As I turn these pages of history, the wiser I am Theories I couldn’t grasp, now I understand Like witnessing my grandmother fighting for land Me and my peers spending nights in remand Taught to shoot a gun, not to fight with our hands A life of freedom, a life of peace, that's the life we demand Being raised in a black nation We could all prosper, but everyone lacks patience Law makers make deals to turn profits Just to benefit their own pockets Past predicts future, you’ll realize it’s all a cycle History repeats itself, it's like life recycled Nature of man, dilemma you can’t decipher Can’t resist, like raw meat to a tiger Seen our fore-parents demise, yet we ain't no wiser We won't stop till we become our own colonizer Tales of wicked men Sold their own for dividends Things I see through these vivid lens Crucial times that were living in Things men do for gold I hope you know of the stories told Tales of wicked men Sold their own for dividends Things I see through these vivid lens Crucial times that were living in Things men do for gold I hope you know I'm a soldier, like Ibrahim Traoré Fighting for my people, not fighting not fighting for glory Thousand years from now they be telling our story The lost soldier trapped in purgatory As I open up my third eye, the things I see Africa has become the kingdom of thieves We need structure, selfless leaders But the west sent them all to dwell with Jesus Nights be the coldest but we’re soldiers There's more Gaddafi than they told us Their history blindfold us They hold us using puppets like Tinubu Sacrifice your own for opulence, you been a fool Ignorant men, lacking in God's wisdom Will I see Lumumba in God's kingdom History told lies and in lies we trust A war is coming, will North Africa fight with us Tales of wicked men Sold their own for dividends Things I see through these vivid lens Crucial times that were living in Things men do for gold I hope you know of the stories told Tales of wicked men Sold their own for dividends Things I see through these vivid lens Crucial times that were living in Things men do for gold I hope you know Bola Tinubu, modern day King Tegbesu King Gezo, Kings of Benin Is being black a blessing or sin With every tribulation there's a lesson within The anomaly, too much black people still in poverty Hungry and stressed, can’t even think properly Thug life on my belly, that’s the 2Pac in me Honorable like a Japanese Káy fear no man, my only fear is karma Aerial views, vantage point of Palki Sharma As a child I used to yearn for my mother’s love Heartbroken, couldn't hear no mama Gossiping takes precedence over raising a son So I lurk in da streets till da day is done My own brother ate my food and ain't gave me none Damn! Couldn’t even save the crumbs Tales of wicked men Sold their own for dividends Things I see through these vivid lens Crucial times that were living in Things men do for gold I hope you know of the stories told Tales of wicked men Sold their own for dividends Things I see through these vivid lens Crucial times that were living in Things men do for gold I hope you know Yow, yow Got a lot on my mind y’all It’s like we’re going in circles Too much black on black crime What are we doing Come on If you would read your history books You would know that we’ve taken this path over and over again This is the reason why we're at the bottom of the food chain when it comes to worldly affairs Congo, Rwanda, what are we doing? Come on Haven’t you seen the news Nations executing ethnic cleansing on other nations Mass massacres of babies and no one is doing anything about it It’s like no one cares I can’t help but think that we're next We’re vulnerable, were unprotected, we're un-united It's very easy for them to put us back in chains Come on, what are we doing, come one Man conquers and destroy using his hands and weapons of mass destruction A woman will destroy and deceive using her words Keep that in mind when interacting with the designated respective I give you music, I give you this music man It’s free, take it Free download and streaming Spread the word Riviir World War Two The musicians and entertainers are the instruments of God Great philosophy Algeria, I love y'all South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria Stay strong One love