We Are Kings (feat. Nicole Young)

It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de- Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de- Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings Fresh off the boat, their freedom taken away, Sweat Blood and tears is the price that they paid.To Be in a land they didn't wanna be in, they black Skin a sin, they sold again and again. Sam is Splittin up kin, and he's sellin' they babies Colonizers think they only good for slavery. But They know the truth, within a distant land. That Power resides within their bound and bloodied hands It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de- Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de- Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings My ancestors knew who they were, even as the new World had an image they preferred. Fast forward to to- Day and the image the preferred of the negro and the African is treated like the good word. History is Blurred with the musings of the hateful and the ignorant Black and brown minds being faced with disfigurement. And Spirits under threat of dismemberment, remember this Black is divine, don't let em steal our shine It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to get by when we're descended from kings, when we're de- Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to get by when we're descended from kings, when we're de- Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings We build futures that they dreamed Reaching heights they've never seen We rise lifted On their wings We're their children The children of kings It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to get by when we're descended from kings, when we're de- Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en- Nough to get by when we're descended from kings, when we're de- Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings