Aaron Dillard - Imagine That lyrics

(1st Verse) Imagine this I walk into my cla** about history And learned something fresh out of the blue like it was Listerine Thank God, because the previous was trash Making me think that my ancestors were nothing in the past Had me question, was it all terror and fear yo No. So tell me why never had a hero? With the writers, innovators and inventors, breaking barriers big as those saying “Colored, do not enter” But they wanted their freedom And they proved their greatness They did all that they cold to fight the blatant Bigotry and animosity from all those racist But the fact that they kept going just gives me the strength to say this Imagine what be different if we were taught What we are rather than what we're not Imagine if this was deeper than rap I don't know if you would man, but I'll imagine that (Chorus) Imagine all that we could be If our past wasn't a mystery Crazy how it tends to seem Like we were nothing in our history Imagine what be different if we were taught What we are rather than what we're not Imagine if this was deeper than rap I don't know if you would man, but I'll imagine that (Bridge) They ask me why I talk about the past I say so we can understand the now So I'mma have thank some of the greats In the only way I think I know how (2nd Verse) Like Lewis Latimer, that filament you made, it helped me see That Edison getting known for your light was wrong but You held your head high in sky Like Charles Chappelle spreading his wings, so he could fly Back when they didn't want us to know how to read or write Even though the Wright brothers, they never got it right But I'm just playing games, so thank you Gerald Lawson Cuz I swear video games made being a child awesome And the women, I love you so much if you can't tell Ella Baker, I need to thank you, for real For standing ‘hind the scenes, making change just for our people Doing all of these things so we could dream and be equal And for the hundreds of others that will keep going unnoticed You made this all possible, so I want you to know this I appreciate your drive, your dedication and focus Thank you for that sacrifice, its you for whom I wrote this, Peace (Chorus) Imagine all that we could be If our past wasn't a mystery Crazy how it tends to seem Like we were nothing in our history Imagine what be different if we were taught What we are rather than what we're not Imagine if this was deeper than rap I don't know if you would man, but I'll imagine that Yeah I'll imagine that Yeah, I'll Imagine that Imagine if this was deeper than rap I don't know if you would man But I'll imagine that