Public Enemy - Can\'t Hold Us Back lyrics

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Today we are together, we are unified and on runnin' cower

When we are together we got power

That is why we gathered today, celebratin' our own...

We spit flows on foes

Listen to the message that you never know

Got a plan for the man and it's federal

The rhyme animal, back to play the part again

Clear the madness, and put the message in

D, the Enemy is back to rip the mic

We come together, so don't believe the hype

Check my tone, there's a war here at home

We united and strong, and never move alone

We rep justice, equality and freedom now

Put fam first, man, woman and child

Never mild, keep it hostile 'til we raise

Where we say, what we mean and we mean what we say

It's been a long time comin' that we mob as one

Guerrilla Funk, Hard Truth nigga, that's what's up

No peace on the street 'til the justice come

From the ballot to the bullet, if it's on, it's on

I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

See, I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

Believe, I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

My brother, I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

That's real talk on the one

Yo, yo, yo, yo, I'm a target, I got proof

My buildin' got an 'X' on it

Bloomberg threw the hex on it

It's like a pistol with effects on it

On a nigga with arrest warrants

Hittin' pigs in their chests Quadrant where they vest wasn't

Now he dead cousin

All you snitches hit the red buttons, we some Uncle-Tom killers

Mini-nina concealers, political cap-peelers for this freedom for rilla

Yo, if police stop the whip you got to eat them trees

I ain't got no 'G' to give it to them crackers and court fees

You know my steez, security first, prepare for the worst

Never caught slippin' if you stay on alert

Malcolm X said send them to the cemetery if they touch you

A revolutionary virtue, a dull blade'll hurt you

I'm up early workin' my machete

In war, it ain't no warning, you just got to be ready

I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

My nigga, I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

My nigga, I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

You see, I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me, yeah, uha

Yeah, my nigga it's bigger than rap

You really think you gon' be left alone

On sayin' that you believe and ain't gon' have to get your scrap on?

Then yap on, and will see if that's the right route

While I get my clap on and turn niggas' lights out

I tried to be nice, now we gon' have to bleed them

I'm willin' to do a killin' for the price of freedom "that's right"

Comin' from the left, nigga, hood is how we kept it "right"

So prison or death is just somethin' I done accepted

So we'll murder a snake, and we'll kill a skunk "that's right"

This ain't the word of a fake, it's Guerrilla Funk

So right now is the time and you turf the location

Y'all about to see the Rebirth Of a Nation

Even if some got de-rebelized

The revolution still will not be televised

U.S. Government tellin' hell of lies

And it's evident, when you look in this president's devil eyes

I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

Yeah, I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

No homie, I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

My brother, I ain't lettin' nothin' hold me back or block me

They gon' have to pop me to stop me

That's real talk on the one

That is why, I challenged you now

To stand together, raise your fists together

And engage in our national black messiness

Do it courage and determination...

I AM, "I AM" - SOMEBODY "SOMEBODY"

I AM, "I AM" - SOMEBODY "SOMEBODY"

I LIVE IN POOR "I LIVE IN POOR"

BUT I AM, "BUT I AM" SOMEBODY "SOMEBODY"

I NEED YOUR WELFARE "I NEED YOUR WELFARE"

BUT I AM, "I AM" SOMEBODY "SOMEBODY"

I'm MAYBE YOUR SEAL "I'm MAYBE YOUR SEAL"

BUT I AM, "BUT I AM" SOMEBODY "SOMEBODY"

I AM "I AM" BLACK "BLACK" BEAUTIFUL "BEAUTIFUL" RAW "RAW"

I MUST BE EFFECTIVE "I MUST BE EFFECTIVE"

I MUST BE PROTECTED " I MUST BE PROTECTED"

WHAT TIME IS IT? "UNIFICATION"

WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER, WHAT TIME IS IT?

WHEN WE SAY NO MORE? WHAT TIME IS IT?

WHAT TIME IS IT?

WHAT TIME IS IT?