Black British

Listen up my people Hold your head up high And put your banners up into the sky 'Cause we have got a declaration Ready for a conversation Baby it's our time It has been a mission for us We have been so polarized (Been so polarized) Fighting for the liberation Just so we can live our lives (We can live our lives) Clock is ticking 'round and 'round And we're accustomed to the fight (Accustomed to the fight) Navigating through the beautiful and terrifying life Of Black British (Black British, Black British) Sing it for the culture, yeah, I'm saying Black British (Black British, Black British) Sing it for the struggle, yeah, I'm saying Black British (Black British, Black British) Singing for the innovators, saying Black British (Black British, Black British) Talkin' 'bout Black British Talkin' 'bout Black British We don't wanna compromise Or have to limit any part of who we wanna be Or feel we have to step on every egg shell Just to be a part of society There's something in the water changing We can feel it in the air (Feel it in the air) It don't matter who you are It's changing and we don't care (And we don't care) Evolution is inevitable Time for us to grow (Time for us to grow) There are no more excuses in saying that you didn't know Black British (Black British, Black British) Sing it for the culture, yeah, I'm saying Black British (Black British, Black British) Sing it for the struggle, yeah, I'm saying Black British (Black British, Black British) Singing for the innovators, saying Black British (Black British, Black British) Talkin' 'bout Black British Talkin' 'bout Black British (Black British) Wait, flip it, it's the times of the nation I've been waiting here, black power station Every single day I'm down for persuasion It's a human mathematical equation Every moment we are craving stimulation Gotta break it down, elimination I'll be living a life of liberation Split it like an atom, I'm Black and you're Caucasian Juggling it like a ball, it's like a little dribble Every moment forward, huh, I do a wiggle Meta information, neurological precision Take it in and be a doctor of decision It's the truth, the lie, the day, the night The brainwash fodder that blows you up inside, hey Put your banners up and read your James Baldwin Malcolm was a winner and Martin Luther told 'em Malcolm was a winner and Martin Luther told 'em Put your banners up and read your James Baldwin It has been a mission for us We have been so polarized (Been so polarized) Fighting for the liberation Just so we can live our lives (We can live our lives) Clock is ticking 'round and 'round And we're accustomed to the fight (Accustomed to the fight) Navigating through the beautiful and terrifying life Of Black British (Black British, Black British) Sing it for the culture, yeah, I'm saying Black British (Black British, Black British) Sing it for the struggle, yeah, I'm saying Black British (Black British, Black British) Singing for the innovators, saying Black British (Black British, Black British) Talkin' 'bout Black British