White Dave - Appraise lyrics

Mm, mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm I was gonna rap there but I'm gonna rap here Hit-Boy Black skin, black as the space, black as the ash on a blunt Black as the pavement, black as a spade, man We are made men, roots go deep, we never caved in But how can you appraise man? This land splattered with plasma, ni**as move forward, not backwards Gift from their God, diamonds come from living this hard Abducted by mobs, strung us up with hate in their hearts My people are scarred, but wait, we still push on Killed that kid on camera, still walking 'round hella comfy Why they even let this man out? fu*k bail money Badges on a license to kill, that never was the case ni**as get the sh*ttiest deal, open, shut the case Cops walk free, riddled bodies left uncovered Let the whole hood see, this sh*t happens all the time Being black is the crime, where I walk by design (Mm-hm) Every day we put our lives on the line My body ache from all the stress from my ancestors (Mm-hm) We could influence the planet if we stand together I've been losing sleep for a while cause home ain't even safe Pigs really murdered Breonna in her own space I admire all the teachings from my OGs I was raised with religion and respect Learned the value of the things that they told me Said God don't forget and will collect What you stand for? I'm not the one to put your hands on We still alive, we do our dance, hoe You really tried, we survived this and that though Cause we had to, we're the last hope, hm Done dealing with that bad batch, mm-hm Can't give us freedom cause we had that, we need money trees We need equity, we need property, feel me? (Yeah, yeah) We demand more (Yeah, yeah) We demand more (Hm, yeah) We demand more Yeah, yeah, yo Real cowards tug on triggers without consequence We got our backs against the bricks but there's no stopping them But we'd get blown to smithereens if we start popping them Black bodies laid inside a grave without a chance to fight Won't ever change long as police is still militarized They have villainous ways, since back in the day They aim them guns at me familiar, I'll never forgive 'em So I don't bat an eyelash when criminals kill 'em I'm full of rage but I'm working on cleansing my soul Reassessing my goals, empty clip and reload Won't bite my tongue for politics, it's clearer than clear I'm for the people, all that other sh*t isn't for real (Mm) I don't post much Cause my ideas would get my throat cut Come from a family of God believers and truth seekers Come from a family of hard workers and truth speakers What you stand for? I'm not the one to put your hands on We still alive, we do our dance, hoe You really tried, we survived this and that though Cause we had to, we're the last hope, mm-hm Done dealing with that bad batch, mm-hm Can't give us freedom cause we had that, we need money trees We need equity, we need property, feel me? Black skin! But how can you appraise man?