Mega Ran & Super Smack team up to rap about teaming up.
lyrics
(Super Smack)
This goes out to all the folks
Who only see this world in monochrome
One color at a time, all the colors get in line
One hashtag a year, and they call it woke?
No oh oh, that's about as true as Fyre Festival
'Cause we got a system to dismantle
And when the pain of a race is not a race
That's a much better system that'll take its place
(Mega Ran)
I heard....
United we stand, divided we fall
And injustice for one is injustice for all
It’s not just quotes but a challenge for folks
Who talk big and come up small
All y’all
Watching documentaries and seeing the pain
You got to spot that energy and keep it the same
It ain’t a contest, cause we all got stress
But with solidarity we make progress
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
(Mega Ran)
Here's something everybody here should know
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
(Super Smack)
They can’t touch us when we link elbows
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
(Mega Ran)
Stand unified, you are never alone
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
Black and Gold
(Mega Ran)
We all recall Latasha Harlins
The subsequent protests, the cops, the arson
That all could’ve stopped with one word (Guilty)
(Super Smack)
A riot is the language of the unheard
(Mega Ran)
So protect your peace and I recommend
(Respect ya friends) but also
check your friends
Through the struggles, the conflicts and failed experiments
We notice (What's that?) a shared experience
(Super Smack)
So I'm callin' out the Asian cop
who stood there while George's breathe got stopped
(Mega Ran)
And to the mom'n'pops
Who scared when Black folks enter their shops
(Super Smack)
That's some bull that we need to drop
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Rest In Peace
(Mega Ran)
Vicha Ratanapakdee
Shame on anyone who harm the Asian elderly
If you’re harassing Asian women when they’re on the street
(Super Smack)
Step aside, you're in the way of peace
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
(Mega Ran)
Here's something everybody here should know
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
(Super Smack)
They can’t touch us when we link elbows
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
(Mega Ran)
Stand unified, you are never alone
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
Black and Gold
(Super Smack)
So you wanna be an ally. Well shall I
Offer you a little bit of advice?
On behalf of Asians— all the Yellow, Brown, and Gold
Inject your solidarity, with a bit of soul
And check in with your non-Asian friends
See if they got plans, to better understand, what they all need to mend
No more fetishizing our women, emasculating our men
And put us in more movies (Amen!)
My friends…
If you’re traumatized, don’t forget to cry
It’s quite natural to feel desensitized
(Mega Ran)
But we’ll defeat the lies, they ‘bout to see us rise
And meanwhile let your joy fly
(Super Smack)
So come on
Get loud like we’re bangin' on pots and pans
(Mega Ran)
Take note, 'cause we doin things of consequence
(Super Smack)
Yo Ran, I think our people make awesome friends
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
‘Cause we came from the two biggest continents
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
(Mega Ran)
Here's something everybody here should know
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
(Super Smack)
They can’t touch us when we link elbows
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
(Mega Ran)
Stand unified, you are never alone
(Super Smack & Mega Ran)
Black and Gold, Black and Gold
Black and Gold
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