Reparations

I'ma need, need that back All that land, and that cash I'ma need, need that back See my face, me no laugh I'ma need, need that back All the land, and the cash Crops and that livestock too Leave the house on the Property move I'ma need, need that back See my face, me no laugh Gold, ivory, no to the rum Gimme, gimme, gimmie Gimme, gimmie some Shipped us from our own land Built a country and gave us nothin' Man, damn Ya'll say, that was Your ancestors not you Ok, lets trade Retroact that privilege today You can pull yourselves up By your bootstraps right? We'll be waiting for to see That it's a façade, it's a lie I'ma need, need that back All that land, and that cash I'ma need, need that back See my face, me no laugh I'ma need, need that back All the land, and the cash Crops and that livestock too Leave the house on the Property move I'ma need, need that back See my face, me no laugh Gold, ivory, no to the rum Gimme, gimme, gimmie, gimme, gimmie some Sold us as a part of your trade Greedy for money It still burdens Africa today Wait Oh ya'll, couldn't think We wasn't gon' acknowledge the link Mahogany, brass, guns, rum Beads was our worth we see Now ya'll want us back To help the economy But the power we coulda had If we never were forced to leave I'ma need, need that back All that land, and that cash I'ma need, need that back See my face, me no laugh I'ma need, need that back All the land, and the cash Crops and that livestock too Leave the house on the Property move I'ma need, need that back See my face, me no laugh Gold, ivory, no to the rum Gimme, gimme, gimmie Gimme, gimmie some We got some things To talk about don't be silent now Tryna get our fair cut so what's up We built countries for free Then gave us scraps to eat Still discriminatory Then tell us For no reason we're angry, see I'ma need, need that back We got some things to talk about All that land, and that cash I'ma need, need that back We got some things to talk about See my face, me no laugh