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it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to the first man At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
Everybody wanna tell me what I am, I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy Shut ya mouth, do it boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you talk about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you about, cut that That door you trying to open, you shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how buck back me what I am and what I know now All prejudice has got to go Life is moving fast, it need to down Come and see me when I am in yo' Practice what we preach before it go 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? deep down inside of me The deep down inside of me Everybody fuck sodomy 'Cause one or the other what it be Tell me why my momma lie to me Unity for that lied to me
Peace on Earth I try to be
I just wanna spread the 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 will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man Long ago before the man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the first man
At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land" 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 it way way back to the first white man At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
Take it back, it way back it way, way back to about 1990 Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial baby was To a black father and a white Father that wasn't to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you that, right? And I'm gonna you about how All this boy ever wanted was happiness 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 fuck is you have All these black babies black men but you racist Like bitch, don't make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The kids at school callin' him a Identifying as black, looking as Being told you can or can't be kid went through everything He went He saw in the household Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was There was crazy shit that happened to kid And he while the whole world said What 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 that's why the message is always peace, and positivity See, he always saw things from two He always saw things from two He always that the message Everybody was equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He knew that because he saw (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 stripped and he was torn By his white side did not know These people that are That see the bigger picture That must fight and kill and murder each But once again, all he ever to do Was spread a of equality For man, woman, and child Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first) Now imagine child growing up And seeing the shit Being a part of the shit Running around the wrong people Running around with guns and And fighting and and, and all this Because he know, he didn't know! But he knew deep down in his heart that it wasn't And he knew that he needed to get from it Now I want you to also imagine, that at 17 old child, okay, leaves home 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 of that on music, persevering Grabbing the remote control and in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and thousands and of people Just 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 mothafucka No-no! (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) And he said that He peace, love, and positivity He said for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, Now I you to also imagine People telling him that he did not live life "You a white boy You ain't experienced that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't live with you, we didn't in your Section 8 household We didn't live with the and violence in your household We just saw it the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you have money, right?" (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first 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 it way, way back to the first black) And that man is here today, A lover of all beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, And here to say Even we're all born and created equal We are not equally extremists on every side And you should just do your best to live 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 each other