[ VERSE 1: Laquan ] Swing blue and sweat black a massive strain is on my brain 400 years of pain are flowing through my veins The fight is for glory, the cause is mandatory Stress, strife, the price you pay in life Heads rattle between a skin battle Purpose is worthless, hell met the surface Earthly desires have kept you spiritually dead Look beyond and your starving soul is fed Some have strayed from Afrocentric ways On a never ending quest for better days Many sin, peace is made within No time to spare, the clock continues to spin I have a question, why test a Brother who can still feel the pain of his ancestors? (Stand up) Pledge of allegiance, of what? Burn the flag, system is unjust Shocked, your mouth dropped, you wonder why I said that Swing blue and sweat black
Swing it Swing it Swing it Swing it..
[ VERSE 2: Laquan ] Seeking survival in a world of wickedness Whether so-called good or hypocrites Gotta defend the home I descend Frighten my color might cover when blend Times are tough, can't give up, I'm livin in mud Divine truth only comes through flesh and blood Must survive in the jungle of concrete The zone where the wicked enslave the meek Enemies suffer, disciples prevail We shall now be the head, no longer the tail My providence is purified guidance, spiritually So what if you don't dance as long as you're hearin me Rhythmic influence with a mental contact Swing blue and sweat black
Swing it Swing it Swing it Swing it..
[ VERSE 3: Laquan ] Blood shed, a young brother lies dead He was shot by cop the other night He didn't pack a gun or knife He didn't stop when the cops said "freeze!" and lost his life Tears flood his mother's eyes, she wonders why Skin is the reason her son died Death is death, in any case it's still sin Why must the system use death as discipline When will this color war come to an end And do the good still always win? Hell is on Earth, we gotta work, I mean break our back Swing blue and sweat black