[Refrain: Little Simz] Mentally enslaved Mentally deranged Mental doesn't change Rental isn't paid Why do you pretend to live any day We are not the same Is that all I tell myself to make me feel better [Hook: Little Simz and Chronixx] Have I let my people down? Let my people down Have I let my people down? Have I let my people down? Have I let my people down? My people down Never, never let my people down Never let my people down Never let my people down Never let my people [Verse 1: Chronixx] I'm not half the man Marley was Still not heard the voice of Garvey calling us Luther King's soul is still patiently waiting for his dreams to come true because it feels like the same thing again Still I fight fire with fire, streets do not like fire What's the matter with matter? Still marching, screaming black lives matter And so many people trying to be an activist in society These days what we really need is active spirituality Cause, Bob done fight already, X done fight already Man and Rosa Parks may be flying first cla** nice and steady So if you want to fight that fight again then alright my baby
But after the revolution must come the evolutionaries I [?] Vietnam [?] Today our fight is to activate all the peanut glands All the youths in the streets tryna eat for money Provide them with the [?] Make them feel what they feel [?] Let my people down [Refrain: Little Simz] Mentally deranged Mental doesn't change Rental isn't paid Why do you pretend to live any day We are not the same Is that all I tell myself to make me feel better [Verse 2: Little Simz] I'm not half the woman Maya was Still I hear the voice of Nina here guiding us We're running out of legends I know they look from the heavens down on me I can't let them down The people that are meant to be protecting us are k**ing us The people that are meant to be protecting us are k**ing us Anxiety and adrenaline, I know you feel the rush Do you hear me now? [Hook: Little Simz and Chronixx] Never let my people down Never, never let my people down No, no You say Never let my people down Never let my people down Never let my people