Black man fightin' for survival Tryin' to stay alive for my kids, I'm their Idol Raised in a system designed for me to take the L So when you see us cryin' hard, that's vital Please don't call me urban, I don't think it, I'm certain Black king but they tryna make me feel like that's a burden Still chasin' the money and even when you get it They respek you on the sly, still look at man funny The most oppressed understand the stress That's not an angry black girl, that's an Empress Yes, we live life but we know death Police kill a black man, then we protest Listen, I swear down, man I'm tired now We need change right now, owe it right now Talk up, this ain't no time to be quiet now I ain't takin' time, this ain't no time for a time-out The biggest threat in the world ain't no nuclear bomb If black people unite, you know Everything's long, could you imagine it? Yeah I know man, mad ting I just pray and wait for the day man partin' it They just hope it don't happen, they couldn't manage it I'm so me, I'm so black with it I'm on point, I'm on track with it They killin' off black people, so if you're ridin' out I'm backin' it And to be honest, man, the truth of the matter All lives don't matter till black lives matter Dawg, this is bigger than a postcode passer Everyday new clip, new killin', maza Turn your card and work twice as harder to level with Someone you know you're better than, that's kinda hard They hear the bars and say I'm kinda hard Forget that, cah right now all I'm tryna do is highlight the scars Years of oppression, years of self-hate Years of killin' each other, years of walkin' with the weapon I ain't tryna hear "I don't care what you reckon" Don't think it's racist, here, come learn you a lesson You got us feelin' like our lives are threat I can't breathe with your knee on my neck We bleed the same, can't you see that it's red? I can't believe what I seen on the net P.D.C, you know we pray days change Wanna see change dawg, you gotta change Colour of my skin means I'm already guilty Don't trust the police, you know a lot of them are filthy Black and I'm proud, say it over and over Love black lives the way you love black culture We just want a fair shot But we can't get it Now you wonder why we got this big chip on our shoulder Bring forth your humanity, it's your weapon And the biggest weapon in the world today is the power of love Love is your colour today, yeah You are not black, you are not white You are the colour of love You have the rights, human rights