Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first black man Long ago before the man Could the black man with a gun in his hand Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man At the very when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land" Take it back, take it way Take it way way back to the first man Long ago before the man Could paint the black man a gun in his hand
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
wanna tell 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? Skin too white, fuck that" Everything you about, cut that door you trying to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how I'ma buck Tell me what I am and what I now All this 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 preach 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 have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta down inside of me The deep down inside of me Everybody fuck like one or the other what it gotta be Tell me why my momma lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
Peace on what I try to be
I just wanna spread the message of 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?
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first black man Long ago the white man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand
Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first white man
At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land" it back, take it way back Take it way way to the first black man Long ago the white man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand Take it back, take it way Take it way way to the first white man At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
it back, take it way back Take it way, way to about 1990 Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial was born To a black father and a mother that wasn't there Addicted to cocaine, alcohol, and various other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm tell you about that, right? And I'm gonna tell you how All young boy ever wanted was happiness All he wanted was positivity All he wanted to do was entertain And this boy through hell You gotta understand, his mother was racist, which is 'Cause how in the is you gonna have All these babies with black men but you racist Like bitch, don't make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her him a nigger The kids at school callin' him a Identifying as black, as white Being what you can or can't be This kid through everything He through He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy shit happened to this kid And he persevered while the whole world 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 that, I'ma persevere And that's why the message is always peace, and positivity See, he always saw things two sides He always saw from two sides He knew that the message Everybody was equal of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation He knew that he saw that (Take it back, take it way it way) Because he was and torn down By his black brothers and sisters that were And did not know And he was and he was torn down By his white side that did not These people that are That cannot see the bigger must fight and kill and murder each other 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 it way, way back to the first) Now imagine this growing up And the craziest shit Being a part of the craziest Running with the wrong people around with guns and knives And fighting and stealing and, and all he didn't know, he didn't know! But he knew deep down in his heart that it right And he knew 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 himself Two that he works in the morning and the evenings And then he would come home To about or nine hours of sleep But four, five, six hours of that on music, persevering Grabbing the remote and looking in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and and thousands of people chanting his name Hoping that it would 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 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 of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I you to also imagine People telling him he did not live this life "You a white boy You ain't never experienced that You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, happens there Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we didn't live in your 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and violence in your We just saw it from the outside, outside, outside, Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you have money, right?" (Take it back, it way back 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 never be (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first black) And man is here today, proud A of all human beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, And he's to say Even though all born and created equal We are not treated There's extremists on 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 they're going to hell You can it's not right You can believe superior, fine Just stop each other