Erykah Badu - Soldier Lyrics






Mmmmm
See he's organized
And he's on the ball
Never miss a day of school
And he's a underdog
Wanna learn more and more
Cuz his mama taught him good
He's about to change the face
Of yo ghetto neighborhood
Walking to school today
Saw a brother on the streets
Seem like errthang was cool
Cept the brother's packing heat
Oop oop
Then everything changed
Cuz he saw his own wings
And his mother was sad
They will last
Time will past
Cuz I

What am I talkin' bout
Errbody know what dis song's about
Dey be trying to hide the history
But they know who we are
DO OO you want to see
Errybody rise to this degree?
Raise ya hands high if you agree
Just say Yessireeee ooooh,
Yessiree
If you agree say,
Yessireeeeee ooooohh,
Yessiree
Ugh
Come on
Ugh
Break it down say
Mmmm, mmhhh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, aaaye
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey

Now to my folks think dey living sweet,
Well dey gone f**k around and push delete
To the girls on perscriptions pills,
I know how ya feel
To my boys in iraqi fields
This aint no time to kill
To my girls in therapy,
See imma tell you this fo' free
To my folks up on the hill,
With the cake and dollar bills,
You need to watch da dirty cop
Dey the one you need to watch
Im talking bout the dirty cop
Dey the one you need to WATCH
STOP

You get the wake up call
When you saw the buildings fall
Bowties with the final call
Get ya money dollar bill yall
Bowties with the final calls
Get ya money dollar bill yall

To my folks on the picket line
Dont stop til you change dey mind
I got luv fo' my folks
Baptized when the levy broke
We gone keep marchin' on
Until you hear dat freedom song
And if you think about turning back
I got the shotgun on ya back
And if you think about turning back
I got the shot gun on ya back
BLLAAAA (BLAT!)

What am I talking bout
Errbody know what dis song's about
Dey be trying to hide the history
But they know who we are
Dooooo you want to see
Errybody rise to the NEXT degree?
Raise ya hands high if you agree
Just say Yessireeee ooooh,
Yessiree
If you agree say,
Yessiree hey,
Yessiree aye

Hey,hey,hey
Break it down say
Mmmm, ooooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey

Mmmm, ooooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey aye

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  1. O.... F....

    Freedom Fighters!

  2. O.... F....

    For sum reason the beginning of this song reminds me of malcomX

  3. M.... U....

    Dammmmnnn... song sent tingles down my spine. Amazing flow. Much love

  4. m.... a....

    😎🎵🇧🇷

  5. C.... K....

    June 23, it reminds me of him. Fly high!

  6. T.... T....

    MS BADU U ROKA STEADY. LOVE UR ECLECTIC BEING I WOULD BE LOST WITH OUT UR BEATS..

  7. O.... G....

    Erykah is amazingly good!!

  8. C.... K....

    Folks laughed at her head wrap and natural hair back in the day. Now they copped the style some years later...

  9. M.... V....

    She is a whole MOOD! Love it!

  10. r.... ....

    da es mal wieder so was von hackt ja nein gar ernst ist , .... .
    Die Königshäuser die es gibt (Und so), müssen sich an den Briten messen.

  11. P.... F....

    Karalhow a melhor

  12. E.... S....

    Algum brasileiro em 2019? Por que eu tô aqui!!!!

    E.... S....

    EU MANOOOOO SHOW DELA DPS D AMANHA

  13. t.... t....

    Esto es genial

  14. r.... ....

    # NEWS # +++Oespel+++
    Sehr geehrte Weltöffentlichkeit,
    nach nun mehr einer ewigkeit, wurden wir von einem Obergefreitem der Bundeswehr darüber informiert, das Adolf Hitler, tatsächlich gefunden wurde, und bei der befreiung eines immer noch vermißten US. GIs, Verletzungen davon trag und ihnen erlag.

  15. b.... ....

    fucking queen. of everything.

  16. r.... ....

    ich muß ganz ehrlich sagen ich fands toll das erykah badu sich auf facebook angemeldet hatte, und lustig war sie auch, und zum anfassen.

  17. T.... B....

    Thanks for giving Tiani back grandma.

  18. r.... ....

    also bei ausländern heißt nen the game lied, he saw his own wings man hätte dann ausgesellt oder so, weil wie soll man auch die eigenen schulterblätter sehen können wenn man nicht mit indern fickt!? , .............. jaja espa , ... jajaja,, bla bla bla blaaaaaaaaa , ...

  19. r.... ....

    also weg und nicht kommentiert!? nee jaaa , .......

    r.... ....

    sicha diejenige kennt bestimmt die sezessionskriege und interessiert sich dafür , ... und so, oder so , ... what ever , ....

  20. r.... ....

    weil irgendwer behauptet hätte björni meint der dickery is ne schwuchtel und vor allem ein schlechter arzt

  21. r.... ....

    fang das bitte auch noch zu meiner fangschichte gefangt fangt ist

  22. E.... S....

    Hola desde chile alluda el presidente piñera mando asus sicarios a matar personas en estos momentos militares chilenos an asesinado muchas personas y la televicion chilena no muestra alluda porfavor

  23. K.... ....

    What's sad is that this song still rings TRUE today.😪

  24. S.... B....

    Whose here in 2019? What a goddess. 🙏

  25. b.... k....

    MASTER!!!! 2019/2020

  26. J.... l....

    ohh shit baby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! essa é foda negrada !

  27. t.... ....

    forever introduction

  28. J.... A....

    In your wildest dream..Eraka wouldn't show up..😳😛😉

  29. J.... T....

    treat me like... treat me like ... :DDD

  30. A.... K....

    ✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊

  31. L.... N....

    The Queen

  32. K.... M....

    This song(album) brings me back to when it came out.It is the soundtrack of that time for me and resonates powerful energy from that time.

  33. m.... ....

    63yrs old, grew up South LA county, remembering the kids that died in the streets; Mike Gutierrez, Freddy Marques, Dennis Routh, Mike Fuller, Frank Carbona,...have to shed a tear. And it still goes on.

  34. W.... B....

    The movement. Higher vibes people. One love <3

  35. A.... S....

    Yeah-Sir-Ee-ee-EE!!!✊🏾

  36. T.... J....

    For the kiD❤

  37. F.... R....

    Love in the Heart

  38. R.... P....

    Without Erykah singing and music would miss a dimention. She dares to do it !!

  39. B.... M....

    'To my folks on the picket lines, don't stop til you change their minds' ... such a beautiful image..

  40. c.... g....

    Erykahhhhhhhhh issa whole vibe while i write my book I vibe to this queen of neosoul

    c.... g....

    colourme grace 👌🏾

  41. W.... J....

    just found this, feeling positive about things, gonna open up about some stuff

  42. J.... D....

    🍃Yessirreee🍃
    🌠the flute is hypnotically beautiful🌈
    Thank you so much for creating and sharing this work of perfect clarity.

  43. N.... S....

    One of the only artists who's songs mean something.

  44. T.... J....

    Dope
    Track

  45. A.... M....

    she said they be trying to hide our history they know who we are. she is conscious of blacks as the people of the book. how many of y'all know who you are

  46. D.... B....

    "And if you think about turning back
    , I got the shotgun on ya back... THAT PART!!!!"

    D.... B....

    Yezzzz!

  47. T.... J....

    Nigga
    What.
    Dedicated to the
    El
    Pasco
    Rampage
    Stopper
    Great stuff...
    Buffalo
    Soldier

  48. N.... T....

    FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW WHO WE ARE! WE THE ABORIGINAL INDIANS OF AMERICA the so called AFRICAN AMERICAN!!!!! Your Grandma already told you though! FEATHERS UP!

  49. E.... ....

    Yes siree, I agree

  50. S.... P....

    Oldschoolism.. Newschoolism.... This is that Baduism... Respect an love yall

  51. W.... W....

    BADUUU ✊😎

  52. J.... T....

    The beat flames

  53. E.... ....

    i used to smoek up and play both amerykah's album. great music but shit is too real i'd eventually trip out and kill my high; but ode to those days though laying in my bed staring into the ceiling in brooklyn.

  54. H.... W....

    This Queen vibrates at a higher frequency. Glimpses of what is possible, in this lifetime, if we stop, listen to our inner voice, think, FEEL and go beyond what you've been taught/conditioned to believe about all you see in the world around you.

  55. A.... F....

    Soul Queen

  56. B.... Q....

    It sounds likes she" saying your sorry" and they are✊

  57. D.... R....

    whre re you marching to ?

  58. K.... ....

    RIP NIPSEY HUSSLE

  59. B.... B....

    🔥🔥🔥

  60. C.... F....

    🔥🔥🔥

  61. G.... G....

    🖤🖤✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 they know who we are 🤴🏾👸🏾

  62. N.... N....

    Love long hair

  63. P.... T....

    Spiritual Queen 👑

  64. I.... W....

    😎💪 strong BLACK MUSIC 🎤🎧🎼🎵🎹🎻🎺🎷🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎷🎷🎷

  65. C.... A....

    #RIPNIPSEY

  66. N.... c....

    GRANDIOSE

  67. I.... R....

    So good I had to dislike

  68. s.... s....

    everytime i listen to her i feel like its all gonna be ok man

    s.... s....

    holla, sheeeeeet

  69. A.... S....

    "if ya think about turning back, got the shotgun on ya back"

  70. m.... a....

    So eu de BR,curto? Kkkk 😎

    m.... a....

    @Quiteria Maria 👌🎵

  71. B.... B....

    🔥🔥🔥

  72. I.... N....

    Revolutionary tune

  73. L.... T....

    She's singing knowledge

  74. L.... S....

    ISRAELITES THATS WHO WE ARE

  75. P.... M....

    If you thinking about turnin back I got the shotgun to your back(Harriot tugmen did that to traitors)

    P.... M....

    Price Money Tubman

    P.... M....

    Not only traitors but slaves that couldn't withstand the conditions to keep going forward.

  76. G.... G....

    She’s tryna tell her people they ain’t from no Africa they American indigenous aborigines

    G.... G....

    WE ISRAELITES YEAH DEUTERONOMY 28

    G.... G....

    I agree, they stole the holy lands Israel, the ancient lands of America and most of everything else except of parts of Africa. But before we label ourselves Israelite for God let’s identify as indigenous of the lands we used to rule in the americas for us while were living and our children

    G.... G....

    George Gervin Please cut that shit out. If we were Indigenous to America all the New World creoles we produced from Gullah in South Carolina, Georgia, and the Caribbean wouldn’t have so many African words in them alongside with African syntactical structures. These creoles have very little Native American vocabulary or other grammatical structures.

    G.... G....

    Les Sal The Ancient Israelites were not even black. If they were Jeremiah the prophet would have made the analogy of the leopard not being able to change his spots as the Ethiopian(Sudanese, Cushite) not being able to change his skin color towards his own people,...the Israelites. Jeremiah 13:23 Also in Lamentations 4:7-8 the Israelites spoke of being between a whitish and reddish brown color when their skin began to darken beyond this they disdained it, and thought it was an odd matter. Even in Song of Solomon 1 the Shulamite spoke of her really darkened skin of as an oddity and an irregular unwanted thing due to continual work out in the sun. Neither are we descended greatly from Ancient Egyptians, a decent proportion of those people had straight hair, although some had kinky, wavy, and curly hair. Variation in hair texture has always been a common thing in Northeast Africa as you can see today going as far down to Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea but Egypt has always had slightly more straight haired people than these nations. The majority of black people naturally are not straight haired.

    Black people need to learn how to own and reign in our own cultural context instead of usurping other peoples. We are needy, desperate, self hating, and idolize any civilization that our EUROCENTRIC colonizers has taught us to prize. You don’t see other organic cultures like the Native Americans or Polynesians trying to be something they’re not.

    G.... G....

    Guardian of the Golden Stool if you think white people are the reason you live in location your all ready brainwashed, look The American negro is the American Indian! If there is any African influence in there languages then maybe there are other reasons or maybe you just misinterpreted the information that told you this. North Africans helped Columbus get to American, what does that tell you? They probably knew of those lands and people. The American Indian are a very special people with the best land in the world. Also did you know theres evidence of Hebrew being spoken and Islam being practised BEFORE the whites came! And the Olmec actually sent one of there stone faces to Ethiopia, did they use Uncle Sams slave ship? Black people around the world can’t have connections to other blacks without someone pushing the narrative that the white man put on a boat before doing that. Truth is the slave trade/ships is a ly. It’s impossible to bring enough people to equal the number of black people from Canada to Argentina which is more than 150 million I can assume, what will they eat drink, and what structural shape were these ships between 1600-1865, to be able to bring 13 million people, (which isn’t even enough people) THROUGH THE ATLANTIC OCEAN tens of thousands of time, and we cantfind 1 slave ship? Don’t call it the Middle Passage, it’s a ocean. If your reply, reply to dispute what I just said and explain to me how a fleet of ships in 1748 brought millions by boat through the, once again THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. And also whenever or not u argue it, it’s true and there nothing you can do to disprove it

  77. d.... H....

    She can tell you for free, will you listen?

  78. J.... I....

    Got love for my folks baptized when the levees broke. *PRICELESS*

  79. T.... b....

    Love it 😍😍😍

  80. A.... L....

    My poem💌with Love

  81. A.... S....

    Legendary!

  82. F.... B....

    god damn... speechless

  83. T.... D....

    Ff!!! Funky! Beat yah!! 🔊🔊🔊🔊 drums!! 😁

    T.... D....

    Karriem Riggins produced it

  84. E.... o....

    Yes, agree!

  85. Q.... 9....

    Love this song,the beat,her lyrics ,and her voice I love everything about this song

  86. T.... D....

    Just gives you goose bumps! Pumpin tune! Shake that!!! 🥁

  87. w.... m....

    History, hell yeah...

  88. G.... C....

    This should be Kaepernick's theme song.

  89. M.... R....

    Mmmm
    See he's organized
    And he's on the ball
    Never miss a day of school
    And he's an underdog
    Wanna learn more and more
    Pa and mama taught him good
    He's about to change the face
    Of yo ghetto neighborhood
    Walking to school today
    Saw a brother on the streets
    Seem like everythang was cool
    Said the brother's packing heat
    Oop oop
    Then everything changed
    Cause he saw his own wings
    And his mother was sad
    They will last
    Time will past
    Cause I
    Wondering we're talking bout
    Everybody know what dis song's about
    They be trying to hide the history
    But they know who we are
    Do oh you want to see
    Everybody rise to this degree?
    Raise ya hands high if you agree
    Just say yes siree oh
    Yes siree
    If you agree say
    Yes siree oh
    Yes siree
    Ugh
    Come on
    Ugh
    Break it down say
    Mmmm, mmhh
    Hey hey (shoop)
    Mmmm, aye
    Hey hey (shoop)
    Mmmm, oh
    Hey hey (shoop)
    Mmmm, oh
    Hey
    Now to my folks think delivery sweet
    Well they gone fuck around and push the leap
    To the girls on prescriptions pills
    I know how ya feel
    To my boys in Iraqi fields
    This ain't no time to kill
    To my girls in therapy
    See I'm a tell you this fo' free
    To my folks up on the hill
    With the cake and dollar bills
    You need to watch the dirty cop
    They the one you need to watch
    I'm talking bout the dirty cop
    They the one you need to watch!
    Stop!
    You get the wake up call
    When you saw the buildings fall
    Bow ties with the final call
    Get ya money dollar bill ya'll
    Bow ties with the final call
    Get ya money dollar bill ya'll
    To my folks on the picket line
    Don't stop 'til you change they mind
    I got love fo' my folks
    Baptized when the levees broke
    We gone keep marchin' on
    Until you hear that freedom song
    And if you think about turning back
    I got the shotgun on ya back
    And if you think about turning back
    I got the shot gun on ya back
    Bla (Black!)
    Wondering we're talking bout
    Everybody know what dis song's about
    They be trying to hide the history
    But they know who we are
    Do you want to see
    Everybody rise to the next degree?
    Raise ya hands high if you agree
    Just say yes siree oh
    Yes siree
    If you agree say
    Yes siree hey
    Yes siree aye
    Hey, hey, hey
    Break it down say
    Mmmm, oh
    Hey hey (shoop)
    Mmmm, oh
    Hey hey (shoop)
    Mmmm, oh
    Hey hey (shoop)
    Mmmm, oh
    Hey hey
    Mmmm, oh
    Hey hey (shoop)
    Mmmm, oh
    Hey hey (shop)
    Mmmm, oh
    Hey hey (shoop)
    Mmmm, oh
    Hey aye

    M.... R....

    Thanks for lyrics! I think chorus is...'Raise ya hands high if you agree / Just say 'Yes Agree..'

    M.... R....

    I see u boo👀👀👀🗣🗣🗣

    M.... R....

    Colombia?

    M.... R....

    Thank you Queen now take your ass to Heven.I Love you.☝

    M.... R....

    Gracias Maria!

  90. J.... F....

    Do you wanna see everybody rise👃👃👃👃

  91. C.... D....

    Who in their right mind can give this song thumbs down?? She teaching in this song!! I love this song!!

  92. h.... f....

    This woman KNOWS how to inspire HEROES!

  93. A.... A....

    Yessssirreeeeee