Verse 1:
Once upon a time, the original man came out the womb
Guided by melanin spirits giving him powers to bloom
Born by the creators, to be immune
To the dangers of life, learn to build and consume
Endowed with minerals and trees of fruit
The envy of foreign men that seek to take up a loot
So rich in resources, could build civilizations you couldn’t try to uproot
Becareful, the enemy has been plotting, they tryna come and dilute
From the Blue of the Nile, we assembled to build civilizations
Stretched our hands to build Kemet and the Nubian Nations
From the ground up, structures that were truly amazing
The pyramids, stone cities, river basins you name it
We had to move cause of the weather, foster newer relations
The Bantus, Niolitics, Hamatic, we all related
Great dynasties reigning from Zulu, Kongo, Mali
But then came the invaders
Verse 2:
Armed in search of great lands, milk and honey
The Greeks, Romans warred to get to the money
Aligning themselves inside Afrikan family feuds
In hopes of concessions and civilize the subdued
This was the first challenge to our continental sovereignty
With the Fall of Kemet soon becoming a colony
Then came the Arab bringing Allah and their camel mules
Only to castrate and rape the family for their land and jewels
As we fought within ourselves for the water
The position of the foreigner got even more stronger
Now demanding slave markets to be offered
Raiding neighbors to make their profits more longer
Emboldened by new wealth to pursue with the Maxim
The enemy ready for conquest and hold it ransom
With the Black man and woman no longer in command
This is the story of the Fall of the Motherland
OUTRO (John Henrik Clarke):
The greatest crime committed against you
Was to destroy your confidence
And your historical memory
Of what you have been
So that you can forget what you are
And also, forget what you can still be