History

We've been here for three hundred years Packaged fears on those slavery ships Traumatized by generation fears We've been down for a lifetime Bleeding out the blood, then paralyzed By the system's evil alibis Hold your reigns, we are going to war With our guns and our swords We hold down our future Stand your ground, we are ready to fight We come dead in the night As we claim our future Shake it off, get dirty and shake it off Get a grip and shake it off It's the time to call up the names of the strong and the brave Shake it off, in the sand, just shake it off No excuses, shake it off It's the time to bow, take the knee for the history For the history, for the history We've passed down all of the hidden pain (Passing down the hidden pain) From our ground up, this goes 'round again (But you come around again) Through our bodies, keep staying the same (Still our bodies, stay the same, stay the same) We need to break the chains and analyze (Break the chains and analyze) There's a brand new day for our lives (Brand new day within our lives) Whether you be black or blue or white (Black or blue, black or blue, black or blue or white) Hold your reigns, we are going to war With our guns and our swords We hold down our future Stand your ground, we are ready to fight We come dead in the night As we claim our future Shake it off, get dirty and shake it off Get a grip and shake it off It's the time to call up the names of the strong and the brave Shake it off, in the sand, just shake it off No excuses, shake it off It's the time to bow, take the knee for the history For the history, for the history For the history, for the history Shake it off, get dirty and shake it off Get a grip and shake it off It's the time to call up the names of the strong and the brave Shake it off, in the sand, just shake it off No excuses, shake it off It's the time to bow, take the knee for the history For the history, for the history For the history, for the history