This the definition of a Blackman from being slaves these bloody chains in trash cans they said I couldn’t make it knowing that I could take it we come together we making change our futures waiting

I been beaten and shot dead you say we even

the only time we really viewed Is when somebody bleeding no longer breathing don’t tell me how to react then cause in this world this the day and life of a black man

Since slavery, we been fighting for freedom all this blood sweat, and tears I had to soak my dreams in promised land and equality but it never came it’s a deeper meaning and y’all don’t even know the real reason why y’all wearing chains I'm frustrated my ancestors were killed and slain with whip scars on the back and a bullet cause I can read my name if I just spoke my mind or got out of line then I’m getting hanged they’ll burn up my body and laugh while it’s getting smoked in flames but I guess that’s just the way I’m viewed Ima thug, criminal, monster when I’m shown on the news as if slavery, segregation was giving you clues to us taking bullets for obeying y’all buddies in blue that’s why I’m aggravated castrated but we emancipated y’all took our wealth and made your own and tried to tax evade it we gotta die for y’all see what’s really going on but y’all hear me on this mic and inside of this song

This the definition of a Blackman from being slaves these bloody chains in trash cans they said I couldn’t make it knowing that I could take it we come together we making change our futures waiting

I've been beaten and shot dead you say we even

the only time we really viewed Is when somebody bleeding no longer breathing don’t tell me how to react then cause in this world this the day and life of a black man

Raise yo fist in the air if you a black man

Had to work 3 times as hard just to feel equal

All we know is how to survive

A journey into our everyday lives

Imagine having two jobs and you still be underpaid because the color of your skin changes minimum wage imagine having to tell yo son this a daily game to be being free of chains but the world we live in slow to change seems like in life we get the backhand we seen the front but we still stuck on the back end

Playing cards like the last hand it’s a wrap like an Afghan the true definition and description of a black man

 

This the definition of a Blackman from being slaves these bloody chains in trash cans they said I couldn’t make it knowing that I could take it we come together we making change our futures waiting

I've been beaten and shot dead you say we even

the only time we really viewed Is when somebody bleeding no longer breathing don’t tell me how to react then cause in this world this the day and life of a black man