Verse 1 This for the Kingdom of Kush, the Mali Empire The children of Aksum, praise be, alaikum kum The era of the bygone, eras of lost treasures The old ways must be made by any measures As I gaze to the stars for meditation with Nut The flow of the Nile is embedded in your strut Go forth, oh black child, populate the soil Inherently shine through tribulations and toil In the year of their Lord, we suffer a discord Chains and brutality, welcome aboard Keep the old ways coded in your slang and dance To them, shuckin and jiving, we calling taking a stance Marcus Garvey wanted a one way trip He bulit an ark for an exodus, a Black Star ship Fast forward to the present, We are still in rough waters 21st century lambs to the slaughter Chorus Brother Sister Father Mother Sister Mother, working together Father Father Mother Sister Brother Verse 2 Here's an observation, the proclamation Here's to enlightenment, here's to preparation We finally get there, Make sure that the stars align With the scrolls of the first mankind Chorus Wanna do it Brother Sister Father Mother Sister Mother, working together Father Father Mother Sister Brother Verse 3 The continent that's darker than the Universe Spreading the seeds to every place we immerse Every source of mineral, Proteins intended to give you the understanding of the first earth landing It's agriculture in the highest form Black you, brown you, the genetic norm Agriculture in the highest form Black you, brown you, the genetic norm What can the past show us as we look to the future? It's a limitless source of inspiration to renew us As we merrily merrily plummet downstream Chorus Yeah yeah Brother Sister Father Mother Sister Mother, working together Wanna do it, yeah yeah, wanna do it Father Father Mother Sister Brother Yeah (yeah) Just looking over my shoulder, my people