Fire & Earth Interlude - T.I.

I'm speaking I'm speaking okay

Silent no more

The blood of our people are rising from the shores

Ascending from the sand

Straight to our hands

Dripping from our finger tips

Yelling kicking screaming

And dreaming

See they were here and know they're gone

And we didn't even have to say so long

Because they gave us the blueprint

Sat in marched slaughtered

And lynched for this s**t

But we'd rather sit around

Get money clout chasing and gloat

Everybody got time everybody want smoke

You can tweet and you can type

But did you motherf**kers vote

I dare you to vote

I dare you to leave the trap

I dare you to learn more about your credit score

I dare you to know less about sports

And own more houses and stores

Own some s**t you could really call yours

'Cause news flash it ain't really

Your hood if you ain't own no doors

I dare you to rap about anything other than your P***y

Or how good you suck his

How good you look and how tight your Fashion Nova fit

I remember when rap queens really used to spit

Like really used to kick s**t

Would look you dead in the face and say

Who you calling a b***h

But now it's just so wet how wet is it

Is it as wet as our ancestors who were

Thrown overboard who drowned soaking wet

Like sweat beads running down Harriet's neck

Wet like immigrants swimming across

The borders until freedom

Is it wet like Tamika Mallory's

Back as she marched down to

Louisville Kentucky for Breonna Taylor

As she put her life on the front line

Not knowing if it would be her last time

How wet is it

'Cause Breonna Taylor was here

George Floyd was here

Ahmaud Arbrey was here

Rayshard Brooks was here

Ronald Green was here

Elijah McClain was here

Jamrion Robinson was here

And now they're gone

And we didn't even get the chance to say so long