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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, steal this land"
Everybody wanna me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you talk about being black? Skin too white, fuck that" you talk about, cut that That door you to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how I'ma buck Tell me what I am and what I now All this has got to go Life is moving fast, it 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 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 deep inside of me The plantation deep inside of me fuck like sodomy 'Cause one or the what it gotta be Tell me why my gotta 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, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man ago before the white man Could paint the black man a gun in his hand
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the white man
At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land" Take it back, take it way Take it way way back to the black man Long ago before the man Could the black man with a gun in his hand Take it back, it way back it way way back to the first white man At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to about Shady Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., a biracial baby was born To a black and a white mother that wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various 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 was positivity All he ever to do was entertain And this boy went through You gotta understand, his was racist, which is crazy 'Cause how in the fuck is you have All these black babies with black men but you Like bitch, that don't no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her callin' him a The at school callin' him a cracker Identifying as black, as white Being told what you can or be This kid went through He through He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy that happened to this kid And he persevered the whole world said they said? you wouldn't 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 that's why the message is always peace, love and See, he always saw things from two He saw things from two sides He always knew that the Everybody was equal of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation He knew that he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was and torn down By his black brothers and sisters were uneducated And did not know And he was and he was torn down By his white that did not know people that are ignorant That see the bigger picture must fight and kill and murder each other But once again, all he ever to do Was a message of equality For every man, woman, and of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first) Now imagine this child up And seeing the craziest a part of the craziest shit Running around with the people Running with guns and knives And fighting and stealing and, and all Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew deep down in his heart it wasn't right And he that he needed to get away from it Now I want you to imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, home and gets two jobs to support himself Two that he works in the morning and the evenings And then he would then come To about eight or nine of sleep But four, five, six hours of that Working on music, Grabbing the remote and looking in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and and thousands of people chanting his name 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, take it way Take it way, way to the first) And he said that He said peace, love, and He equality 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 life "You just a boy You ain't never experienced shit You Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens 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 the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And you white, you gotta have money, right?" (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the black man) And this young man persevered in Of what people told him he was, wasn't, and would be (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the black) And man is here today, proud A of all human beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, orientation, yeah, yeah And he's to say Even though we're all born and created We are not equally extremists on every side And you should just do your best to life And let people believe whatever they wanna believe As long as they're not hurtin' You can believe they're going to You can believe it's not You can you're superior, fine Just killing each other