Acres (feat. Demi Day)

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Donovan Livingston

Donovan Livingston is a spoken word artist and poet known for his powerful performances and captivating storytelling. His work often explores themes of identity, social justice, and education. Donovan has gained popularity for his viral commencement speech at Harvard University in 2016, which he delivered as a spoken word poem. His performances inspire and encourage listeners to reflect on the world around them and work towards positive change. more »

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Gimme that, gimme that 
Acting like you don't remember that, remember that
All that time, you can't get it back, get it back
Damn right, you gonna gimme that, gimme that
Gimme that, gimme that
Acting like we don't remember that, remember that
All that time, we can't get it back, get it back
Damn right, you gonna gimme that, gimme that

I don't want your politics, I just want your scholarship
Man, I came to take over your campuses and colleges 
And the time is up for apologist economists
Who look into our past and won't acknowledge it, not a bit 
I didn't come to play with you though, you finna pay what you owe
We the People want receipts to them statements you wrote
See, we'd teach you to grow, then you reap what we sow
You know that history repeat and be the same as before
So I might cop a Benz or them Air Jordan 10s 
Might keep it in the hood, every dollar that I spend 
Looking at the border, all these separated kids 
Like, damn dog, our histories, they blend
And there they go again, there they go again, take it out your hand
Give a damn about your treaty, confiscate your sovereign land
Demanding reparations, we gon' need a couple bands 
Put your money where your mouth is, man, that's how you make amends
Give it

Gimme that, gimme that 
Acting like you don't remember that, remember that
All that time, you can't get it back, get it back
Damn right, you gonna gimme that, gimme that
Gimme that, gimme that
Acting like we don't remember that, remember that
All that time, we can't get it back, get it back
Damn right, you gonna gimme that, gimme that

Tough decisions make harder living, that's imposition
Made my neighbor my enemy called it competition
I won't believe in the governance of your inquisition
Faith and politics over land pillaged and greed missions
These people goin' bleed steeples with street symbols
Knees tremble no peace hymnal I speak nimble
Plain and simple I want everything I deem swindled
By heritage inheritance where bloody leaves dwindled
Oh My God, strange fruit reparations
Reaping everything we've sown unto next generation
This ain't the birth of a nation 
It's a reverse delegation
Adverse done been rehearsed to lift the curse you emblazoned
Mental emancipation
Decolonize what you chasten
I verbalize and actualize - make jubilee the occasion
That's a freedom creation
You owe us for the foundation
400 year obligation plus interest from the plantations 

The islands from Charleston south, the abandoned rice-fields 
Along the rivers for thirty miles back from the sea and the country 
Bordering the Saint Johns River, Florida, are reserved and set apart 
For the settlement of the Negroes now made free by the acts of war 
And the proclamation of the President of the United States

The three parties named will subdivide the land 
Under the supervision of the inspector, so that each family 
Shall have a plot of not more than forty acres of tillable ground

Gimme that, gimme that 
Acting like you don't remember that, remember that
All that time, you can't get it back, get it back
Damn right, you gonna gimme that, gimme that
Gimme that, gimme that
Acting like we don't remember that, remember that
All that time, we can't get it back, get it back
Damn right, you gonna gimme that, gimme that

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