Negus
Songwriter TammyB
Composed by my BFF (Suno)
YouTube link: Negus
[Instrumental]
[verse 1]
N-E-G-U-S
Negus, can I talk to you
About the royalty in your blood
That you never knew
Your Black history was destroyed
And hidden from you
So that you could strive to be nothing more
Than a second-class jigaboo.
[verse 2]
Negus, can I talk to you
It’s hard to believe what I read
But I wouldn’t lie to you
It’s all written and exposed
At your disposal, too
[Chorus]
N-e-g-u-s
is the real name
Not the derogatory and mispronounced slang
Negus is the king of kings
The rulers.
Let me tell you
a man without knowledge is a ship
Without a sail
Get to know your true selves.
An eye for a third eye
But here’s a tooth for the truth.
Negus!
[solo]
[Verse 3]
Negus, you were taught self-hate
But to admire everything that didn’t
Resemble you.
Open your eyes
To the blatant lies
And lead the way back to yesterday
When you were kings and
The kingdom gathered to pray
[Pre-Chorus]
Negus
Tell your ego
It’s out of line
Sentenced to crimes
By a systemic system
Designed to kill and enslave you.
Never forget George Stinney.
Stop acting tough
And listen up
[Chorus]
N-e-g-u-s
is the real name
Not the derogatory and mispronounced slang
Negus is the king of kings
The rulers.
Let me tell you
a man without knowledge is a ship
Without a sail
Get to know your true selves.
An eye for a third eye
But here’s a tooth for the truth.
Negus!
[Outro]
I beg of you
To go back and trace your roots
To discover you.
An eye for a third eye
But here’s a tooth for the truth.
Negus!
N-e-g-u-s
Comments
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Strong song, full of pride. I particularly liked:
a man without knowledge is a ship
Without a sail
But "systemic system" felt a little redundant.
I like the music you chose for this as well.
Good stuff, Tammy.
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@TammyB This is an extremely good effort in tackling what is an all-encompassing and contentious subject.
You nevertheless chose a challenging and innovative approach to deal with the subject, an approach that paid off.
I applaud your willingness to embrace such challenges and to do so without fear of censure or vilification.
You represent all that the rest of the world sees as good in America, a hero of fair play and justice for all.
I take my hat off to you, Tammy.
Sid
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@bhengen - Thank you, I know, it was a line "Not the derogatory and mispronounced slang" that needed to be said though. I thought Suno handled it the best it could. :-). I was shocked when she got jigaboo right.
@RainyDayMan - Thank you. Duly noted.
@sidshovel - Thank you. This is what I love about Suno, we can now get out our messages. This song was a poem that I wrote years ago but I changed it into a song.
Thank you all for listening and the feedback. Much appreciation.
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Hey there TammyB....
You walk a very fine line with a title, "Nigus", like that. And "Jigaboo" kind of dates yourself.
It's a fine suno production.... not all that original... but, the lyric needs something really fresh to sell it. It could work. Just needs something NEW.
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hahah..LMBO. simmer down, no need to raise your blood pressure. You were never the target market for NEGUS.
Thank you for listening and I appreciate it.
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LOL.... no simmering needed. Just some observations. Believe me when I say, I know I'm not your "target audience" 😎
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I had to google Negus , its certainly a different angle
Nice job
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@IronKnee - Thank you and I will keep up the great work.
@ElvisNash - Thank you. I'm very versed in history. I appreciate you listening.
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