[Sample]
“…we perpetuate it now because it's dead. That word's dead. We men and women, we come from, we come from the first people on the earth. You know?”
[Hook: Torae]
Now when my n***a calls me his n***a, I ain't tripping ‘cause I figure
That he love me, so I feel it's all good
But when they're treating us like we're n***as, they're choking and pulling triggers
Then we wonder how to put a hold to it, put some fall to it
[Bridge: Torae]
See I don't want to cry no more
See young brothers die no more
And if it mean I got to walk away from my n***a
And I ain't by his side no more
[Verse 1: Torae]
(“n***as”)
See I remember from the beginning
In every line, every conversation, the sentence
It's always been my word, but word, I might end it
(“n***a”) making change to make a difference
[Hook: Torae]
Now when my n***a calls me his n***a, I ain't tripping ‘cause I figure
That he love me, so I feel it's all good
But when they're treating us like we're n***as, they're choking and pulling triggers
Then we wonder how to put a hold to it
Now when my n***a calls me his n***a, I ain't tripping ‘cause I figure
That he love me, so I feel it's all good
But when they're treating us like we're n***as, they're choking and pulling triggers
Then we wonder how to put a hold to it, put some fall to it
[Verse 2: Torae]
And then almost like it was planned
Overseas on stage talking to fans
And whether German or Poland, I always cringe at the moment
They say “you k**ed it, my n***a, you the man”
(“n***a”) Damn, ‘cause they don't even know the origin
They just heard it in every song I perform for them
Be the change you want to see
So who really looking crazy, them or me?
[Torae speaking]
See I came up using the word, you know? I always took it as not as a term of endearment, but the older I get, the more mature. It's like I understand it's not. Our forefathers fought and died for that, you know what I mean, that word and it's like, no matter how much we march and protest and say we want respect, we got to learn how to respect ourselves first
[Hook: Shaquawna Shante]
Now when my n***a calls me his n***a, I ain't tripping ‘cause I figure
That he love me, so I feel it's all good
But when they're treating us like we're n***as, they're choking and pulling triggers
Then we wonder how to put a hold to it
Now when my n***a calls me his n***a, I ain't tripping ‘cause I figure
That he love me, so I feel it's all good
But when they're treating us like we're n***as, they're choking and pulling triggers
Then we wonder how to put a hold to it, put some fall to it
[Outro: Shaquawna Shante]
Put some fall to it
How we gon' be change
How we gon' be the change
If we don't change ourselves