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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the white man At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this 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 a hype boy?" "Why you always about being black? Skin too white, fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut That door you trying to open, you could that Grip the gat, that's how I'ma buck back Tell me I am and what I know now All this has got to go Life is moving fast, it to slow down Come and see me I am in yo' town Practice what we preach before it go what we preach 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 down inside of me The plantation deep down of me fuck 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 what 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 will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the
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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, take it way Take it way, way back to about Grove Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., a biracial baby was born To a black and a white mother Father that there Addicted to cocaine, alcohol, and various other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you about that, And I'm gonna you about how All this young boy ever wanted was All he ever wanted was All he ever wanted to do was And this boy went hell You understand, his mother was racist, which is crazy 'Cause how in the 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 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 There was shit that happened to this kid And he persevered while the whole said What said? you wouldn't be shit! You gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, persevere And that's why the message is always peace, love and See, he always saw things from two He always saw from two sides He knew that the message Everybody was born Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual He knew that he saw that (Take it back, take it way it way) Because he was stripped and torn 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 people that are ignorant That cannot see the picture That must fight and kill and murder each But once again, all he ever to do Was spread a message of For every man, woman, and Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual (Take it back, it way back it way, way back 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 with and knives And fighting and stealing and, and all he didn't know, he didn't know! But he deep down in his heart that it wasn't 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 jobs that he works in the morning and the And then he would then home To about eight or nine hours of But spend four, five, six hours of Working on music, Grabbing the remote and looking in the mirror And pretending to see and thousands and thousands of people chanting his name Hoping that it happen 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, it way back it way, way back to the first) And he said fuck He said peace, love, and He equality for all man of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I want you to also People telling him that he did not this life "You just a boy You ain't experienced that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we live in your Section 8 household We live with the narcotics and violence in your household We just saw it from the outside, outside, outside, Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you gotta 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 him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first black) And that man is here today, A lover of all human of race, religion, color, creed, sexual 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 to live life And let people believe whatever they wanna believe As long as not hurtin' anybody You can they're going to hell You can believe it's not You can believe you're superior, Just stop killing each