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Cut the Crap (with Benjamin Zephaniah)
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Cut the Crap (with Benjamin Zephaniah) was released on April 11, 2025 by Cadiz Entertainment as a part of the album Cut the Crap (with Benjamin Zephaniah) - Single
April 11, 2025
LabelCadiz Entertainment
LanguageEnglish
BPM148
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

I am history
My history, your history, our history
It's not just black and white - it's shared
It's in us every day
Bound by the chains of our mutual DNA
We are all commodities, yes that is true
But have you ever been bought and sold like cattle?
Treated like a chattel? No I didn't think so
And for all the libraries and schools they built
Will never admonish them of their guilt
Full of books filled with big white lies
This is our history
It's no longer shrouded in mystery
Shared from everyone's perspective, objective not subjective
The truth observed by us all
And the statues erected in their name will fall
And even though some still revere
The legacy they thought was left will no longer remain here
Your charity did not extend to those who stole from their land
Worked until their death with your hand
But what do I know
Who am I to say?
I have no more excuses for you today
Listen to one who's felt your ignorance
A gentleman, a scholar, a poet
You offer me a pension
But I know your intention
Your high powered connection
Cut the crap and set I free
I have not drunk your wine
That blood you shed is mine
Your paper I won't sign
Cut the crap and set I free
You're not doing me no favor
I was born a rebel raver
You was a two-faced neighbor
And you think you have me
Black star liner like I ride the storm
I looked and then I saw the norm
Said "Up yours, no I won't conform"
And just live selfishly
Now you offer me a share?
You're acting like you care but how did I get here?
Can we check the history
You want me to look like you
The fear you're going through
What you offer me won't do
Cut the crap and set I free
Written by: Benjamin Zephaniah, Fiona Friel, Gav King
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