Threw My Hood Up

I'm here tryna find me outside this window pane
Stay deep inside of me held in a little vein
Promises I made to people I'm kin to raining
King I spoke the language of the civil
I've been marching with the monarchs
Garvey making my mark, us is all I know
In the country of the honor
Medals for my bravery the metal as my armor
While I'm leveling these liars like Geppetto with a sawed off
Strings being pulled bows on the strings
Arrows on the bows, aimed at the kings
Rebels with a cause, paws on a panther
As I Huey P with afeni here to see the damage
Bars is all I know, arrested development
Prison mindset a correction to a rebel this
Is anarchy trying to stop us good luck
Shot on the block by a cop cause I threw my hood up

[Hook: Speech clips from MLK and Malcolm X]

They try to tell me I'm a product of the system
Never would accept it never thought I would've listened
Never been a man with a problem as a christian
I ignore the ones who hatin trading prada for their vision
Death isn't a fear I try to talk it to existence
But my purpose isn't fulfilled so I follow with persistence
When the kid came up on chicken, couldn't get a buck for spending
I know bout being broke for real not having a pot to piss in
But out here handling business, hand raising this attendance
Pay attention to me talkin they remember every sentence
I am marchin like for martin, no I'm marchin like I'm martin
With a million men and in my hand got a tool for the vengeance
We have our limits warriors united
Beatin dun duns and djembes for the ones doin da fighting
An never thought I'd care to even persevere and put up
Rest in peace to all my peeps that died for throwing hoods up

[Hook: Speech clips from MLK and Malcolm X]