A disgrace to society by The people Umuofia Lyrics
Intro:
Can’t be like Okonkwo
Can’t be like Umuofia
Can’t be like anyone
Who can’t get the job done
Been through wars
Been through games
Don’t even gotta say names
Been through this, been through that
But you say “War what’s that?”
Turned your backs on the ones who fought for you
Doing what you said you had to do
Yo memory over here on wack
Do I gotta bring you back?
What happened to brotherhood, unity, victory, allat?
Now a new man in the clan and y’all legit can’t even fight back?
Don’t forget what we been through
Y’all acting brand new
Been fighting for your life
And you gone hit me wit a knife?
Risked my life for you
Did what I said I had to do
But you take it upon yourself to leave?
Hmm Hmm naïve
Taking their words
When have you ever learned?
We stick together through whatever,
but you here changing the letter
Stick together like glue
If it wasn’t for you
Would have overrun their crew
You know that we can’t never lose
You know we got to win
Got victory in our name
You started a battle
Don’t you dare be baffled
If it’s a fight you want,
You ain’t even gotta talk
Just know that when we done
Ain’t no way you gone run
Got the white man holding power
Taking lives in the next hour
Y’all think he sweet and nice
Him and his crew they like some mice
Can’t never get away
They here to stay
It’s like you don’t have eyes
The pain you don’t realize
Will catch up and haunt you
It might just even taunt you
Don’t you dare say you got hurt
but we gone sit here and lurk
Watch it hit you hard
Watch it go too far
Watch you come back to us
tryna gain our trust
That one mistake you made
Will cause a whole façade
You had your seat on our throne
Now that thought must be left alone
You were up in our courts
Had our people building forts
You sit there and decide
If you deserve a high five
We were known for what we did
Never treated like little kids
Had as many hoes as you could count
No limit on the amount
Had our women to cook
Had men to overlook
Never treated like less
We were always the best
As a group we made a decision
Even if it caused a collision
No way they would take our property
Without our sovereignty
We had ‘em where we threw the twins
Never thought to be a sin
Had personal teachers everyday
Our gods had to get their say
Had our own people thrown out,
Done without a doubt
It might just be your season,
Can be done without a reason
Taking their side?
I have no reason but to oblige
You were there when we made threats,
There when things turned left
Had our own group of outcasts
Never thought for them to last
Look at you now,
You joined ‘em, ion even know how
You let them take us apart
A story that can’t even start
Our way of life was useless
Causing us to be too ruthless
Yams for money was washed away
Replaced with the white people’s say
Had to get things store bought
I wonder if you even thought
Watched our own boy get hanged,
No matter what it was strange
Now there’s nothing we can do
But watch you act like some fools
We were together from the beginning
No matter what we were winning
Look at us now,
They have taken us down
Outro:
Next time you make a mistake
Don’t forget the toll it takes
Our future was in your hands
Cuz of you we lost our bands
Can’t be like Okonkwo
Can’t be like Umuofia
Can’t be like anyone
Who can’t get the job done
Been through wars
Been through games
Don’t even gotta say names
Been through this, been through that
But you say “War what’s that?”
Turned your backs on the ones who fought for you
Doing what you said you had to do
Yo memory over here on wack
Do I gotta bring you back?
What happened to brotherhood, unity, victory, allat?
Now a new man in the clan and y’all legit can’t even fight back?
Don’t forget what we been through
Y’all acting brand new
Been fighting for your life
And you gone hit me wit a knife?
Risked my life for you
Did what I said I had to do
But you take it upon yourself to leave?
Hmm Hmm naïve
Taking their words
When have you ever learned?
We stick together through whatever,
but you here changing the letter
Stick together like glue
If it wasn’t for you
Would have overrun their crew
You know that we can’t never lose
You know we got to win
Got victory in our name
You started a battle
Don’t you dare be baffled
If it’s a fight you want,
You ain’t even gotta talk
Just know that when we done
Ain’t no way you gone run
Got the white man holding power
Taking lives in the next hour
Y’all think he sweet and nice
Him and his crew they like some mice
Can’t never get away
They here to stay
It’s like you don’t have eyes
The pain you don’t realize
Will catch up and haunt you
It might just even taunt you
Don’t you dare say you got hurt
but we gone sit here and lurk
Watch it hit you hard
Watch it go too far
Watch you come back to us
tryna gain our trust
That one mistake you made
Will cause a whole façade
You had your seat on our throne
Now that thought must be left alone
You were up in our courts
Had our people building forts
You sit there and decide
If you deserve a high five
We were known for what we did
Never treated like little kids
Had as many hoes as you could count
No limit on the amount
Had our women to cook
Had men to overlook
Never treated like less
We were always the best
As a group we made a decision
Even if it caused a collision
No way they would take our property
Without our sovereignty
We had ‘em where we threw the twins
Never thought to be a sin
Had personal teachers everyday
Our gods had to get their say
Had our own people thrown out,
Done without a doubt
It might just be your season,
Can be done without a reason
Taking their side?
I have no reason but to oblige
You were there when we made threats,
There when things turned left
Had our own group of outcasts
Never thought for them to last
Look at you now,
You joined ‘em, ion even know how
You let them take us apart
A story that can’t even start
Our way of life was useless
Causing us to be too ruthless
Yams for money was washed away
Replaced with the white people’s say
Had to get things store bought
I wonder if you even thought
Watched our own boy get hanged,
No matter what it was strange
Now there’s nothing we can do
But watch you act like some fools
We were together from the beginning
No matter what we were winning
Look at us now,
They have taken us down
Outro:
Next time you make a mistake
Don’t forget the toll it takes
Our future was in your hands
Cuz of you we lost our bands