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[Intro: Amiri Baraka]
[Verse]
Pain in my eyes
Pain in my eyes
Pain in my eyes
You can tell by the pace
They treat me like I'm wasting away
I know I'm worth more than they pay (I know my worth)
Blood in my hands, timbs, my new white tee
I ain't mean to, better him than me
Shit I should've died, I wouldn't have to pay rent
Shit, they treat a nigga like you know I ain't shit
I had to get back everything I lost
I went to the same spot bro left what he tossed
I was taught move, observe the slick walk
Since a baby, pigs shoot, don't talk
The flood the cases, bodies fell out the block
It's under the basement, 'cause the pigs getting off
Lawdy, when you coming back? Hurry
Niggas paid for you
Collection plate for you, I thought
Can't fall
I'm tired, can't fall asleep, can't feel asleep
Nation Tyme. was written by Pink Siifu.
Nation Tyme. was produced by iiye.
Pink Siifu released Nation Tyme. on Thu Apr 09 2020.
If I would have had the budget, I would have done a whole film. With “Nation Tyme!,” I wanted to do a PSA, like speak on it, but then I’d seen Spike Lee’s A Huey P. Newton Story starring Roger Smith. He’s playing Newton as a one-man show, like a play: on the stage, smokin’ cigs, just talkin’ his shi...
The whole piece is inspired by Amiri Baraka’s album It’s Nation Time. That fucked me up when I heard it. And I was really inspired by Sun Ra’s book of poems This Planet Is Doomed, foreworded by Baraka. I feel like Baraka just needs a lot more shine, so I wanted to dedicate it to him. Every part conn...