Uh
Yo, you when they say we ain't shit, we can't grow? All we are is dope dealers and and hoes? And you believe they be tellin' you lie, all on the media? They make the world crazy to keep you inside?
Why you listen when the at school? you a young single parent out strugglin', they think you a fool Give your bad grades and put 'em in dumber classes Killin' future, I wonder how do we last it
Underground in they Ancestors turnin' I'm learnin' somethin' day, there is no Lazareth like God is Greek or Latin So, if you study Egypt, you'll see the truth written by the
My is chillin', gettin' high, relaxin' Envisionin', shit, yo, it can happen What do we own? Not enough land, not enough Not enough banks, to a brother a loan
What do we The skin on our backs, we run and we ask For reparations, they hit us with tax And insurance if we to be old, what about now? So, stop bein' controlled, we black
Walkin', talkin' dead, we think we're livin' (Black zombies) We just copy cat, followin' the (Black zombies)
Walkin', dead, though we think we're livin (Black zombies) We just copy-cat, followin' the (Black zombies)
Aiyo, we trapped in our own brain, behind bars We've already insane They've already up, cut our own heads offs Stab our own backs and dream too
Without reality, too greedy and Can't one or two chains, we need three of dem Can't have one or two guns without 'em On our own people and fuck black
'Cause whites ain't got leadin' them, the rhythm is cosmic Nas is divinity, the prophetless All get and get up Victims walkin' 'round with down's syndrome, all
Faintin', shoutin', catchin' Holy in church to do it for ourselves 'less we see somebody doin' it first We begged, we prayed, and demonstrated Just to another generation, black zombies
Walkin', talkin' dead, though we think livin' (Black zombies) We copy cat, followin' the system (Black zombies)
Walkin', talkin' dead, though we think we're (Black zombies) We copy-cat, followin' the system (Black zombies)
You scared to be yourself 'cause you in a free, hear the music and dance If you cared what they think, why wear what they wear, for you Dumb niggaz long beards like they Arabs or Jews
Or from Israel, Bismi-Allah Al-rahman Islam's a beautiful And and Rastafari, helps us to bring Peace against the darkness, is un-Godly
So, what's the black man's true religion, who should we Use your own intuition, you are That's the of the beast, I'm a Columbia record slave, so get paid Control own destiny, you are a genius Don't let it happen to you it did to me, I was a black zombie
Walkin', dead, though we think we're livin' (Black zombies) We just copy cat, the system (Black zombies)
Walkin', talkin' dead, though we think we're (Black zombies) We just copy-cat, the system (Black zombies)
Wake up, black zombies in a spell for more than years Ghetto won't have it no mo', can I get a witness? Why listen to somebody else you how to do it? When you can do it yourself? all in you, do it, do it Do it