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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the first man At the moment when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
Everybody wanna me what I am, what I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy Shut ya mouth, do it boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you always talk about black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you about, cut that That door you to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah 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 to slow down and see me when I am in yo' town Practice we preach before it go down Practice what we before it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho Will I have to get the No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta deep inside of me The deep down inside of me fuck like sodomy 'Cause one or the what it gotta be Tell me why my gotta lie to me Unity for everyone lied to me
Peace on what I try to be
I just wanna spread the of equality 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 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 back to about Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., a biracial baby was born To a black father and a white that 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 tell you about how All this young boy wanted was happiness All he wanted was positivity 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 gonna All these babies with black men but you racist Like bitch, that make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her him a nigger The kids at callin' him a cracker as black, looking as white Being told you can or can't be This kid went everything He through He saw in the household Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy shit that happened to kid And he persevered while the whole said they 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 peace, love and positivity See, he always saw from two sides He always saw things from two He knew that the message was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He that because he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was and torn down By his black and sisters that were uneducated And that did not And he was stripped and he was torn By his white side that did not people that are ignorant That cannot see the bigger That must and kill and murder each other But once again, all he ever to do Was a message of equality For every man, woman, and of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) Now imagine child growing up And seeing the shit Being a part of the shit Running around with the people Running with guns and knives And fighting and stealing and, and all Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew deep down in his that it wasn't right And he that he needed to get away from it Now I want you to imagine, that at 17 years 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 of that on music, persevering Grabbing the control and looking in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and thousands and of people Just chanting his Hoping that it would But the, but the, but the said 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 peace, love, and positivity He equality for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation, yeah 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, happens there Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't live with you, we didn't live in Section 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and violence in 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 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 man is here today, proud A lover of all human of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, yeah And he's to say Even though we're all and created equal We are not equally extremists on every side And you should just do your to live life And let other people believe they wanna believe As as they're not hurtin' anybody You can believe going to hell You can believe it's not You can believe superior, fine Just stop killing other