3rdletta - Become

Prepare the soldiers for battle
Bring me my son
Family is the most important
This is something you must understand son
Before you ever rule as King
You must rule your home, learn to be a man son
Do everything I taught you in the field
I taught you how to hunt, and how to kill
A real man never stops trying
He is strong of heart, and he is strong of will
Remember son, never show fear
You way too young to understand
But papa may not make it back
But you survive, you're very strong son
Those white men are coming back son
They want to take all that we have son
But one day we'll take it back son
So chest out
Head up
Be proud of who you are in here son
Your skin colour is like the soil
And like the soil you are creator
The sun will always give you power
The waters, they will be your strength
This land you will watch over
The creatures, they will be your friend
You must protect your
Integrity
Identity
Your family
And honour
Your self-esteem
What you believe
Will always be
Stronger
Love is war
And war is love
Everything beneath you is above
You possess the powers of a God
All that you must do, is to become
Yeah yeah yeah
Believe in yourself
Know who you are
Never forget
What you believe of yourself
You will become
Messages are lost in translation
What good is confidence in these conditions
What good are my ideas when master claims them
What good is it for us to be patient
Positivity is not for slaves
I cannot take it, not another day
I see that man again I break his leg
We burn the house and then we get away
Yelelele
We sing songs and we dance
So that they don't see that we are making plans
Yelelele
Yelelele
The time is come
For freedom, this is our chance oh oh oh
Yeah yeah yeah
Believe in yourself
Know who you are
Never forget
What you believe of yourself
You will become
Never forget
Believe in yourself
Know who you are
Never forget
What you believe of yourself
You will become
Mhhmm, something isn't right
Several decades later, we still in the fight
Lost identities and superficial lives
Physically free, but mentally I'm tied up
Working for the man with little to survive
All I really see is slavery disguised
We fight the truth, because there's comfort in the lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Sanction me and view the little that I have
I am African, but I don't understand
My people are the ones impoverished in their land
Im afraid
That my son may never know what freedom is supposed to be
We fight ourselves coz we don't see the enemy
If we don't change it now then they may never see
That we are not the Africans they stole from
I believe that we are chosen
To take back what we own
We can't depend on any government
We know they won't protect us
They are puppets in
A master plan to break our unity
We must protect the black community
Protect our
Integrity
Identity
Family
And honour
Self-esteem
What you believe
Will always be
Stronger
Love is war
And war is love
You must learn to fight for what you love
If you were told way back when you were young
That you would be a God, would you become
Integrity
Identity
Your family
And honour
Your self-esteem
What you believe
Will always be
Stronger
Love is war
And war is love
Everything beneath you is above
If you were told way back when you were young
That you would be a God, would you become
Integrity
Identity
Your family
And honour
Your self-esteem
What you believe
Will always be
Stronger
Love is war
And war is love
Everything beneath you is above
If you were told way back when you were young
If you were told way back when you were young
That you would be a God, would you become
That you would be a God, would you become
That you would be a God, would you become

Written by:
Antonio Suto

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