OCTAVIA

Don't ever let a textbook scare you You the missing piece, OG technology, they stole you Don't ever let 'em knock the way you talk The language you evolve your natural genius Merch it Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh I'm the truth, I am a fact They lie on me, I have to laugh I write it down, it happens next So be it, see to it I'm the truth, I am a fact They lie on me, I have to laugh I write it down, it happens next So be it, see to it Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh It used to be the worst crime to write a line Our great-great-greats risked their lives, learned letters fireside Like a seat on a bus, like heel in a march Like we holdin' a torch, it's our inheritance They tease our pronunciations then try to mimic our greatness We are a precious creation, our black has no imitation Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh I'm the truth, I am a fact They lie on me, I have to laugh I write it down, it happens next So be it, see to it I'm the truth, I am a fact They lie on me, I have to laugh I write it down, it happens next So be it, see to it