lirik lagu t.a.n.r. - let me be great
don’t tell me what i am
you see me and you judge me
you underestimate my greatness
and speak to me condescendingly
the hate in your heart is blatant
i see it, i feel it, i hear it
you, keep these beliefs near your spirit
i understand that’s what you were taught
but ya thoughts are irrelevant
cuz what society defines me as and what i truly am
is completely separate
you look at me, and say
“appears of average intelligence
skinny beyond belief and too short
looks like a wannabe thug that mugs
and is disrespectful and apathetic
puts himself first, and everyone else second
he’s arrogant, and pompous
probably has no conscience”
see i get these things daily
just based off of what they see
but they don’t know me
so then they hear me speak
and they’re like
“oh he’s quite eloquent, proper
mannerable, respectful
socially aware
deep rooted in cultures”
but really i’m none of that
i could be a blue bird or a vulture
nice and pleasant or vicious
like, when i’m with white women
i’m nice and charming
so they start swarming and throwing me their garments
i articulate everything, enunciate heavily, and tell
them of my dreams to be in the senate
but don’t give me too much credit
because i’m none of those
i’m not a proper gentleman that’s cl-ssy
and i don’t always choose to be fancy
nor am i a nerd, just because i choose to use certain words
but don’t confuse it i am a master of the influence
abusing your views on me, as these words flow as smooth as music
but at my truest, i am a black man, athletic, a hip-hop head, with friends who’re dead
ghetto sometimes, committed some crimes, i like kool-aid, watermelon and my chicken fried
but that’s not all there is to me. nah that’s not all there is to me
my step mom’s hawaiian and my girlfriend’s mexican
my cousins are puerto rican and my favorite teacher’s white
and i learn different things from them all
so my thoughts and beliefs don’t revolve
around what you expect
see, i’m into government, i’m a student who’s coveted
helping others, and making people smile all the time
and i’m not trying to complain and whine
i’m just saying i’m tired of being put in a box
don’t tell me i can’t do something because of what you see
don’t let my demographics limit my abilities
let me be me
let me be me
cuz one thing i hate
is when you tell me i can’t be great
so let me be great
let me be great
because my demographics don’t define me or my fate
i move at my own pace
just let me be great
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