Reparations (Radio Edit) Lyrics

Finally Free

We've been cursed for so long, but we're still strong

Yeah, finally we paid for what we did wrong

Now the curse has lifted, 400 years is up

How we survived no one knows

Black people we made it through

They know the truth about us

That's why they hid who we were from us

Yes we've been suffering for over 400 years

Now we need separation, and reparations

There's nothing left

Everything we tried didn't work

I guess the truth hurts too much

Hear me out, what's worse than living with the enemy

When you know they'll hate you no matter what you do

Yes we've been suffering for over 400 years

We need separation, and reparations

Your money, your power, came from us

We built this thing from the ground up

We fought in every war, yet faced hate like we were still slaves

The more you ignore this the worse it gets

We need to admit that we won't gt through this alone

You know there's no other solution

We gotta have our own so we'll rise to our rightful place

Yeah, y'all might hate the truth but y'all know it's real

They don't like you, they never will

Over 400 years and they still kill you

N***** think it's a joke, until they choke you on the concrete

Now your b**** on the street

That's why we need a h** that's legal

We need to be paralegals and know the law

So we can know when they're taking it too far

And if they do, then s**** no holds barred

Just act like it's halo, give 'em a halo

If they survive, put 'em in a halo brace

So they can't harass anyone anymore based on race

Pick up the pace and be aware, be prepared

When they're scared they might wanna lynch

You better have a g** to clinch

When they go crazy, s**** 'em till it's hazy

And if you're really gangsta, stop g****** down your own people

S**** rounds at the evil creeps who

Try to kill you for no reason like it's open season

Yes we've been suffering for over 400 years

We need separation, and reparations

We came a long way and we're still here

We fought the power with no fear

Taught lies all our lives, still survived with no allies

My people now it's time to rise

Nothing's coming out of the sky to save you

We gotta do what we gotta do to make it through this