Malcolm & Martin - Thank God [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for Miles Davis, thank God for Sammy D
Thank God for Rosa Parks, thank God for Josephine
Thank God for Nat Turner, thank God for Billy Dee
Thank God for Kool Herc, thank God for you and me
[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for Coltrane, thank God for PE
Thank God for Jim Brown, thank God for Garvey
Thank God for Hathaway, thank God for Brucie B
Thank God for Langston Hughes, thank God for you and me

[ Styliztik Jones ]
Spark the Marley to meditate like Marcus Garvey
The marching army, the feds got they archers on me
Keep a arsenal, the thugs in the hood, they partial
But they don't wanna be the next Thurgood Marshall
Marvel through the harshest hardships
And you don't have to be Dr. Drew to hear the heart skip
This is war in art, I am Basquiat
From block to block like Haile Selassie
[ KB iMean ]
Back in the day when Showtime had a Magic passer I was
Bein instilled with the pride of a Panther, I was
Seizin the time just tryin to get ( ? )
Red Foxx as a pioneer, pay attention to Sanford
Check the facts where you gettin all your data from
For that Rolex you should thank Benjamin Banneker
A freestyle should be called a Harriet Tubman
And the afros we dedicate to Fredrick Douglass

[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for Ray Charles, thank God for Cosby
Thank God for Arthur Ashe, thank God for Heavy D
Thank God for Poitier, thank God for Huey P
Thank God for Holiday, thank God for you and me
[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for Richard Pryor, thank God for Spike Lee
Thank God for Ossie Davis, thank God for Ice-T
Thank God for Mike Jordan, thank God for Ida B
Thank God for Charlie Parker, thank God for you and me

[ KB iMean ]
When Nina Simone was down south singin Mississippi Goddam
We didn't have a hot chance in hell to rock jams
One mic stand, Smokey with the Miracles
Mahalia Jackson used to sing all the spirituals
The critical road to greatness had obstacles
Bare-knuckle struggle, the Jack Johnson chronicles
I ran like Jesse Owens over the ocean
Like ( ? ) it was hard as hell keepin the rent paid
[ Styliztik Jones ]
I'm a Buffalo Solider with ( ? )
I'm the Zulu solider you're lookin for
And the day Aaliyah died I really took it hard
Got my book smarts up like Booker T Washington
And Sugar Ray Robinson, I rap from squabblin
Against the oppressor, rise like Clyde Drexler
The death of a giant is bigger than any wrestler
The rest of us riot, Rodney King couldn't lecture us

[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for Miles Davis
[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for PE
[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for Rosa Parks
[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for Garvey
[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for Nat Turner
[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for Brucie B
[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for Kool Herc
[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for you and me
[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for Ray Charles
[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for Spike Lee
[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for Arthur Ashe
[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for Ice-T
[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for Poitier
[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for Ida B
[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for Holiday
[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for you and me

[ Styliztik Jones ]
I'm the Langston Hughes of the language used
Lovin Maya Angelou for her angle views
For the death of Ron Brown, he a angel, too
Playin Gil Scott Heron, drivin in American cars and not carin
Revolution arrogant, photogenic like Gordon Parks
( ? ) a panoramic picture for important parts
I'm the W.E.B. Du Bois of the art
[ KB iMean ]
These cowards claim that they blow calicos
Bigger than Fats Domino
Jackie Robinson stole home, the umpire froze
History wrote, the truth everybody know
Rise to the occasion, a legend like Earl Manigault
Sicker than Wilt Chamberlain, bring it like James Baldwin
Angela Davis fought for black causes
Nowadays all my people tryina get chedar
Ain't willin to die for a change like Medgar Evers

[ Styliztik Jones ]
Thank God for Miles Davis
Thank God for Sammy D
Thank God for Rosa Parks
Thank God for Josephine
Thank God for Nat Turner
Thank God for Billy Dee
Thank God for Kool Herc
Thank God for you and me
[ KB iMean ]
Thank God for Coltrane
Thank God for PE
Thank God for Jim Brown
Thank God for Garvey
Thank God for Hathaway
Thank God for Brucie B
Thank God for Langston Hughes
Thank God for you and me