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i think the most well done rap over americas government would have to be mr. lif - home of the brave. dont mean to step on anyones toes or make this a political debate, i just respect this guy who created this....
Now let's talk about self expression
true expression
open your minds without question
no doubt!
tell me what your thinking about
let's try to set aside pride and clout
can you believe I feel the same exact way you do?
You truly do believe these modern ways have fooled you
systems exist so we'd never meet each other
pretty soon from now they'll outlaw the word 'brother'
and that's true
if they see you walking with a crew
if you don't know
that means more than two
I'll tell you what they'll do
they'll pull over
hunch you over
kick your ass
night stick to your shoulder
I know it's unjust
as if it wasn't enough
if you try to fight back
they're locking' your ass up
and Chuck already told you that a cell is hell
but I'm waiting for the phone
so I'll sit for a spell
Call the guard
tell him I'm a piece of God
with no beliefs in his streets or his boulevards
I eat rage
so my mental is hard
and the heat from my anger just melted the bars
they reach for their guns
so I put em to sleep
break the chains
and put the shoes back on my feet
He's on the loose with no discernible scars or marks
Just the mind of Mandela
and the heart of Rosa Parks
so I dip
time to meet the governor and mayor
tell em life ain't fair
see if they care
Well they do
but only if they're on the air
so they appear
to have a heart and mega flair
but they haven't done shit for us
and that's a fact
their only function is to keep the funny money where
it's at
and it causes
pain, stress
ask me if we need a different way of life
YES, YES!
Verse 2
Headline!
Bush steals the presidency
he needs the backing of the meek
what could the remedy be?
The country's heading for recession reminiscent of the
great depression
are lives worth a world of power?
Easy question
Planes hit the towers and the pentagon
killing those the government wasn't dependent on
it's easy to control the scared
so they keep us in fear
with their favorite middle eastern demon
named Bin Laden this year
Bush disguises bloodlust as patriotism
convincing the living to love operation
'Let's get em!'
But when he realized we don't support his attacks
they needed something to distract
Hmmmm?
Anthrax!
This further demonizes Afghanis
so Americans cheer
while we kill their innocent families
and what better place to start a war
to build a pipeline to get the oil that we had wanted
before
America supported the Taliban
to get Russia out of Afghanistan
that's how they got the arms and
they're in a war against the Northern Alliance
and we can't build a pipeline in hostile environments
Here's what your history books won't show
your a dead man for fucking with American dough
they're killing several birds with one stone
while you're at home
with anti terrorism up in your dome
but my eyes are wide open
and my TV is off
great cuz I save on my electricity costs
and you can wave that piece of shit flag if you dare
but they killed us
because we've been killing em for years.
-Lif
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"They don't even know what it is to be a fan. Y'know? To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts."
-Almost Famous
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