Pride

[Verse 1 - Speech]
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
Never wanted things to be in reverse cause
God makes waves 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
Happy TV commercials and bi-racial shows
The 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
And even after that my ghost resides with pride

[Chorus]
I’ll always reside with pride
I continue to strive with pride
I’ll always have my pride

[Verse 2 - Headliner]
Brothers and Sisters
My name is Headliner from the family Arrested Development
Power to the people ya’ll
The struggle for liberation of African peoples still continues
Never settle for our present oppressors
Freedom is our right, we demand that
Possessed
With the spirits of the Black Panthers
The MOVE Organization
Nat Turner
Assata
David Walker

[Verse 3 - Speech]
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
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

[Chorus]
I always will live with pride
I always will live with pride
Always live with pride

[Verse 4 - Headliner]
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 oppressors
Or should I say down pressure
Because I exist I resist
Because I’m alive, I strive with pride
Yeah, power to the people ya’ll
The struggle for liberation of African peoples still continues
Yes never settle for our present oppressors
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
Patrice Lumumba
Power to the people
The struggle for dignity still lives on in our mind