Pride

My skin could never be no curse, no, it can't

I wear it like a prom tuxedo and I

Wear my hair as if it's the sun and

Each and every dread is a powerful light ray, I

Never wanted things to be in reverse 'cause

God makes waves for wise travelers so

My views of this world are ever growing

Thus, ever growing is the way one must view me

A soul of conviction unjustly convicted (Yeah)

Happy TV commercials and biracial shows

The smell of reality still burns in my nose

(Smell of reality still burns my nose)

Not content until it smells like a rose

Whether it's in style to keep the fight

I tread these waters and make my waves, yes, I do

And I will fight until my dying day

Even after that, my ghost resides with pride

I'll always reside with pride

I continue to strive with pride

I'll always have my pride

Brothers and sisters, my name's Headliner

From the family Arrested Development

Power to the people, y'all

The struggle for liberation of African peoples still continues

Never settle for our present oppressions

Freedom is our right and we demand that

Possessed with the spirits of the Black Panthers

The MOVE Organization, Nat Turner, Assata, David Walker

Forward ever, backwards never

Day by day, through trials, I trod

Always triumphant, never fail

We've come too far to turn back now

I won't turn back, I move

My blood is thicker than the waters of any flood

Yeah, yeah (Yeah)

Here I am, facing the Almighty Herself

If she approves, then I am saved

Clear of trouble is the path I pave

For generations of children to walk and run

Whether it's in style to keep the fight

I tread these waters and make waves, God knows

And I will fight until my dying day

And even after that, my ghost resides with pride

I always will live with pride

I always will live with pride

Always live with pride

I don't try to follow the past of acceptance

I just try to follow the path of redemption and self-development

The meek shall inherit the Earth

We must wake up and smell the birth of a nation

Never settle for the present oppressions

Or should I say, down pressure

Because I exist, I resist

Because I'm alive, I strive with pride

Yeah, power to the people, y'all

The struggle for liberation of African peoples still continues

Yes, never settle for our present oppressions

Freedom is our right and we demand that

Possessed with the spirits of the Black Panthers

Yeah, the Black Panthers

The MOVE Organization, Nat Turner, Assata

David Walker, yeah, Patrice Lumumba

Power to the people

The struggle for dignity still lives on in our mind