Black Child

Black child, Black child I just want you to know You’re more than great, but you’re going to see some hate based on your race Keep your love ones close and stay embedded in your faith Black child, Black child I just want you to know You’re going to see an image of yourself that’s in the news But you’re more than what they portray don’t get it confused Black child, Black child I just want you to know We’ve overcome a lot and that was due to sacrifice But we’re far from finished from this everlasting fight Black child, Black child I just want you to know It’s going to be some things about you they don’t understand But due to their reality, it’s know way that they can It’s hard to function when it feel like they’re not serving justice Deliberately mistreating others in front of the public We see the footage and it’s honestly fucking disgusting This systematic corruption makes you sick to your stomach Being Black in America, can be hard to breathe Especially when you’re being suffocated with a knee They’re finding ways of lynching without the rope and tree When they kill one of my people, they kill part of me Black child, Black child I just want you to know You’re more than great, but you’re going to see some hate based on your race Keep your love ones close and stay embedded in your faith Black child, Black child I just want you to know You’re going to see an image of yourself that’s in the news But you’re more than what they portray don’t get it confused Black child, Black child I just want you to know We’ve overcome a lot and that was due to sacrifice But we’re far from finished from this everlasting fight Black child, Black child I just want you to know It’s going to be some things about you they don’t understand But due to their reality, it’s know way that they can Never live in fear, but we gotta be vigilant Systemic racism is something that’s quite evident How the f*ck are we getting threats from the President? It’s imperative we look into these candidates That’s claiming they’re fighting for the people they represent The Black communities are dealing with a lot of shit Of course it’s going to be crimes and violence in poverty That’s the conclusion of having less opportunity Black child, Black child I just want you to know You’re more than great, but you’re going to see some hate based on your race Keep your love ones close and stay embedded in your faith Black child, Black child I just want you to know You’re going to see an image of yourself that’s in the news But you’re more than what they portray don’t get it confused Black child, Black child I just want you to know We’ve overcome a lot and that was due to sacrifice But we’re far from finished from this everlasting fight Black child, Black child I just want you to know It’s going to be some things about you they don’t understand But due to their reality, it’s know way that they can Royalty and super strength is running in our veins And the most powerful tool is a vigorous brain Intimidation lead to behavior that’s inhumane But we will prevail and prosper even through the pain You’re either with us or against us, when it comes to change If you’re not riding, I advise you to get out the lane It’s ‘bout that time for us to strategize and unify If they told you, you weren’t worthy than they told a lie Black child, Black child