A Ballad For Shaakie

Lyrics

[Intro] I sat there and the camera was setup here And I said I'm just gonna tell you the truth as it is This is my belief There's more to it than surface level They don't know Shaakie Roberts They don't know Ishmaeel Roberts Yeah (Yeah) Yah [Verse 1: YoungstaCPT] I'm not a perfect man and nor was I born one But I promise that I am working towards one My people need a leader so that's why I rap for them But it hurts when they think I've turned my back on them Upset with the gift that God has given Youngsta Don't makе it harder 'cause we alrеady lacking infrastructure Why don't you blame the ones in power? Look at the lives they killed I'm alive and well but I still suffer from survivor's guilt I'm still living in fear, year after year Believe half of what you see, none of what you hear Broken families Coloureds still working in the factories Breaking their backs for cheap, are we losing our humanity? Or have we lost it? Tryna sit where the boss sit If freedom was a download, how much would it have costed? Africans killing Africans claiming that they imposters Our condition can't be doctored Our society is Godless (That's true) [Interlude] I mean I worked for 44 years, 11 months and 3 weeks [?] And I've never seen the white man change in 44 years, 11 months and 3 weeks [Verse 2: YoungstaCPT] Maybe I'm the crazy one and everyone is normal But let's go back in history inside this time portal To the dark parts of Africa The Sharpeville massacre Amazing how a prisoner became our ambassador Present day issues, they internet hack you Don't know what to fight for so they taking down statues They boycotted, protested, they marched and insisted But the crime and the corruption are the faults that they can live with Ending our existence just to turn up in the club Addicted to posting pictures like technology is a drug A young girl gives birth but yet she has no wedding The president cuts us off and then he calls it load shedding Every day is Christmas though you see no presents You've been living, so you should thank Allah for old blessings I can relate, I really don't have time to be fake I'm tired of hate, so we create good hope for the Cape (And that's true) [Interlude] But this is how we are You are not gonna win this battle, my boy You are not gonna win this battle The people are dirty in this world They don't want you to succeed [Verse 3: YoungstaCPT] Police handcuff us I wonder, is it just us? Or is it justice? What gives them the right to judge us Skin colours, still influence the decision making But salutas P-O-C rapped at Nelson's inauguration This conversation is referred to as reversed racism I hate the system, they stole my speech like plagiarism I ain't playing with them, if only they could see what they do to me And how their decisions have affected my whole community They tied us up, shackled our minds and divided us 2017, train, taxi or we ride the bus Hanging from train carriages acting like wild savages Doing damages but we [?] by the managers Slang languages, we own it and we invented it They get stolen and sold to us by our oppressors And smart men ask questions Don't succumb to the pleasures False idols out there are trying to blind you with their treasures I'm sorry brown man but you don't have those kinds of leisures You need to take this pressure if you wanna be a legend I said I'm sorry brown man but you don't have those kinds of leisures You need to take this pressure if you wanna be a legend [Outro] You hear that, my friend? So, you're never gonna win this battle You're always gonna have somebody that you're [?] Somebody is always gonna try to make your right a wrong