We are the mothers of civilization
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We carry the entire nation on our backs
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Our wombs have birthed America's greatest accomplishments
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But be clear, our wrath will bring her to her knees
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I am a black woman, and the black woman is queen
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Wind is high and stormy tonight
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We can feel it's magical light
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As the sea comes speaking to me
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Siren voices drift out of key
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Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain
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As we seal it's magical light
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Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain
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As we seal it's magical light
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Yeah, sittin' on the cement, readin' out the full agreement (Wind and sea)
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Don't take shit personally, nigga, just see reflections of they own demon
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Own buildings, don't need a loan neither (nah)
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Tryna measure my contributions, homie, you gon' need a long meter
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My lyrics on a song with a strong beat
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Give you my past just to tell a nigga his future like a palm reader (damn)
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Under palm trees blowin' weed with my feet up
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Ain't never worry 'bout when nigga even mess a feat up
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You shouldn't ever assume, knowledge is king so
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Ask 'bout what you wanna know and say what you mean bro
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Met with Farrakhan and asked him
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"How in the hell do you love niggas more than they hate they self?"
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When you can make it anywhere, but you did make it there
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Stay in the same hood that kill you 'fore you get to really take it there
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No God perfect, they don't make it fair
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I'm meditatin' to keep from gettin' stuck in my way 'cause it ain't safe in there
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(Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)
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Keep from gettin' stuck in my way 'cause it ain't safe
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(As we seal it's magical light)
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After a darker night come a brighter day, ayy
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(Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)
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Be cautious of shit that you get easy, right away, ayy
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(As we seal it's magical light)
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They say after a darker night come a brighter day
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Nowadays I try to stay up out the gossip column (I am)
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Ignore opinions of people who can't even think to solve small problems (stupid)
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So what the f*ck I look like? Yell it out
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Havin' a power struggle with motherf*ckers who ain't even got no f*ckin' power
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It be, the same ones tryna empower
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That'll kill you either way, 'til you're dead before they give flowers (damn)
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I'd rather die today before I live in fear (yeah)
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And that go for any nigga on this hemisphere (uh)
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Young nigga in it, already winnin', huh? (Forreal?)
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I be over here when you're twenty minutes up, yeah
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How you gon' make it there burnin' bridges up?
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Took too many lessons for granted, you shoulda listened (boy)
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Nigga hate on me, out of ignorance, out of envy
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Out of f*cks to give ya, ho, f*ck up out of my business
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I got a vision, and a journey, and an attorney
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Just in case, I use this burner to keep me off of the gurney, ah
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(Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)
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Keep from gettin' stuck in my way 'cause it ain't safe
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(As we seal it's magical light)
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Yeah, after the darkest night come a bright day, ayy
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(Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)
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Be cautious of shit that you get easy, right away, ayy, be well
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(As we seal it's magical light)
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They say after the darkest night come a brighter day
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My name is Tamika D. Mallory
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And let me be the one to tell you, a revolution is in progress
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I come in the tradition of
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Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Ella Baker, and Angela Davis
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Mixed with a little bit of Jada Pinkett Smith and Cardi B
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Because, you see, Black women are not one-dimensional
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We think different, we move different
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We feel different ways about different things
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We are not a monolith
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But the one thing we all agree on is we deserve respect
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And we demand respect
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First, we demand respect from our Black kings
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And then, we demand respect from the world
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You see, Breonna Taylor was essential
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And justice for her means justice for me
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