[Verse 1: Bashy]
Yo, Black boys, Black boys, yeah, we're all Black boys
I can’t stop screaming it
I could have left my version and done, took the glory
I said "nah, I'm not leaving it"
It's bigger than just having me on it, ’cause
We need the whole scene on it
So if you ain't done a version, send me your email
I'll send you the beat so you can breathe on it
Black boys are achieving tings
All around the world back to Stevenage
Take a page from their book, start reading it
Put this track on repeat, start beating it
Start feeling it, Black boys, it's our time
It's not a dream, believe in it
I wrote "Black Boys" because we needed it
This is deep shit, guess who I brought for the remix?
[Verse 2: Swiss]
Yo, mmm, I feel this, this is that realness
This is that Black love, Bashy, you killed it
You made it happen and
Lot of these MCs act like they ain't got no Black in them
Acting and scared to call their self African
Say they're putting down the guns, still clapping them
I went brap when I heard this
'Cause usually we get on tracks and act like murderers
Mums send their kids on the streets and they learn from this
Why would we wanna go back through the turbulence?
No, truthfully, Bashy, you done this beautifully
Usually there’s no unity in the community
It’s really not cute, so I did get upset
When everybody didn't turn up for the video shoot
One or two faces, couple road youts
I was sitting there in my African suit
Thinking "that’s the problem"
Every time we're supposed to link up, we're on some long ting
Make phone calls, man's not responding
Then we wanna wonder why we ain’t moving
It's been happening for time, this ain't new, king
So when I got the phone call, I came through for him
It's called Black love, we're all Nubians
[Verse 3: Jaja Soze]
Dear people: life's hard but we're equal
This is for my people
That have had life hard
So much input but still we scar
We've got so much issues
Our mums' tears all need so much tissues
Please don't cry
Black Boys, please don't die
Somebody loves you
He's watching everyday, He's above you
All this gun talk, it's killing us
We cry for help but no one's feeling us
I'm the voice of the streets
Put the gun down, kill with the beats
Cyphers and peace
South, West, North and East
[Chorus: Bashy]
'Cause we're all Black boys, Black boys, yeah we're all Black boys
And one day we're gonna be Black men
And one day we might have Black boys
And we gotta teach them to be Black men
Black boys, Black boys, yeah we're all Black boys
And one day we're gonna be Black men
And one day we might have Black boys
And we gotta teach them to be Black men
[Verse 4: Akala]
500 years of tears, we're still here
Stand strong, the only thing that we fear?
The reflection in the mirror, the hate is deep
It's been this way since Willie Lynch made the speech
Divide and rule got us all by the balls
The referee's cheating but we playing by the rules
Yet we're still portrayed as the villain
Look how we living right here in Great Britain
Every single day, face to face with the omen
Chasing a dream that is already broken
Placing our faith in the strangest of notions
How are you safe in a home that is broken?
Dad left long time, never saw him
Mum worked every day and night ever since
See what I seen, then you would wince
In our world, even Santa Claus is a Grinch
But we're strong with the lion of Judah and we will prove it
They're confused 'cause sometimes we lose it
This is for my Black boys, know we're all Black kings
And it ain't in our nature to pack tings
I know it's hard on the estates that we're packed in
But know yourself, know it's bigger than the fat ring
You are the diamond, always shining
Plus, the only thing that could break us is us
[Verse 5: Skinnyman]
When I hear "too Black", I think too strong
For too long the media portrayed Black youts too wrong
I've learnt my teachings from a rastaman
Who was Jamaican, said he was an African
So don't care where you come from
If you're a Black man then you're an African
And it's the birthplace of every nation
So all round the world it is known as the motherland
So regardless of race or creed
We should all get to recognise that we're all brothers and
All come together for one common cause
It ain't that hard to learn to love one another and
I studied October's Black History Month
What's been accomplished so far, I salute ya
And then I look at November and think
We should dedicate that to the Black children's future
It's a track dedicated to Black boys
With the views being expressed from a white man
Said there ain't enough young Black role models
Now look at Bashy, you're doing it right, fam
Out of the dark comes the light and
Things will get brighter, let that be known
Anthony Walker was a Black boy walking home
For him, I'll sing "You'll Never Walk Alone"
[Post-Chorus: Loick Essien]
Ooh, child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh, child
Things will get brighter
Ooh, child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh, child
Things will get brighter
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