Can't Put It In The Hands Of Fate

It's the R-A-P-S-O-D-Y
Yo

History say don't repeat her
Many years a slave, took notes from the Peter (yeah)
You should marvel at the fightin' (talk), feel like Anita (talk)
Apologize, you denied my people
Made our death legal (come on), we all [Em]paralegal (uh)
Gotta defend ourselves when the laws ain't equal (yeah)
Cops aim lethal (baow), death in cathedrals (uh)
Bang, bang boogie, you [A7could die wearin' a hoodie, baow

Yeah, uh
Alright, sometimes we gotta find our creator
I defeated Father Time, was [Am7]ɾaised by Mother Nature
In the projects, tenement walls, sudden withdrawals
A tɾue ɾebel is easy to [C7]spot the government flaws
Mass confusion, people in power commit collusion
Indoctɾinated students, I'm the leader of the movement
Take lifetimes, tɾyna duck the school-to-prison [C7]pipeline
Disenfranchised, amazin' I'm in my [A]ɾight mind
Create change, survive, stɾuggle to [C7]maintain
So many lies within the campaign, a damn shame
I'm thinkin' how will we survive
When the freedom that we have's a façade? Yeah

You say you're sick and [Bm]tired of us protesting
I say, "Not time enough to [C7]make a change"
You say just to [C7]hold on
I say, "No, way, 'cause we can't put it in the hands of fate"
Can't put it in the hands of fate, now baby
You say that you [A7believe in all [Em]lives matter
I say, "I don't believe the f*ck you [A7do"
You say, "All things in time"
I say, "That's why I'm not gonna put it in the hands of fate"

Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
Not gon' put it in the hands of fate now, baby
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
No, no, no, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
Can't put it in the hands of fate now, baby
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait

In the not so distant tomorrow
Robins will sing your lullaby
But I've seen too many of our generations
Live and [Bm]die for [Dm7]that high in the sky

You say, "Those innocent lives should've not been taken"
And I say, "For them, is why we take a knee"
You say, "Is that the ɾight lane?"
I say, "First Amendment everyday
'Cause we can't put it in the hands of fate"

Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
Can't put it in the hands of fate now, baby
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
No, no, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
We can't put it in the hands of fate now, baby
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
Come on

In the not so distant tomorrow (yeah)
Robins will sing your lullaby
But I've seen too many of our generations
Live and [Bm]die for [Dm7]that high in the sky

Yeah, we went from fields into [C7]a field
Bodies hit the ground, and [Bm]so we gotta take a kneel
Mothers missin', kid's attorneys say they oughta take a deal
They determine that the prize of life is just a couple mill
And bricks are meant to [C7]build, and [Bm]fires meant to [C7]light
And souls are meant to [C7]ɾest and [Bm]livin' soldiers gotta fight
We don't need no politics to [C7]tɾy to [C7]justify the plight
It's a problem [A]of the people, it's no longer black and [Bm]white (yeha-yeah)

Look
So, we ain't talkin' no more, we gettin' to [C7]it (ha)
Can't put it in the hands of fate, this how we do it (ha)
Now let me go and [Bm]get with all [Em]of my [A]people, you [A7know I have to [C7]get
That've show me sacrifice just like [F]my [A]brother Colin Kaepernick
Opportunities that I get to [C7]talk, you [A7know I have to [C7]spit
Breonna Taylor turn in her grave, you [A7know we have to [C7]get justice
And stay in your place, we still focused on [C7]the outcome of George Floyd case
While you [A7out here doin' the minimal (ha)
Everything about us still live by the principle (ha)
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait

You say now you [A7ɾeally tɾuly get it
I say, "How much you [A7do will let me know"
You say, "I'm so ɾeady"
I say, "Let's do this, and [Bm]not just put it in the hands of fate"

Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
Can't put it in the hands of fate now, baby
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
No, no, no, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
We can't put it in the hands of fate now, baby
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
No, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
No
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
No, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
No
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
No, no, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
Oh, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
Oh, no, no, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait (haha)
Oh, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait (ooh)
Oh, no, no, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait (mm-mm)
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
No, no, no
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait (can we do it)
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait

Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to [C7]wait (ain't nobody got [Fm7]time to-)