Nobody Knows (feat. Bas, YoungstaCPT & Apu Sebekedi)

Nobody said we'd be here Nobody said it'd be fair Nobody just to be clear Nobody, nobody, nobody Nobody said we'd be here Nobody said it'd be fair Nobody just to be clear Nobody no- The sweeter the juice the blacker the murubele That resonated as soon as Khulane said it I try to shy away from my greatness but I ain't feel right But now I feel like a superhero in real life Black man, real nice Maya Angelou, I still rise Y'all killed me for four hundred years and now I kill mics Including Rosewood, y'all kill me for 450, uh I mean, that shoulda told you that you can't fuck with me Black man! I finally know what I'm truly worth 'Cause the year is 2020, I'm filthy rich and I'm black like Miss Universe I said I'm black like Miss Universe I had to say it twice, 'cause that ain't some everyday shit, nigga 'Cause when you African everyday lit, nigga You could get shot by the opps or you could get shot by the cops true story Nobody said we'd be here Nobody said it'd be fair Nobody just to be clear Nobody, nobody, nobody Nobody said we'd be here Nobody said it'd be fair Nobody just to be clear Nobody, nobody, nobody I feel like nobody on my side Nobody on earth could take my pride Nobody believe it until they see it on they live screens They play my screams My rights to breathe, nobody fight for me I fought from birth, nobody fight for peace until my justice served The comforts of my life be enticing me I'd trade 'em all back if my plight was heard Black man! I'm tired of fearing life I'm tired of feeling like I'm sub-human I'm tired of my demise palyin' out before your eyes but I'm peakin' through the blinds like- Malcolm X meets Ex Machina Got the glizzy on deck if my opps poppin' up Through our hearts and minds occupying our block too Until we fortify, tell me how we gon' put a stop to 'em I heard turn the other cheek, well we only got two Easy for you to say motherfucker, yeah, 'cause it's not you That was not you Oh it's not you Nobody said we'd be here Nobody said it'd be fair Nobody just to be clear Nobody, nobody, nobody (Niemand) Nobody said we'd be here (huh uh) Nobody said it'd be fair (huh uh) Nobody just to be clear (naah) Nobody, nobody, nobody Born in the wrong part of the tracks With the slave marks on our backs There was brave hearts in the flats Now the graveyards where they at Dying early, severely Developed prematurely Stillborns in the bin, it's dirty Lord have mercy Law and order power of attorney They changed the verdict and paid the jury As we journey to a rough place where for a woman it's unsafe The last time we got raped was during apartheid You touch base, but there is no way to correct the system We need a exorcism, escaping this mental prison As a matter of interest, yes we have been conditioned Naming us Coloured was already incorrect to begin with Before the struggle, the boesman and the black tribes were allies We fought against the bad guys Then we got our hands tied They bought firearms and that's how they became the master They plot and started to conjure so they could divide and conquer And that's why we hardcore And hate our brothers a lot more But we fighting the wrong war It won't stop, it can't pause I need a transport so I never made it to Hogwarts Picking the locked doors This is a gift I didn't ask for, give me a encore This is a gift I didn't ask for, give me a encore This is a gift I didn't ask for, give me a encore Nobody said we'd be here Nobody said it'd be clear Nobody said it'd be fair Nobody, nobody no Nobody said we'd be here And nobody said it'd be clear And nobody said it'd be fair Nobody, nobody no Nobody, nobody no Nobody, nobody no Nobody, nobody no Nobody said it'd be fair Nobody said we'd be here Nobody said it'd be fair Nobody said we'd be here Nobody, nobody no -for the birth of a new world Let there be justice for all Let there be peace for all Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all Let each know that for each the body, The mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves