New Agenda — текст песни (Janet Jackson)

[Chuck D`s Intro:]
It ain`t nothin but an us thang
And it`s time for us to step it up and respect
That level of sisterhood
That`s been holding up our neighborhood
And if it wasn`t for our mothers
There would be no brothers
And if it wasn`t for our sisters
There would be no misters
So it ain`t nothin but a us thang
She`s strong and that`s a fact
Now it`s time for us to take up the slack
Step it up, step it up, time to go to work

History hidden from me
To hide my identity
So I`d never feel
I am somebody

You`ve gouged my eyes
I see more clearly
You`ve tried to rob
My humanity

My spirit you tried to break
My soul you tried to take
There`s no need to be afraid
Cause I won`t do unto you now

[CHORUS:]

Amen
All that we`ve been through
Our time has come to rejoice
A new agenda`s due
Amen
It`s time to know the truth
Our time has come to rejoice
A new agenda`s due

(no no)
Because of my gender
(no)
I`ve heard no too many times
Because of my race
I`ve heard no too many times
But with every no
I grow in strenght
That is why
African-American woman
I stand tall with pride

You want to know what it takes
To rid yourself of me now
There`s nothing you can do
Accept me for who I am now

[CHORUS]

Chuck D`s Rap:
Time to step it up, step it up
Better check yourself
I get vexed to protect what we got
Left her alone
Lookin for your own
Here it is I know what I`m sayin
But the klan ain`t playin at the range
Gotta step it up us to discuss a must
It ain`t nothin but an us thang
Rewind back to the time
Where the color of our mother
Had `em call it a crime
Brother what in the world?
And the world says where is the black man
Support the woman and children
Time to step it up, step it up, it`s playoff time
And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself

Amen
A new agenda`s due

[CHORUS (2x)]