We Are Kings (feat. Nicole Young) Video (MV)

It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de
Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings
It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de
Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings
Fresh off the boat, their freedom taken away, Sweat
Blood and tears is the price that they paid.To
Be in a land they didn't wanna be in, they black
Skin a sin, they sold again and again. Sam is
Splittin up kin, and he's sellin' they babies
Colonizers think they only good for slavery. But
They know the truth, within a distant land. That
Power resides within their bound and bloodied hands
It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de
Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings
It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de
Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings
My ancestors knew who they were, even as the new
World had an image they preferred. Fast forward to to
Day and the image the preferred of the negro and the
African is treated like the good word. History is
Blurred with the musings of the hateful and the ignorant
Black and brown minds being faced with disfigurement. And
Spirits under threat of dismemberment, remember this
Black is divine, don't let em steal our shine
It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de
Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings
It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de
Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings
(Let's take it back, to Mansa Musa) We build futures
(Let's take it back, to King Ezana) That they dreamed
(Let's take it back, to Queen of Sheba) Reaching heights they've
(Let's take it back, to Cleopatra) Never seen
(Let's take it back, to Chaka Zulu) We rise lifted
(Let's take it back, to Ihmotep) On their wings
(Let's take it back, to Amina) We're their children
(Let's take it back to Nefertiti) The children of kings
It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de
Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings
It's not enough to be good, when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to be great when we're descended from kings, it's not en
Nough to get by, when we're descended from kings, when we're de
Scended from kings, when we're descended from kings