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Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the white man At the very when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
wanna tell me what I am, what I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you always talk being black? Skin too white, nigga that" Everything you talk about, cut That door you trying to open, you could shut Grip the gat, yeah how I'ma buck back Tell me what I am and what I now All prejudice has got to go Life is fast, it need to slow down Come and see me when I am in yo' Practice what we before it go down 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 to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta down inside of me The plantation down inside of me Everybody fuck sodomy 'Cause one or the other what it be Tell me why my gotta lie to me Unity for that lied to me
Peace on Earth 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?
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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, steal this land" it back, take it way back Take it way way to the first black man Long ago the white man Could paint the black man with a gun in his it back, take it way back Take it way way to the first white man At the very when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to about Grove Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial baby was 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 gonna tell you that, right? And I'm gonna tell you how All this boy ever wanted was happiness All he wanted was positivity All he ever wanted to do was And this boy went hell You gotta understand, his mother was racist, is crazy 'Cause how in the fuck is you gonna All these black babies with men but you racist bitch, that don't make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her him a nigger The at school callin' him a cracker Identifying as black, looking as Being told what you can or be kid went through everything He through He saw in the household Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was was crazy shit that happened to this kid And he persevered while the world said What said? Said you be shit! You gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, I'ma And why the message is always peace, love and positivity See, he saw things from two sides He always saw things two sides He knew that the message was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual He knew because he saw that (Take it back, take it way it way) Because he was stripped and down By his black brothers and sisters that were And that did not And he was stripped and he was down By his white that did not know These people that are That cannot see the picture That must fight and kill and murder each But again, all he ever wanted to do Was spread a 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 this child growing up And the craziest shit Being a part of the craziest Running with the wrong people Running around with guns and And fighting and stealing and, and all he didn't know, he didn't know! But he knew deep down in his heart that it right And he knew that he needed to get away it Now I want you to imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to himself Two that he works in the morning and the evenings And then he would come home To eight or nine hours of sleep But four, five, six hours of that on music, persevering Grabbing the control and looking in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and thousands and of people Just his name Hoping it would happen But the, but the, but the said no! Mothafucka, little mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya white boy, ya mothafucka No-no! (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) And he said that He said peace, love, and He said for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation, yeah Now I want you to imagine People him that he did not live this life "You just a boy You ain't never experienced shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't live with you, we live in your Section 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and violence in 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 it way, way back to the first black man) And young man persevered in spite Of what people told him he was, wasn't, and never be (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first black) And that man is today, proud A lover of all beings of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, yeah And he's to say Even though we're all and created equal We are not treated There's extremists on side And you should just do your to live life And let other people believe they wanna believe As long as not hurtin' anybody You can believe going to hell You can believe not right You can you're superior, fine stop killing each other