But Can You Kill The Nigger In You-Chuck D

But Can You Kill The Nigger In You - Chuck D (feat. Isaac Hayes) [Intro:] When I was a lad We had indentured bond servants Stout conishman and Scotsman {Indeed sir endeed And if one of them runs away you couldn't tell 'em from any other Englishman But take our black slave sir and no matter how far they run they always black} [Chorus:] Now you wanna kill me That may be true 1,2 But can you kill the ni**a in you Now you wanna kill me Cause my lyrics be true But can you kill the ni**a in you [Verse 1:] Quiet as it's kept Some of y'all slept on yourself Next time you hit the mirror black Turn you back on yourself I wouldn't trust some a y'all If you was my right hand, man I'd cut it off at the wrist Like you name was Benedict Enough lead To threaten 50 niggas dead, you said Cause niggas is back to perms & relaxers All up in their head TV niggas only make you laugh, embarrass Can you catch it Ni**a fever new season Of modern day Stephen Fetchits 1990's Niggas be fraid of the noise I made Bout their master crackers giving out Disasters in the hood Phony honeys be gone when they moneys be gone Niggaresses artificial chests' Posin fake hair & high dresses [Chorus x2] Now you wanna kill me That may be true 1,2 But can you kill the ni**a in you Now you wanna kill me Cause my lyrics be true But can you kill the ni**a in you [Verse 2:] Madd niggas hittin sh*t But they health be quittin it Clothes and car makin the men Havin counterfeitin fit Seizing niggas be praisin Benzes Beemers when they got em Shined and simonized foreclosed Bit they grills be rotten Simon sez niggas jump And they jump for these Hilfiggers Tommy hates niggas high priced styles White as wild rice Niggas be dwellin in hell and the Negros pray for heaven F**k the preacher he don't reach You my ni**a roll a seven Niggas forgettin trips about those Slavery ships Niggas wasn't there they claim F**k that ni**a bring the pain Niggas be dealin Narcotic But don't get the money ni**a Women or the fame my ni**a Or the mother f**kin game [Chorus x2] Now you wanna kill me That may be true 1,2 But can you kill the ni**a in you Now you wanna kill me Cause my lyrics be true But can you kill the ni**a in you [Outro:] Check it Brother Isac drop it on the groove one time Let the beats check-check out your mind Brother Isac Hayes [Isaac Hayes:] Yo-yo brothers I say to you Become literate, study your history Then you know where you need to go Don't get socialy anestezied, thinkin you got the rock When you got the pable Learn who you are Come together and survive It's time to learn to love again It's time to stand out and be near Think about your history And free it from your misery Learn... to love again (Now you wanna kill me That may be true 1,2) It's time to learn to love again (Now you wanna kill me Cause my lyrics be true) It's time to learn to love again (Now you wanna kill me That may be true 1,2) It's time to learn to love again (Now you wanna kill me Cause my lyrics is true) Learn ! To love again