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The Three Fifth's Compromise
Wasn't the only negotiation
About what slavery would look like
In the new United States
Three by five is point six zero
They talk about Colombus
Like he was some hero
Really in the end, it was all about dinero
This clause was created
To be another compromise
Between Northern and Southern colonies
Three by five is point six zero
They talk about Colombus
Like he was some hero
Really in the end, it was all about dinero
It allowed for slavery
To exist in the South
Education is skewed
It's funny how the intent
Is to learn something new
All the information known only by a few
Way back in High School
They laud and praise
Little did we all know, it was all fake
And allowed for slavery
To remain illegal at the local level
America is just like a lake
The deeper that you go
The visibility fades
It fades
(It fades)
It's all dark and murky
Like Congress traits
I'd rather un-invest in politics
I get that I should vote
But what would one vote change?
I'd rather use my voice
No, it's not strange
Why does white America
Seem to have it all
It's unbelievable
The unmitigated gall
I see a cop posted
And I forget it all
At the end of the day
Southern states
Were able to benefit
By keeping their property
I'm just a little darker
No way is that a flaw
The Three Fifth's Clause
Can't believe it was a law
They forced to crawl
Just to escape
We even had to treat the master
Like Superman's cape
I took an African American class in college
Yeah, that's what gave me this knowledge
I really felt like I could stand
And pay homage
And Northern states
We shouldn't forget
Also got to benefit
From the impact of slavery
In the Northern economy
Three by five is point six zero
They talk about Colombus
Like he was some hero
Really in the end, it was all about dinero
The Slave Trade Clause
Prevented action on the Transatlantic slaves
Three by five is point six zero
They talk about Colombus
Like he was some hero
Really in the end, it was all about dinero
It took seventy five years
Before the United States pivoted from slavery
To be considered
Less than an individual
Whenever I picture
It's a eerie visual
I realize that back then, this was typical
I thank my ancestors
To see through this mess
Out in Madagascar, trying to find happiness
The Devil is a lie
If you think, my color
(My color)
Makes me less
(Makes me less)
Than
(Than)
Check the body
(Check the body)
Cam (Cam)
It took a Civil War
And cost hundreds of thousands of lives
Three by five is point six zero
Cuz I'm on this Earth
To send a tough message
Us African Americans
Ain't a race that you should mess with

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