The Commitments
Triz Nathaniel
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Go down Moses, oh Lord Go down into Egypt, oh Lord Tell ol' Pharoah, oh Lord Free my people, oh Lord Do you not get it lads? The Irish are the Blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the Blacks of Ireland. And the northside Dubliners are the Blacks of Dublin So say it once, say it loud I'm black and I'm so fuckin' proud But here at home that ain't really allowed When I was eight, me and Max was playing Jacks outside Of a school where it's safe right? Then some grown ass whites jumped out of their ride And shouted "f*ck you niggers" like five times First time I tried suicide I was only eleven years old The bank took our home And mom, she was really going through it But no time, the white family was moving in soon and I remember the Super Nintendo controller Throwing it over the door frame, hoping it holds But the thought that stopped me was ironic and silly Thinking if I break this frame, yo she gon' kill me To survive in the face of gentrification She finessed our address for my education And when I learned about this one island Everything I heard was inspiring Like people beating back the Black & Tans And the Easter Sunday when it all began St. Paddy drove the snakes from Ireland But they ended up as the jakes in my land So tell the homies I'm sorry got no time man Skip the party, gotta be all about this rhymin' It's a ton my people gonna wanna know like How knock down a crown like a domino Haunted by my own thoughts so I made friends with the ghosts Funny they the only friends ain't ghosting me though Put my whole self in the game, Hokey Pokey But I know fruit the last thing to grow on a tree Got a Devil in my ear, Angel in my pocket Both telling me: Stoppin' ain't a option Revolution all I know how to do They said: Play on your harp, Hallelu' Since 1619 We ain't seen what independence is And I know failure so well We finish each other's sentences It's brilliant minds in my cypher We got weed, each one a leader So I'm getting my goals After hitting the circle, like Fifa Sing a song for Derry, yo The cheese stands alone Cuz even though I'm very broke I'm coming for the throne I'ma see it to the end Like my name in the credits Bring a black IRA to the States That's my premise Little David play on your harp, Hallelu'
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