
Date of issue: 08.09.2014
Record label: Reach
Song language: English
Dirty Water |
Hold up, Hold up, Hold up |
Y’all gone get me bowed up |
When that beat hit it’s like three kicks in |
Yo knees up to yo nose, huh |
You knows us |
Un-a-shamed, Uno Uno Seis (whoa) |
Tatted on my skin, all up in yo face (whoa) |
If I ain’t 'bout that life, then I ain’t really livin' |
But if you can’t see my light then maybe I ain’t in it |
Champagne, champagne, celebratin' my campaign |
I just dug a well in West Africa |
But how many of my friends is Afri-can, huh? |
No habla español (nope) |
Just show me tu baño |
Ain’t tryna get to know you, I’m too busy readin' Daniel (woo!) |
Most segregated time of day is Sunday service (My Lawd) |
Now what you think that say about the God you worship? |
(ok) |
First of all, I know it ain’t a song that’s gone change the world |
There’s no way |
It’s not a guilt trip, it’s a field trip that’s gonna last more than one day |
What you thought, huh? |
Faith ain’t 'bout no soft stuff |
I heard you just went overseas, now come back home and boss up |
Buy a bottle for a fee (for a fee) dirty water |
Bodies floatin' in the sea (in the sea) dirty water |
Blood flowin' from the ground, dirty water |
Dirty water |
Buy a bottle for a fee (for a fee) dirty water |
Bodies floatin' in the sea (in the sea) dirty water |
Blood flowin' from the ground, dirty water |
Ain’t no filters in this town, dir-dir-dirty water |
Worthless, worthless, 400 years we done heard that |
My family came here on slaves ships |
Some herd cattle, some herd blacks (woo!) |
I know some of y’all done heard that |
My kin was treated less than men (whoa) |
That’s why we raised to hate each other, cause we hate our skin |
Lies you told about yourself that you don’t realize (Like what?) |
Must be a thief, she locked the doors when I was walking by (whoa) |
They must be whores cause the master rapes 'em and leaves the child |
So deadbeat daddy was taught to me way before my time |
Now we extreme, buying fancy things like gold chains |
Just pretty shackles, we still enslaved |
Put 'em round ya neck, cause we still hangin' |
Hood preacher told 'em they should live as kings (kin-kings) |
You call 'em devil, he fightin' for self-esteem (Think about it) |
It’s hard to dream when yo water ain’t clean |
Now look at Lucifer scheme us out of being a team (whoa) |
Blood in the ocean to these African streams |
This dirty water ain’t nothin' we haven’t seen |
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