Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song History , by - Thievery Corporation. Song from the album Treasures from the Temple, in the genre ЛаунджRelease date: 19.04.2018
Record label: ESL Music
Song language: English
History |
| You got the soul |
| Live with it every day |
| You got the role |
| That everybody gotta play |
| Break out the rows |
| Learn your history |
| You got the soul |
| Live with it every day |
| First and foremost |
| I’m a black Barbadian man |
| A Bajan Yankee |
| Who was born in this American land |
| My role? |
| Well, I’m the griot |
| Blessed with free flow |
| And a pea coat |
| My callin' |
| I came to connect with the people |
| My history is spotty just like yours |
| I’ve lied to myself |
| I’ve broken laws |
| I’ve told untruths to others |
| I love my father and my mother and my brother |
| You love your family too? |
| Well, let’s consider this our glue |
| As we’re bonded through this common experience |
| Don’t get distracted by the variants |
| I’m holding pain |
| Here it is: |
| I can’t be black without historic, systematic oppression |
| I can’t look at a cop without second guessing |
| These are confessions of the heaviness & stress I hold daily |
| But still light on my feet like Alvin Ailey |
| I’m just a mortal man talking with you |
| We all cling to the things we hold true |
| You’ve got the soul |
| Live with it every day |
| You’ve got the role |
| And everybody gotta play |
| Break out the books |
| Learn your history |
| You’ve got the soul |
| Live with it every day |
| Maybe you heard of Nat Turner, the rebellious slave |
| He’s well known because he misbehaved |
| Or, rather, he behaved in ways that aligned with his people’s freedom |
| So, of course, you know, the system needed to delete him |
| This happened back in 1831 |
| Nowadays I feel our lives are just a living, breathing issue of the re-run |
| The Power divide initialized |
| To never skip a season |
| Look at the collective consciousness and what we’ve become |
| The punishment for slave rebellion back then |
| Was to limit education for black women and black men |
| Look at the current costs of education |
| Plus |
| Check out the music on your local station |
| Mind numbing |
| The times coming |
| To seize a change |
| The media will spin the shit to make the activists all look deranged |
| I’m just a mortal man who’s talking with you |
| We all cling to the things we hold true |
| You’ve got the soul |
| Live with it every day |
| You’ve got the role |
| And everybody’s gotta play |
| Break out the books |
| Learn your history |
| You’ve got the soul |
| Live with it every day |