The eNd

[Sample] “…we perpetuate it now because it’s dead. That word’s dead. We men and women, we come from, we come from the first people on the earth. You know?” [Hook: Torae] Now when my nigga calls me his nigga, I ain’t tripping ‘cause I figure That he love me, so I feel it’s all good But when they’re treating us like we’re niggas, they’re choking and pulling triggers Then we wonder how to put a hold to it, put some fall to it [Bridge: Torae] See I don’t want to cry no more See young brothers die no more And if it mean I got to walk away from my nigga And I ain’t by his side no more [Verse 1: Torae] (“Niggas”) See I remember from the beginning In every line, every conversation, the sentence It’s always been my word, but word, I might end it (“Nigga”) making change to make a difference [Hook: Torae] Now when my nigga calls me his nigga, I ain’t tripping ‘cause I figure That he love me, so I feel it’s all good But when they’re treating us like we’re niggas, they’re choking and pulling triggers Then we wonder how to put a hold to it Now when my nigga calls me his nigga, I ain’t tripping ‘cause I figure That he love me, so I feel it’s all good But when they’re treating us like we’re niggas, they’re choking and pulling triggers Then we wonder how to put a hold to it, put some fall to it [Verse 2: Torae] And then almost like it was planned Overseas on stage talking to fans And whether German or Poland, I always cringe at the moment They say “you killed it, my nigga, you the man” (“Nigga”) Damn, ‘cause they don’t even know the origin They just heard it in every song I perform for them Be the change you want to see So who really looking crazy, them or me? [Torae speaking] See I came up using the word, you know? I always took it as not as a term of endearment, but the older I get, the more mature. It’s like I understand it’s not. Our forefathers fought and died for that, you know what I mean, that word and it’s like, no matter how much we march and protest and say we want respect, we got to learn how to respect ourselves first [Hook: Shaquawna Shante] Now when my nigga calls me his nigga, I ain’t tripping ‘cause I figure That he love me, so I feel it’s all good But when they’re treating us like we’re niggas, they’re choking and pulling triggers Then we wonder how to put a hold to it Now when my nigga calls me his nigga, I ain’t tripping ‘cause I figure That he love me, so I feel it’s all good But when they’re treating us like we’re niggas, they’re choking and pulling triggers Then we wonder how to put a hold to it, put some fall to it [Outro: Shaquawna Shante] Put some fall to it How we gon’ be change How we gon’ be the change If we don’t change ourselves