Savages

Savages man, we comin' Look out We comin' War paint in the sunrise Getting braided up as my paint dries The blood falls from the red sky My lady's singing that war cry We'll break them up like mannequins Look them in the eyes they're panickin' Draped up in a bear hide We ain't Indians, we savages Don't believe me? Check my status This battlefield's my canvas And it might not take us platinum But that hand drum is my anthem We go (bang bang) On the 808s You know we coming when you feel the bass No deal with the devil, no soul to sell We were red when we broke through the gates of hell Savages, savages Native to the land you've inhabited Home of the braves and the ancestors who walked the land you've damaged Man, we hail from the side of that atlas That practiced throw weaves on baskets Carved masks on cedar plaques We live by the law of the land Don't take what you can't handle Don't break what you don't understand Goddamn! We back again Kill the Indian, save the man Put the knife on my back and I go berserk I don't make friends, I make feelings hurt Ill-behaved, man, I'm on my worst No new friends, I put family first (woo) Underneath the mask, I'm a monster (ugh) On my people's back, I'ma conquer But before I reconcile, man I'll add this to my profile My grandpa was a savage before savage was in style Savages, savages, homie we dem savages That's how they gon' label us Thanks to all the cameras We savages, savages, homie we dem savages Forgotten languages Goddamn, ain't that a bitch? Savages, savages, homie we dem savages That's just the way we live So my kid's kids will be some Savages, savages, homie we dem savages Do you know what a real savage is, boy? I get my strength from the spirits My Uncle Bob's in the building He told me wake up and get 'em And when you catch up, just kill 'em My arrows hit with precision My sparrow sing with tradition Screaming, "Creator come get me This earthly body's like prison!" Till I am free Show me all my enemies so I can see I'll line them up like barber shops They'll get his work for free (work free) Get 'em, let them rinse off in the river Breastplate covers up my heart Programmed just to go and give 'em Mama need me, I deliver Papa quit, I ain't no quitter Threw the war club from the right palm Dropped the body in December When the snow fell like some feathers Minus twenty with no sweater on Revenge kept my body warm I offer it up as body to them Savages, savages, homie we dem savages That's how they gon' label us Thanks to all the cameras We savages, savages, homie we dem savages Forgotten languages Goddamn, ain't that a bitch? Savages, savages, homie we dem savages That's just the way we live So my kid's kids will be some Savages, savages, homie we dem savages Do you know what a real savage is, boy? No redneck with the red skin Far from Cleveland, but an Indian That's casino and them moccasins With two braids my sister did Look rez boy savage, Macho Man Randy with his glasses Ice cold, I need a winter jacket Matter of fact, I'm getting a little ashed Even if the boat is sinking, I ain't never jumping ship Some claim to be down with Minay But you feel a certain type of way every single time that Purflex on that pipeline, look at the world through my eyes This long hair's to show my pride and it's "Fuck you" if you don't like mine Yeah, man, you don't want no prob-a-lems Why? 'Cause I get that from my dad and them Oh yes indeed, when I'm in need Of stress relief, I roll some weed That's Indian M-E-Ds When I chief, homie can't you see? We S-A-V-A-G-E-S And P.S., my name Young D With the blood of my blood And the flesh of my flesh DMX you can bet that, we them Savages, savages, homie we dem savages That's how they gon' label us Thanks to all the cameras We savages, savages, homie we dem savages Forgotten languages Goddamn, ain't that a bitch? Savages, savages, homie we dem savages That's just the way we live So my kid's kids will be some Savages, savages, homie we dem savages Do you know what a real savage is, boy? Savages, savages, homie we dem savages Man, you don't want no prob-a-lems Savages, savages, homie we them savages That's how they gon' label us 'Cause I get that from my dad and them Savages, savages, homie we dem savages Forgotten languages Goddamn, ain't that a bitch? We savages, savages, homie we dem savages That's just the way we live So my kid's kids will be some Savages, savages, homie we dem savages Do you know what a real savage is, boy?