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Black people get no respect And we never will get it, if we ain’t got it yet The white man doesn’t truly consider us a threat, we’re the best peace loving people he coulda ever met Not one African nation has a nuclear weapon, and that’s a good thing But our land has all of the necessary materials, every mineral ingredient needed to make an atomic bomb Create mushroom clouds fifty shades of black Guess we ain’t dumb enough to do that, although we’ve been often portrayed as not being too smart Conjuring up false narratives is a dark art But let’s look at the historical truth; put it out in the open, in plain view Black people in America is a special clan: We’ve lived here nearly 400 years, and never tried to overthrow the government of the white man Sure, from time to time, a smattering of my people used violence — which was wrong — as a means to fight against systemic racism We only wanted to throw off the chains of oppression, be not treated as subhuman After the white man unlocked the slavery chains, black people became quiet, law-abiding citizens A peaceful people who never took up arms against the American government We proved ourselves as the best neighbors white people could ever hope to get Yes, we were the most compassionate color white people could ever hope to oppress We forgave them for what they did to us ... laid all of our hatred to rest To sincerely love your enemy, is how Jesus Christ wanted us all to breathe Savor the taste of the salt covenant of peace To live in harmony with your enemy, is a kingdom of God inspired reality The majority of black people chose to live this Christian prophecy And for the most part, we’ve been a peaceful people dwelling in the land of our conquerors Yet we got no global praise for all of the indignities we forgave Do you think we’ve gotten much national respect for that? No sir, we instead got a lot of hateful spit spat in our black face And was told often, we better know our place ... permanent Third World class citizen But if you first never will respect our black skin, the melatonin cost of our suffering ... how will you ever then accept us, and let us blend in? We are a peaceful people, who proved ourselves as the best neighbors white people could ever hope to get But, with ebony tears I regret having to say this with somber words coated in chocolate candid: Black people still get no respect And we never will get it, if we ain’t got it yet
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