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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the first man At the very moment when they looked and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
Everybody wanna tell me I am, what I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you talk about being black? Skin too white, nigga that" you talk about, cut that That you trying to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, that's how I'ma buck back Tell me what I am and what I now All prejudice has got to go Life is moving fast, it need to slow and see me when I am in yo' town Practice what we before it go down 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 deep down inside of me fuck like sodomy 'Cause one or the other what it be Tell me why my gotta lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
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Take it back, it way back it way, way back to about 1990 Shady Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., a biracial baby was born To a black father and a mother Father wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm tell you about 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 through You gotta understand, his mother was racist, is crazy 'Cause how in the fuck is you have All these black babies with black men but you Like bitch, don't make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her callin' him a The at school callin' him a cracker as black, looking as white Being what you can or can't be This kid went everything He went He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy shit happened to this kid And he while the whole world said they said? Said you be shit! You ain't gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said that, I'ma persevere And that's why the message is peace, love and positivity See, he saw things from two sides He always saw things two sides He always knew the message Everybody was equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He that because he saw that (Take it back, take it way it way) Because he was stripped and torn By his black brothers and sisters that were And that did not And he was stripped and he was torn By his white side did not know These people 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 man, woman, and child 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 shit Being a part of the craziest Running with the wrong people around with guns and knives And fighting and and, and all this Because he didn't know, he know! But he deep down in his heart that it wasn't right And he knew that he to get away from it Now I you to also imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and two jobs to support himself Two jobs that he works in the and the evenings And then he would then come To about or nine hours of sleep But spend four, five, six of that on music, persevering Grabbing the remote and looking in the mirror And pretending to see and thousands and thousands of people chanting his name Hoping it would happen But the, but the, but the world no! Mothafucka, mothafucka no-no, 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 that He said peace, love, and He said for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, Now I want you to also People telling him that he did not this life "You a white boy You ain't experienced that shit You Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens there Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't live with you, we didn't live in your 8 household We didn't live with the 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 it way, way back to the first black man) And this young man in spite Of people told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first black) And that man is here today, A of all human beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, orientation, yeah, yeah And here to say Even though we're all and created equal We are not equally There's on every side And you should just do your best to life And let other people believe whatever they believe As as they're not hurtin' anybody You can believe they're to hell You can believe it's not You can believe superior, fine Just stop killing each