[Intro]

The savage and carefree ways you are accustomed to are over

Your old world is dying, but we in the civilized world want to save you

[Chorus]

You can try to confuse my pride

But no, you can’t take my soul

Your whole world is living a lie

And yes baby, this I know

We need the truth

I need my people to know that it's on you

To take back all that we own

We can do it man

[Verse 1]

Because of you

I never had my pops around

Never learned how to be a dad when he came town

Probably because you snatched up his folks as a little child

Realizing that I can’t blame him, I feel him now

But I made it through the pain, and I'ma get you now

Make you feel what it feels like to get fucked around

On some real shit, I don’t even miss my pops

And I don’t even get a Christmas call

Because of you

My family has issues

Sometimes I wonder if we really miss him

We don't talk about him, so no we don't diss him

And I don't even know him, so how I’m going to miss him

I'm only being real as I’m seeing things clearer

Like who the hell is this guy, standing in the mirror

Staring at myself, like who the fuck are you?

But now it makes sense, its all because of you

[Chorus]

You can try to confuse my pride

But no, you can’t take my soul

Your whole world is living a lie

And yes baby, this I know

We need the truth

I need my people to know that it's on you

To take back all that we own

We can do it man

[Verse 2]

Because of you

When my kokum was alive

I always seen her cry and it seemed like every night

She would pray to the same institution that lied

To the whole fucking world, can you look me in the eyes?

And tell me that you ain't trying to kill us all

You can't mistake me for a sheep I’m about to get involved

Make sure you read everything before you flip the page

Because I'm a one man rally on a bigger stage

Because of you

A lot of youth can’t communicate

We lost our identity, we’re still trying to recuperate

Used to hunt for our food now we ain't shooting straight

Confused by the new world order, we don’t know who to hate

Instead of killing our own

We should focus on our fam and protecting our home

Stack your money up, and buy land purchase some arms

Teach your kids how to survive in the eye of the storm

It’s going down man

[Chorus]

You can try to confuse my pride

But no, you can’t take my soul

Your whole world is living a lie

And yes baby, this I know

We need the truth

I need my people to know that it's on you

To take back all that we own

We can do it man