[Hook] You're faking man, you're lying to yourself And it's only a matter of time Before you break down and get broken down Living life as an uncle Tom (that's not my name) You're faking man, you're lying to yourself And it's only a matter of time Before you break down and get broken down Living life as an uncle Tom, (hey pal leave me alone)
[Verse 3] Okay, the 3rd verse is getting serious I had a convo with my grandma I was curious When I was young I heard her use a term, I assumed it was French So one day I finally asked her what passée blanc meant She said, that's what they call blacks who pass for white baby And my whole family did it, for they whole life baby They still do, I was the first to stop So most of them dis-own me, but I'm happy with the life I got So I don't know a good chunk of my fam Cause they're all somewhere living the life Man, man, man, man the tan clan has ran they ducked out and scramed of them I'm no fan cause I am who I am We kill blindness cause we got mission vision We kill ignorance with intelligence and ambition Sincerely yours, until next time This for all the aunt Jamimas and the Uncle Toms
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Uncle Tom is a term that originated from a black man born into slavery who gave his life to protect other slaves. when his story was turned into a movie, the writers re-worked the script making uncle Tom’s character the opposite; a slave who was loyal to his master. unfortunately, this has become the most commonly known image of uncle Tom. because of the film, the term “Uncle Tom” has become synonomous with “sell-out”, degrading the real uncle Tom.
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