which is 'Cause how in the fuck is you gonna All these black babies black men but you racist Like bitch, that don't no sense, but it is what it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The kids at callin' him a cracker Identifying as black, as white Being what you can or can't be This kid went through He through He saw in the household 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 ain't be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, persevere And why the message is always peace, love and positivity See, he always saw from two sides He always saw from two sides He always knew the message was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual He that because he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was stripped and torn By his black and sisters that were uneducated And did not know And he was stripped and he was down By his white that did not know These people are ignorant That see the bigger picture That must and kill and murder each other But once again, all he wanted to do Was a message of equality For man, woman, and child Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first) Now imagine child growing up And seeing the shit a part of the craziest shit Running around the wrong people Running around guns and knives And and stealing and, and all this Because he know, he didn't know! But he knew deep down in his that it wasn't right And he knew that he needed to get away it Now I you to also imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves and gets two jobs to support himself Two that he works in the morning and the evenings And then he then come home To about or nine hours of sleep But spend four, five, six hours of Working on music, Grabbing the remote control and looking in the And pretending to see and thousands and thousands of people Just his name that it would happen But the, but the, but the said no! Mothafucka, mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya white boy, ya black No-no! (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first) And he fuck that He said peace, love, and He equality for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, Now I want you to imagine People telling him that he did not live this "You just a boy You never experienced that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, happens there Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't with you, we didn't live in your Section 8 household We didn't with the narcotics and violence in your household We saw it from the outside, 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 first man) And this young man in spite Of what people told him he was, wasn't, and would be (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first black) And man is here today, proud A of all human beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, orientation, yeah, yeah And here to say Even though all born and created equal We are not equally There's on every side And you should just do your best to live And let other people believe whatever they wanna As long as they're not hurtin' You can they're going to hell You can believe it's not You can believe you're superior, stop killing each other