I was awakened by my great ancestors
taken away into the deepest lands beyond time
educated on our rich and vast history
how we hold incredible power and treasure
how there is immensity of light within us
a spectacular mountain of knowledge
that has molded us into extraordinary human beings

We were the blueprint that White Supremacy
snatched from our grips
fabricated our ancestral roots
denied the color of our skin
teased our many cultural practices
cursed our names until we were nearly drained

They have made us into the enemy
They have convinced so many that we are black beasts
That have no intelligence, no principles, no personality
They have confined so many of our black men in prison
They think we don’t understand their methods
but we know that prison cell is the new form of slavery
You must learn the way so that you can see above it all
Many will come and try to shield you away from the truth
but you were awakened by us and realize that everything
that you are is rooted in our ancestral history
Go now and educate the present-day society as well as the youth
Everyone must be awakened
The time is now