Back flippin' to the right tip,
takin' to perspective
Inactive thoughts now livin' and active
No stutter, takin' steps back to kick the shutter
Open up my eyes, see the things that really matter
Cause weeks passed, threw cash, feelin' the backlash
Tracksuits and shoes not enough to stop a gash
And I'll crash, take my confidence from somethin' else
The real wealth, rebel, drinkin' up from something swell
This well, I see, treatin' myself to many luxury
Wonder if there's more for me, that's not what I need to see
On T.V., seein' bloated stomachs during breakfast
Stop for a moment, guilt entering my axis
I access my reflex, jabbin' at my weakness
This, far from stupid, gots to realize the realness
Take this, words makin' me the one that's infamous
I got it from the wisest, the men on every hitlist
Chorus:
And let's
face like Malcolm, the King, and Fred Hampton
Came with eyes blazin', they minds always resisted
Every single day they minds they intertwine mine
A boost of inspiration, confidence is what I dare find
Let us all carry dreams ...
We need to be the movers and writers of our history, C'MON!
So here I am ... give it a piece of my mind
I dine wit' no nine, mind caught in a tight bind
It's my sign to grip the mic tight when I do fight
Clutchin' it tighter when many caskets at sight
The insight, the valuable, fending off the terrible
Have it enter temple, just look and let it get you
Listen to the words of men choosin' to stand ...
To injustice, malice, killers holding hitlists
Honour them, respect them, to them I am receptive
A hero's never perfect cause of them I've been disected
Ripped away from the clutch of many vices
I'll slice this, facin' the pain of any crisis
I ain't gonna lie, I took this life for granted son
Hangin' wit' my head down, thinkin' I'm the battered one
Took every minute, every statement just for granted
Not realizin' that I'm missin' somethin' vintage
Chorus:
And let's face like Malcolm, the King, and Fred Hampton
Came with eyes blazin', they minds always resisted
Every single day they minds they intertwine mine
A boost of inspiration, confidence is what I dare find
Let us all carry dreams ...
We need to be the movers and writers of our history, C'MON!
So I went on, without a bop to my step
Hostility abundant causing many of my misteps
Once this name, ingrained into my head yo
Call him Steven Biko, rockin' solo, sayin' follow ...
The trail of blood from where he stood
His tale one in the millions, so many victimized children
Oppressed but tested the set these punks erected
Slingin' back the rock at politicians non-elected
(BIKO!!) Just let his name come in man
Fought on foreign land, his cause is never bland
The struggle never ended despite who got busted
Apartheid never ended, it's alive and still wanted
A vile ride of genocide, worldwide or inside
Size of racism decreased but it's alive
From workplace to your place, to refugees displaced
Disgrace of man that we cannot erase, brace ...
Chorus:
And face like Malcolm, the King, and Fred Hampton
Came with eyes blazin', they minds always resisted
Every single day they minds they intertwine mine
A boost of inspiration, confidence is what I dare find ...
Memories of rebels never settled in they battles
Bringin' on the right blow, my mind was shooked and rattled
Enabled, given the strength to face demons
I'm saluting the memories and lives of true rebels
