Nat Turner

[Verse 1]
Here I stand, a man not free
Whip markers on my back, shackles on both feet
Picking cotton in the stone heat
Pray the lord my soul keep for one day he came and told me
In the year of 1831
I awoke at dawn to see his vision in the sun
It seemed that the clouds parted to reveal his tongue
And he said "My son, the revolution has begun"
And with that, I knew the message was clear
We'll kill the oppressor who kept us in prison for years
Raped our women and laughed at our tears
Made us build their meal while they sit back in their chairs
Late night, I plot with my peers, we built weapons
No guns, we must slice them from neck to the ears
With spears, so they can hear
The pain of the people who are God's creation, not theirs

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I'm the one that they don't teach you in class about
I'm the one who ran up in the master's house
Put a knife to his neck and then gagged his mouth
Charged him for black murder, I'm Nat Turner

[Verse 2]
Through the darkness, we march like hellions
They called it a massacre, I call a rebellion
We moved quickly, with no time to spare
Bloodlust, leave no life to spare
Women and children neither
After we freed our brothers we burned down the house to ensure no survivors
On horseback we rode, blood dripping from the hooves
Head out 'till dawn, positioned in the woods
Then we attack again, ravaged them
The blades slashed against the master's plaster skin
The murder was so passionate
Screaming to the heavens, we would never ever go back again
Word began to spread of the violent mob
That brought forth the wicked into the sight of God
This was where the demise begins
It was written, my tale would only succumb to a violent end

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[Verse 3]
After two days of non-stop action we rested
In the back-roads of [?], guided by the night crescent
It was here I began to write my confessions
For I knew it was only a matter of time 'fore they catch us
A house nigga got scared, ran to the county building
Told them our whereabouts, then they beat him 'till they killed him
In the starry night I saw the flames from the distance
Attacked us while we slept, but this time, the different:
We fought back
But the slaves told me the revolution would only stop if they caught Nat
So again on horseback I rode, they gave the chase
Caught up with me eventually, had to face fate
They hung me, skinned me, kept my head as a souvenir
Beat slaves to death, 'cuz they were consumed with fear
That the uprising of blacks would happen, and attack further
Because of the name Nat Turner

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