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Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first white man At the very when they looked around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
wanna tell me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a mothafuckin' boy ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you always talk about being too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut That door you to open, you could shut that the gat, yeah that's how I'ma buck back Tell me what I am and I know now All prejudice has got to go Life is fast, it need to slow down Come and see me I am in yo' town Practice what we preach before it go Practice what we before it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho Will I 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? Masta down inside of me The plantation down inside of me Everybody like sodomy 'Cause one or the other what it be me why my momma gotta lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
Peace on Earth I try to be
I just wanna the message of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho Will I have to get the 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, it way back Take it way, way to the first white man
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it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to about Grove Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial was born To a black and a white mother that wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you about that, And I'm tell you about how All this young boy wanted was happiness All he ever was positivity All he ever to do was entertain And boy went through hell You gotta understand, his mother was racist, which is how in the fuck is you gonna have All black babies with black 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 kids at school him a cracker Identifying as black, as white Being what you can or can't be kid went through everything He went He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy that happened to this kid And he persevered while the whole 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, I'ma And that's why the message is always peace, and positivity See, he always saw things from two 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 torn By his brothers and sisters that were uneducated And that did not And he was stripped and he was down By his white side did not know These people are ignorant cannot see the bigger picture That must fight and kill and murder each But once again, all he wanted 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 Take it way, way to the first) Now imagine child growing up And seeing the craziest Being a part of the shit Running around with the wrong Running around with guns and And fighting and and, and all this Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew deep down in his heart it wasn't right And he that he needed to get away from it Now I want you to also imagine, that at 17 old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to support Two jobs that he in the morning and the evenings And then he would then come To about or nine hours of sleep But spend four, five, six hours of on music, persevering Grabbing the remote control and 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 said no! Mothafucka, mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya boy, ya black mothafucka No-no! (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first) And he said fuck He said peace, love, and He equality for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation, yeah Now I want you to also People telling him that he did not this life "You a white boy You ain't never experienced shit You Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens there Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live you, we didn't live in your Section 8 household We live with the narcotics and violence in your household We saw it from the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you have money, right?" (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man) And this man persevered in spite Of what people told him he was, wasn't, and never be (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first black) And man is here today, proud A lover of all beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, And he's to say Even we're all born and created equal We are not equally There's extremists on every And you should just do your best to live And let other people whatever they wanna believe As long as not hurtin' anybody You can believe they're to hell You can believe not right You can believe superior, fine Just stop killing each