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aPathetic World

by Freedom Movement

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Catherine McRae
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Catherine McRae how do I buy this again so to send to my mother? can't seem to figure it out.
WErDNA the CHEF
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WErDNA the CHEF Lyricism and musicality with no shortage of message. FREEDOM
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This illuminati shit it almost sucked me dry / For the future of my daughter I was ready to die / Aiming straight for the center of the all-seeing eye / I show love to the people as I expose the lie
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God's Land 03:20
And I’m gonna shine my light upon this world until I’m gone / And even when it’s time for me to move on / I’m returning back to what I was all along / And I’m gonna shine my light upon this world until I’m gone / And then on and on and on and on / Somebody’s really tryin’ to dim my light / I gotta focus if I wanna shine bright / And I’ve been told I can be too serious / Tryin’ to make a change can make a man delirious / Who’d have thought way back when / I’da end up workin’ in the kitchen man / I got college degrees and all that shit / I gave you five years, this is what I get? / Now I’m tryin’ to climb this economic ladder / Watch the dollar shatter right before I get a piece / ‘Cuz I’ve been tryin’ to get paid as an artist / But tryin’ to live outside the system is the hardest / That’s why they make you work a 9 to 5 / ‘Cuz you depended on machines to keep you alive / In this Technocalypse of our society / I’ll probly go before I put a chip inside of me / And even you tell me it’s alright / I’m gonna stay human and stay true to myself ‘cuz it feels right / (Chorus) / From dust of a star / To now who we are / You’re driving in your car / Disconnected to it all / Yo, the 3rd rock from the sun is gettin’ heated / Some would say a revolution is needed / Some would say it’s just a matter of faith before somethin’ beautiful takes place / Or are we lost / Lost in a maze, forced to live out our days on a slave ship? / They say we’re free to be enlightened / But then they pay to keep the people here frightened / They pay to have control of what’s in the news / Yo who you think decides what the public views? / Is it spiritual, Islamic Jews? / Is it WWIII? Yo I’m so confused / Fighting for control over what it is I choose / And where was God when I lost my job and I saw rich people didn’t even care? / The Buddha said “Happiness is everywhere!” / But what I’m supposed to do with my desire? / I feel like certain people came to Earth to reign fire / (Chorus) / Yeah, they got my people afraid / They got the whole entire population forced to get paid / Controllin’ minimum wages / They hid the wisdom that the people here could get from all the elders and the sages / Yo, we only got one blessed Mother Earth / So let’s protect her first / And all this warrin’ over what we’re callin’ God’s Land / Is propaganda by man
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Fuck the governments / I ain’t down wit ‘em / I’m for the blacks, the whites, the browns in ‘em / I’d rather be like Senim Silla / Slayin’ mothafuckas with the rhymes I’m a killa / No need for pop music filler / It’s hard rhymes with no hook and yet still a / Underground 900 lb. gorilla / Could help motivate a brotha more than you to feel a / Real roots revolutionary movement / Love is a catalyst for improvement / Gone are the days of the record store / Your CDs and LPs are no more / So fuck a human interaction / You can go online for your next transaction / Damn if the world ain’t fallin’ apart / From crooked people leavin’ their mark / Let’s start labelin’ names to faces / Rich folks tryin’ to claim stakes to places / Dividing and manipulating races / Building up their own private luxury oasis / Who’s that there millionaire? / Bill Gates? Nah sucka he’s a billionaire / He could change the world without even a care / Makin’ more in a day than you make in a year / Yo, somethin’s really wrong with that / Good people gettin’ fucked while the greedy get fat / Scared to bring the power back / Like check 1, 2 – where dem cowards at? / Some say Black is Beautiful / Some say the facts are disputable / White Klan but who’s the Grand Dragon? / Homophobes turn out to be a fag and… / I think it’s really none of my business / I’m not gay so I’m not hated by Christians / I’m wonderin’ if anyone listens / Fuck any and all oppressive conditions / That goes out to the church / ‘Cuz the truth sometimes hurts / Like children after bein’ molested / That line might need time to be digested / Bohemian Grover’s who confessed it / Your shit stinks no matter how you dressed it / Eugenics certifiably tested / Known to be the best amongst all of the rest, kid / Yo what the fuck I done did? / All revolutionaries end up dead / But people not able to speak / Is like the BP oil leak / It’s tragedy / Creator chose which things are sad to me / Take it up with God, don’t be mad at me / Sirhan Sirhan – yo he tried stabbin’ me / Graduated from Montauk Academy / Sit your ass down in the chair / We’ll program you a blank ass stare / Send you back out with the zombies / Yo, what the fuck we call ‘em? Abercrombies / So many meatheads / Like Archie Bunker’s rejects / “I think you sound judgemental” / Great thought bitch, lemme write it with a pencil / And then erase it in a minute / Thought about it now I got no fuckin’ use wit it / ‘Cuz I like to think for myself / Programmed robots sitting on the shelf / Dusted, I’m thinkin’ more like faded / Your philosophy – so outdated / Old ghosts tryin’ to flex their muscle / Some folks never learn to hustle / Some things just simply gotta die out / Oppressors never hear ya cry out / Some suckas wanna please their master / Oh look house nigga, better run faster / Love, but at what cost? / Killin’ in the name of your boss? / People makin’ War in the name of peace / Unknown dead in the Middle East… / Yo WWIII / Sendin’ out prayers for the casualties / One Love for these / New generation revolutionaries
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American Way 00:57
Some of the greatest artists work for the devil / Shady mothafuckas make you think they on the level / We dig our own graves but they provide the shovel / The sheep dog is trained to bite the few who cause trouble / And this is not a coincidence, it’s intentional in fact / The amount of resources that are collected and tracked / Are done so for profit, though little goes back / To the hard working people who keep the system in tact / Slave wages and labor – they say it’s “fair trade” / We’re livestock on the market so the devil gets paid / And it seems like those who have the most have the least to fuckin’ say / I swear justice would be walkin’ in our shoes for a day / But it’s all good, little dreamers. Why don’t you go head outside to play? / And when you look to the sky and see the chemicals they spray / Gather up all the children and tell ‘em it’s gonna be OK / We’ve been lyin’ to ourselves for years – it’s just the American Way
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Yo, the devil’s in my pockets and he’s tryin’ to test my patience / I’m not, I’m not religious but I do believe in angels / I conversate with God but I don’t know if he’s listenin’ / I told you mothafucka these are devilish conditions / And I’m tryin’ to be a saint but they see me as a sinner / And I see ‘em all as hypocrites / They’re suicidal, slit their wrists / Fuck ‘em, I don’t give a shit / Kevorkian deliver it/ That’s their word, they said nobody here that’s innocent / But it’s the way they say that they be better than me / But I don’t think so… / And now I’m Mr. Fuckin’ Positive, come on y’all let’s work with it / Call me Mr. Sensitive, I see you all are hurtin’ and uncertain / What you have before is a black rapper / I’m Native American, I’m not a fuckin’ Indian / I represent the mainland, nigga – Turtle Island / It’s a peaceful revolution / Wasi’chu brought a violent way of livin’ / That the Natives here could never even dream of / A land of machines, concrete and steel beams / Yo, I guess it’s cool to kill the fuckin’ planet, know what I mean? / ‘Cuz humans, yo – we wreak some fuckin’ havoc, know what I mean? / It’s corporate pollution and we dump it in a stream / And serve it up and top it off with fuckin’ whipped cream / What? I’m just sayin’ – ya know, through propaganda we can make horrendous shit look sweet / Yo sweet! Top me off with aspartame and cola / High fructose corn syrup, pour another bowl of it / Sodium fluoride, burnin’ in my mind, I think some devil’s tryin’ to poison my water / Yo, list em off, you gotta have priorities / I told you all I do not only represent minorities / I represent “Flip the middle bird to all authorities” / Fuck the police son! I’m peaceful, nigga, go with me / I try to keep it positive, ask them niggas knowin’ me / And they’ll tell you that I’m black and I’m angry and my poetry / Is really the only fuckin’ thing that’s keepin’ me nonviolent / Bablow! That should keep that mothafucka silent / And look it now, you cannot even speak with all the fishes / A drown’ded mothafucka who ain’t got him no more wishes / And I’m vicious, but only with my enemies – I swear to God / Or check me on my good days or ask another friend of mine / Yo, I’m runnin’ out of close peeps, only trustin’ family / Psychological warfare fuckin’ with my sanity / The government’s the enemy, and now they’re comin’ after me / With COINTELPRO, I think I’ll put my faith in anarchy / “Uh, what the fuck you for, chaos?” / Yo, I’m organizing handling the disorganization of the devil’s nation / You could call it Satan, you could call it evil / But they’re really just some people on that power trip / I load a clip then I let one slip / I think that Bradley knows exactly what I’m sayin’ – It’s Sublime / I’m sick of stingy mothafuckas wastin’ all my time / Rastaman, ya ganja helped to really ease my mind / Squeegee up your third eye, you people fuckin’ blind? / Blind, blinded by the light / People scared to fight / Runnin’ for their lives / Yo, that’s why some niggas pack guns / Pack guns, pack weapons for protection on the real / That’s the deal – I’m paranoid of racist mothafuckas trained to kill / I’m lovin’ but I ain’t no fuckin’ bitch, nigga chill / Or I will exercise my right / My right to life / Everything’s gon’ be alright / Yo, and not that fake optimistic shit / Yo, I’m talkin’ about some peace in this world with my lessons / I’m prayin’ to creation but pack Smith & Wessons / If I ever learned a damn thing livin’ on this planet / Rich seein’ poor folk rise – yo they can’t stand it / TRUTH
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I saw I seeking myself in you / I saw I searching myself in you / And then I found I right there inside of you / You surround I – thank God that I found you / It’s a love solution for my rebels now / You know we’re gonna make it out somehow / We all been fighting ‘cuz it seemed so necessary / It’s a love revolution for my rebels now / You know we’re gonna make it out somehow / We all cease fighting ‘cuz it’s no longer necessary / I saw I seeking myself in you / I saw I searching myself in you / And then I found I right there inside of you / You surround I – thank God that I found you
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They say it’s just another sunny afternoon and the whole world’s at peace / Investigating everything that we are doin’ – the New World Police / You are now free to go about your life pursuin’ your goals and dreams / I know the man behind the curtain looks confusing but it’s not what it seems / “Haha, go back to sleep people. I’m telling you there nothin’ to see here. Go back to sleep and relax your mind.” / They say it’s just another sunny afternoon and the whole world’s at peace / Investigating everything that we are doin’ – the New World Police / You are now free to go about your life pursuin’ your goals and dreams / I know the man behind the curtain looks confusing but it’s not what it seems / “I’m sayin’ Would we lie to you? I’m just askin’ though. Would we lie to you? Maybe don’t answer that question.” / Sometimes I feel like there’s somebody watchin’ / Disinformation cloudin’ up my thoughts and / I know for me it’s too soon for the coffin / I’m ‘bout to spread my wings and take up off and / I’d love to sit and talk about how often / Things that didn’t matter shattered solid rocks and / Yo it’s only time that will pass / The ever-present Now is all that will last / Before I see you on the other side / I would like to co-create something beside / A somewhat dysfunctional place to reside / A much better space for me to raise my daughter / I cannot live what’s not the truth, I gotta / Follow my intuition as a father / I know sometimes my demons say “Why bother?” / But love is always there to help me conquer / All life’s mysteries and sweet journeys 2x
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Everybody in the world that feel like they had hard times, don’t you know / Everybody’s got a story to tell, everybody’s got a story to tell / So many people in the world that feel like they had hard times, don’t you know / Everybody’s got a story to tell, everybody’s got a story to tell / Here’s mine / Since my baby gone I’ve been feelin’ all alone. Ya know what she said? / Said I ain’t comin’ back no more, said I ain’t comin’ back no more, no more 2x / He said Baby I just cannot live my life here without you I can’t go on / You never should’ve treated me that way / Treated me so bad, now I can’t stay, no 2x / My lover can’t be gone, my lover can’t be gone, no no no / The same sad song that… / (Chorus) / Yo, you must have the luck of something, not the Irish / Maybe Everlast could help you try to find this / Maybe 3rd Bass could help you with your Gas Face cuz / Cause you unlucky as hell / Yo should I tell, tell you how I used to feel unlucky? Oh well / It probly started back that time I fell / Fell in love with someone who would break my heart / Now I can’t remember, was that really the start? / Started thinkin’ negative and doubting myself / Or was it when I started questioning my health? / And questioning the things that made me sick / Like carbon copy rappers, yo get off my… / Off my back as a matter of fact / I used to be pretty good with a baseball bat / For the suckas who be tryin’ to give me hell / But I bet you got a story to tell / (Chorus) / Here’s mine / Since my baby gone I’ve been feelin’ all alone. Ya know what she said? / Said I ain’t comin’ back no more, said I ain’t comin’ back no more, no more 2x / He said Baby I just cannot live my life here without you I can’t go on / You never should’ve treated me that way / You treated me so bad, and now I can’t stay, no 2x / My lover can’t be gone, my lover can’t be gone, no no no
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B.F. Skinner put his daughter in a box / We tested ‘em like rats then administered shocks / Every single day in Tranquility Bay / Behavior modification – what can I say? / It’s the way that your brain works. If you let us, we can change it / Parents sending trouble away with hopes to rearrange it / “Torches of Freedom” by Edward Bernays / Persuasion is packaged in a neat little phrase / Look over here! We got your attention / The goal is to manage the herd, did I mention? / ‘The engineering of Consent’ is what inspired Joseph Goebbels / The science of coercion developed by the nobles / Go on, you’re free to choose and pick your destination / On the count of 3 you’ll awake refreshed with a positive sensation / That all things are good and exactly as they should be / You’ll go about your life and never ask again: What could be? / 1, 2, 3
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Love! When we know that they comin’ for me yes / With a microchip unless / We be ready with a Love Revolution / When they try to test / Hold it steady in the midst of illusion 2x / Will you be ready when they come? Are you a folder? / I will be ready when they come ‘cuz I’m a souljah / Love! Is the force we comin’ with / But don’t ever forget / You say it’s nothing while you take away our culture / You say it’s loving but we know you are a vulture / Whoa! That's why we comin’ with / Whatever it takes to get / Real love and respect for my family 3x / Oh wait now can that be? 2x / Real love and respect for my family 3x / Oh wait now can that be? 2x / Some planned it yes they wanna see me fallin’ / I work for revolution ‘cuz it is my calling / There is no other way to bring about a better day / You best believe the children here should have a right to play / While the people work, We never ever gonna see our pay / Because somebody wants to see us slave our lives away / Oh no, no I won’t go without a fight, yo / (Chorus) / Growin’ in a concrete jungle is a crisis / Saturated money is now elevating prices / Why are the governments poisoning our foods? / And why are they blaming us for globalized pollutants? / Big loans, big debts, big governments / For the loans and the debts here come the governments / I’ll be waiting in the shadows when they come for me 3x / Strapped with my 9mm, yo – bang! / I’ll be waiting in the shadows when they come for me 3x / Strapped with my 9mm, yo – bang! / They wanna rub me out Rub A Dub Stylee 3x / Let them come and find me 2x / They wanna rub me out Rub A Dub Stylee 2x
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Some, they wanna be a sexy lady / Rollin’ in that black Mercedes / But me no respect ya, baby / Just because you got the ice / Wanna be nice? Drop the mask / And it’s really not all that I’m askin’ / Show a little bit of gratitude / Some, they wanna be a sexy lady / Rollin’ in that black Mercedes / But me no respect ya, baby / Just because you got the ice / Wanna be nice? Drop the mask / And it’s really not all that I’m askin’ / Just drop the attitude / Yo, the downfall of a queen / She don’t even know what it mean / To be the source of divine inspiration / And it’s all just a silly game / Where she’s to remain just out of reach for my invitation / To connect a little more / But that’s not what she’s lookin’ for / She loves a little drama in her situation / And it’s all glam and glitz / Big diamonds and fake tits / And it’s really all about the new sensation / “Ya know what I’m sayin’ I was just like ‘Hey how you doin’?’ She was like ‘Oh, you here with one of the groups?’ I was like ‘No, I’m just here by myself, just wanna see what’s goin’ on.’ She was like ‘You mean to buy me a drink?’ I was like ‘No, just a conversate.’ She was like ‘Get the fuck outta here!’” / Some, they wanna be a sexy lady / Rollin’ in that black Mercedes / But me no respect ya, baby / Just because you got the ice / Wanna be nice? Drop the mask / And it’s really not all that I’m askin’ / Yo, you’d think she’s the center of the world / Some, they wanna be a sexy lady / Rollin’ in that black Mercedes / But me no respect ya, baby / Just because you got the ice / Wanna be nice? Drop the mask / And it’s really not all that I’m askin’ / And yo – I ain’t even tryin’ to make this damaged queen my girl / I seen you on the streets but you would never notice me / You’re too lost in your own world to look around and see / There’s so many beautiful people with dreams and problems just like you / Now here I sit wonderin’ what it would be, to live life like you do / You are so selfish / You are so self-absorbed…
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It’s not 2 late 2 love 4x / Can ya hear me? / Don’t you know that it’s hard to be so hard? / Don’t you know why they act so cruel? / They’ve been beaten down, beaten down all over again / They can’t take it, no / But there is something deep inside of you tellin’ you to hold on, gotta be strong / Sometimes it feels like there’s no more fight in you and it don’t even matter who was right or who was wrong / You know that… / (Chorus) / Some say when you’re down is the best time to look around for your blessings / It’s in these hard, hard times of life that I found my most valuable lessons / I learned that… / (Chorus) / ‘Cuz we all know suffering so well now it’s time that we rejoice / I’m asking do you hear me? Then let me hear your spirit make some noise / You know I’m wishing for you happiness, it’s balance you desire / With all good things comes sacrifice and focus, and love to fuel the fire / So you’ll always remember… / (Chorus)
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They tried to tell me that the President’s elected / That type of talk gets somebody disrespected 2x / You never heard of the Bilderberger Group? / What the deal? Lemme tell you the scoop / They think they hot shit, yeah they stinky poop / Think they rule the world / I connect the dots ‘cuz they all connected / Al Qaeda means “the base” – go check it / New World Babylon resurrected / Illuminati got your mind and body / They put it right there on the back of the dollar bill / You never asked but I’ll tell you still / 33rd degree then you know what the deal – the 3-2-2 / Skull and Bones and the KKK / Albert Pike and the CIA / The Black Pope and the Gay Boule / The artwork up at DIA / The twin towers and a whole lot of questions / Fox News and their mass deceptions / Yo, Fred Hampton and Leonard Peltier / Am I comin’ through clear? / I didn’t wanna have to confront you here / But, yo – I overcame that fear / Like UFO’s – did anybody hear? / They done made a whole entire ship disappear / Like, little kids for the highest bids / But Walmart has got cheap vids / And I guess it didn’t matter that the economic ladder may not have room for you / We let ‘em put a patent on life and we gave all the power of the people over to a few / But I told my soul there’d be rainy days like this one / But I want you to know that knowledge is not wisdom / The ancient ways have not been lost / Love at all cost / It’s not wrong to work for what’s right / Sometimes we even must fight for… / Peace in a Love Revolution 4x
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They wanna pump you full of Thimerosal / Which is mercury – don’t get it twisted y’all / They put that shit in almost every vaccination / Which is then administered to children across the nation / With the explosion of autism stemming from – they say – nowhere / I asked my pediatrician about this shit but he didn’t wanna go there / And we said “But you wanna shoot our child full of Formaldehyde and whatnot?” / Man, you wouldn’t believe the look we got from this bumbaclot / Like we were disrespectful for even askin’ all these questions / Like we should just let a man we just met give our daughter injections / That means shooting a foreign substance into my little girl’s system / With so many mysterious ingredients my man couldn’t even list ‘em / And we said “We gonna pass doc, and you don’t even need to beg our pardon / We gonna go teach our daughter how to grow homeopathic herbs in the garden / Peace!” And we walked right up on outta there
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This world’s run by lunatics, crazy old men / Eugenicists, where to begin? / The Bohemian Grove – north of San Fran / Sacrificin’ effigies again / Performin’ Aleister Crowley’s rituals / The plight of hedonistic individuals / Self-servin’ representin’ for the bloodline / If they could do it they would tax your sunshine / And no doubt that Obama’s in the know / And speech writers that insert subliminal / Messages that’ll pacify the masses / A campaign full of rose-colored glasses / And swine flu vaccinations / Doctors un-knowingly infecting patients / I wish somebody here would wake up / I know I’m clever but this you couldn’t make up / But wait… / Is it still OK to speak, is it? 2x / Is it still OK to speak or would the dirty cops come lock me up? / Is it still OK to speak, is it? 2x / Is it still OK to speak or would the fascist cops come lock me up? / Yo I’m still for the ganja, fiah blazin’ it’s a blessin and an honor/ Yo, you got a better solution? / Yo, what’s mine? A people’s revolution / Slick Willy though he lookin’ kinda silly / Many people still believe what he say / Now we got a black president though he don’t represent / Most the brothas who ain’t never been paid / Yo, have you ever tried to connect the dots? / Crooked senators and crooked cops / ‘Cuz they all on the pay cut / It’s Giuliani time, sucka pay up / You know the president’s selected / By rich men who’s invested / Their assets in the corporate stock / You think Obama’s even close to the top? / He’s a puppet for the New World Order / Oligarchy without any border / Sometimes I can’t believe anybody fell for this / Sometimes I wonder why I gotta even tell you this / (Chorus) / Don’t let corporate news confuse your views on life / Don’t let slick politics restrict your natural born rights / We got an SKS for those wanna test / Blast! ‘Cuz we all die / And psychopaths want a bloodbath / Show resistance, burn your cash / This world’s run by lunatics, crazy old men / Eugenicists, where to begin? / The Bohemian Grove – north of San Fran / Sacrificin’ effigies again / Performin’ Aleister Crowley’s rituals / The plight of hedonistic individuals / Self-servin’ representin’ for the bloodline / If they could do it they would tax your sunshine / And no doubt that Obama’s in the know / And speech writers that insert subliminal / Messages that’ll pacify the masses / A campaign full of rose-colored glasses / And swine flu vaccinations / Doctors un-knowingly infecting patients / I wish somebody here would wake up / I know I’m clever but this you couldn’t make up / (Chorus)
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Yo it starts at the top, this is what we call a pyramid / Still spittin’ truth but suckas ain’t hearin’ it / Man-made God is the one who put fear in it / Too much concrete – need to start clearin’ it / Welcome to the New World Order this is Babylon / Mad people standin’ on the brink of destruction / Dysfunction – heal your heart let it function / ‘Cuz we supposed to love much more than we hate / Can you relate? / We livin’ in a state of oppression / People are depressed and lookin’ for hope / It’s how we cope / Knowin’ that the war’s not the answer / Political cancer is killin’ our chance for peace / It takes money, they make money off of stores / It takes money, they make money off of yours / They fake money, then make money off of wars / Yo don’t you know? Yo don’t you know? 2x / Yo, X marks the spot. This is gonna be classic / Roll around to the back. Headlights – flash it / Let us know all is clear then we smash it / Broke into the city hall, now we runnin’ through the hall yellin’ Revolution! / And hollered out my name after carvin’ out Freedom in the front lawn / I’m a King not a pawn / It’s the path that I’m on / To the break o’ break o’ dawn I’m a souljah / I thought I told ya, don’t get it twisted / Our rebel music’s to keep you uplifted / I’m not a violent man, I’m a statistic / And realistic with the problems that we’re facin’ as a nation / People are complacent, people are confused / People are distracted by the news and the media / Watch what they feedin’ ya / Watch what they tell ya when they sellin’ ya their movies out of Hollywood / (Jordan Maxwell speaking) / Almighty dollars and illusion / We still choosin’ to lose focus of intrusion / They steady movin' and we steady losin' / Motion pictures painting falsehood / From birth to adulthood / It ain't all good!!! / I watch the lies, I watch my people fall behind / And become blind to all the jackals and their altered mind / I offer sacrifice on altars built in altered time / I paint new worlds in an order more involved with mine / A nation enslaved by the paper we chase to stay in the race / And forced to face the inflation / Thirteen bloodlines for segregation / Globalization - life brought to you in corporation / With or without cooperation / Daily operations / Money made from taxation / War mongering, slave tradin’ / A modern day Babylonian wasteland where hate stands / What will it take for us to take a stand / (Chorus) / Make money, take money, fake money /The gold no longer backs money – it ain't funny /We don't need money, bleed money, greed money / Water is life, air is what we breathe, dummy / Thug money, drug money, corporate blood money / Put love above money / Yeah Ibe Hustles and MCAD / Yo it’s a Love Revolution, suckas - now turn off your TV!
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Dirty Cops 02:49
I understand why you feel like snappin’ / Knowin’ there’s a time and a place for gun clappin’ / Beat us down but we bounce right back / And never make a move ‘til I know what’s happenin’ / I represent a certain part of the fraction / Of revolutionary people in action / Suspect of anyone with a badge / And I don’t trust cops ‘cuz they don’t trust black men / You know what I’m sayin’? I mean we can both come to the table as equals but right now how we supposed to both truly feel equal when only one of us is packin’ the heat? / Military grade ammunitions / And hollow point tips pointed at civilians / By any means to obtain submission / Dirty dirty cops makin’ dirty conditions / Wonder if they ever really would listen / Just bein’ black shouldn’t mean a conviction / Cock’d back with the eagle eye vision / And let’s pray to God I make the right decision / Ya know what I’m sayin’ I mean this should be a last resort and you, you keep pushin’ down hard on people, some of these people feelin’ like, ya know, they backed against the wall / Stand down, everybody just hold up / I called the S1W to show up / It’s gettin’ heated and I hope it don’t blow up / I heard God sayin’ “When you gonna grow up?” / Four shottas at the door when they roll up / All cards in, someone gotta fold up / I know the best man, he don’t always win / Like Malcom and Martin and Gandhi didn’t / Ya know what I’m sayin’? And these were our speakers, our representatives, ya know FOR PEACE. And you went and you took all of ‘em out / Whoa, whoa, whoa I’m prayin’ for a peaceful solution / Whoa, whoa, whoa I’m prayin’ for a nonviolent social revolution 2x / You make it hard but I still wanna try yo/ If we could put all of our weapons to the side, y’all / You’re not a cop, I’m not feelin’ homicidal / We could’ve been livin’ peace for a while now / I try to say it once again with a smile y’all / It’s all love but I gotta draw a line now / And ain’t nobody here today gotta die now / I’m gonna count 3 then I guess we’re gonna find out / Whoa, whoa, whoa I’m prayin’ for a peaceful solution / Whoa, whoa, whoa I’m prayin’ for a nonviolent social revolution
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Yo I remember back in 1983 / I was just a little ass mothafuckin’ G / Bustin’ on the playground, whatcha gotta say now? / Nowadays I bet they wouldn’t recognize me / Yo I remember back in 1985 / B-boy stancin’ tryin’ to look fly / Late night graffiti’n the schools / Runnin’ the streets and breakin’ all the rules / Yo I remember back in 1989 / All I wanna do is fuckin’ party all the time / Look there goes my lady, damn the bitch is shady / Tryin’ to fuck a friend of mine / Like this ain’t supposed to be / I swear this here ain’t the life for me / But thank you for the shrooms and the LSD / It’s the only thing that helped me keep my sanity / Yo I remember back in 1992 / Now we graduated from this busta ass school / And now I’m old enough to vote though I can’t really cope / ‘Cuz a black believer’s just a fool / And now it’s 1995 / All is love inside / It’s a beautiful life that we’re livin’ / Sunshine, travellin’ out to the west / When I get to Monterrey I hit the weed to the chest / Like (coughs) “It’s fuckin’ beautiful” / And now it’s ’97 and I’m done travellin’ / I found my way back home to Colorado and / Started thinkin’ that it’s time for revolution / Then DJ Prana started up the Freedom Movement / They stockin’ food for the Y2K / Yo, remember the hype built around that day? / When computers were to crash and crumble away / But they only got stronger like they here to stay / (George W. Bush talking) / Yo post 2001 / It’s a lot less fun / ‘Cuz the world’s gotten so damn serious / The government’s got us lookin’ for the terrorists / But we know who you are / And now it’s 2006 / My little daughter’s in the mix / And I wanna be a better representative / For showin’ love and respect ‘cuz the way we live / Is probably lookin’ bizarre / Yo where we go from here? / It’s 2010 but 2012 is near / I think that where we’re goin’ is not totally clear / I think that transformation is not somethin’ to fear, fear… / Fear is the biggest enemy in the world we live in / Takes all our love / Fear is the biggest enemy in the world we live in / Kills all our love / Fear is the biggest enemy in the world we live in / Don’t let it take your love
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In the line of fire / Wondering if there’s something higher / In myself / Lack of wealth and food on the shelf / I’m needing nourishment but not a supplement / A new environment for money poorly spent / Toxic waste misplaced / And a whole race disgraced / Then there’s bigots in my face / Tellin’ me I’m the problem in this place? / Labeled “criminal” / Explanation – minimal / Now condemned / No chance to mend / Misrepresentation in our education / Taught discrimination to a population
21.
Show us your blessings along the way / I ask for guidance every day / Please, show us your blessings along the way / Help me be wise today / Rise up stronger, child / It’s time you found your faith again / So rise up, fallen child / It’s time you found your strength again / So rise up stronger, child / It’s time you find your faith again / Yo, livin’ in a world where I feel sometimes cursed / I’m livin’ in a way that I feel is rehearsed / I’m trained to be like all the other clones I see / I keep lookin’ around but I can’t find me / It’s strange and it’s fake and it’s so contrived / It’s everything that I hate but it’s still inside / ‘Cuz it’s me and it’s you but it’s him and it’s her / It’s every single person who’s alive on this Earth / We’re bred to be stripped here of all of our worth / We’re debted and enslaved from the point of our birth / And it’s blindness and ignorance and those who turn cheek / To run from our problems, it’s so fuckin’ weak / But I’ve ran probly further than any other man / And I admit it, but I’ve come back here to stand and… / (Chorus) / They say that it’s better but it’s changed for the worse / Yo I tried to believe but it still fuckin’ hurts / Whenever I’m lied to or played for the fool / Yo I did what you asked of me, I went to your schools / I worked real hard nigga, I played by the rules / I put in my time son, I paid my dues / Then ya left us alone here, broke and confused / I’m not for revenge but I hate bein’ used / So quit fuckin’ with my time and my money / Or things gonna get funny… / Up in here
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They told me “bring it harder” / I’m tryin’ to be like Kotter / And welcome back these mothafuckas to somethin’ that’s softer / A little laid back, a little somethin’ somethin’ / A little chill for my niggas that be steady frontin’ / For all the hard knockers, for all the cap peelers / You think that we could maybe chill with all the crack dealers? / And for the ghetto youth, and the suburban streets / For OB1, Sista Sun, fuck it – all my peeps / I send you love music, I send you good thoughts / I ask protection in this world from all the bumbaclots / I’m for a new nation, a reconstructed gov / I’m pretty much for anything that represents the love / I hope you stand wit me, I hope we hold tight / I want my mothafuckin’ fam to know it’s alright / It’s time for revolution, it’s time to change the game / It’s time to call these mothafuckas by their real name / I say Illuminati, you call ‘em Bilderberg / We tryin’ to hip these mothafuckas who ain’t never heard / You say it’s entertainment, I say the shit’s for real / We ask for peace but these mothafuckas still kill / Secret plans make a, a secret hand shake/ A secret society who look to the sky to see / Their beloved Morning Star / I’m tryin’ to make it known for all the love that’s shown / They tryin’ to keep us separated so we live alone / ‘Cuz if we got together then maybe we’d unite / ‘Cuz organized and loving people wouldn’t have to fight / United sovereign nations, the people at the top / And let’s reverse subservient relations to the cops / I see a brighter future, a more productive way / I want my mothafuckin’ people here to have a say / I want a new republic, let’s take a real vote / I wanna see some proof, some mothafuckin’ real hope / I’m sick of fake leaders, I’m done with sorry lies / We trippin’ when we should be reachin’ for the fuckin’ skies / Just like that – we were on our way 4x
23.
My, my, my – my, my, my oh my, oh my, my / They say we’ll forgive, but we’ll never forget / When they’re teachin’ the people the wrong things and confusing history / And they’re lovin’ the wrong things and guiding our misery / How can it be so hard for loving people to see? / The Rockefellers are tryin’ to kill me / Oh can’t you see? / They puttin’ poison in the water and they sprayin’ chemicals up in the sky / I feel a tear well in my eye / (Chorus) / And I know there were sterilizations to cut down my native tree / And I know the plantations were built for the slaves to be / Subservient while crooked masters run free / The Rockefellers are tryin’ to kill me / Oh can’t you see? / They claimin’ rights to all this land and if you stand in opposition, yo the cops will shoot you down / (Chorus) / And you know we will never forget you, when your days are long and gone / And we’ll never forget you, we’ll teach what you did was wrong / Yo Rockefellers – hope you hearin’ this song / They say we’ll forgive, but we’ll never forget
24.
Yo live for the code, reflect with the moon / Bass for your face, got the woofers in the room / Yo Egypt, Egypt – ‘cuz my beat go boom / Sendin’ love music to the whole entire room / Ey yo bless microphone as we check – 1, 2 / How you do? Illuminati killers comin’ through / Watch your crew – surveillance captures everything you do / Yo you’re watching television while your TV’s watching you / Oooh! Check it out, the man behind the mirror / Is writing all your history, the picture’s getting clearer / Fear a, fear a black man like eugenicists who wanna kill the African / Over melanin and I’m tellin’ him / The masculine is nothing here without the feminine / “Yo, fuck that bitch ass nigga!” “Murda, murda!” / Everybody’s on that “I’m a killer. Ain’t ya heard of this…” / Real hip hop, this is one for the burners / Underground ganja mothafucka, not the Turners / Yo, y’all some mothafuckin’ slow learners / Givin’ distribution to the state only hurt us / Yo, the devil’s in our pockets now / I’m on some Jack Parsons shit – I’m off to build some rockets now / I’m blastin’ every one of all you haters / To outer solar galaxies to leave you all in craters / Crushin’ mothafucker mashed potaters / We’re one family – we’re Bilderberg annihilators / I’m old school like 1st generation skaters / Bones Brigade’rs, T-tops and roller skaters / Fuck you and your fuckin ‘gators / Rich bourgeois bitch, we know you ain’t down with this / Because we revolutionaries and we leadin’ the charge / Redefinin’ what it means on Earth to be livin’ large / To be livin’ large is roots, it’s love, it’s family, yeah / Yo, I said my word is bond / And I would challenge anybody thinkin’ I’m wrong / It’s roots, it’s love, it’s strength for our family, yeah / We let ‘em know the deal ‘cuz it’s a Love Revolution for real / Because it’s land we’re demanding / A line’s drawn right here where we’re standing / We’re future planning / Blowin’ up structures that are damming / Life from really takin’ its course with no remorse / Restrainin’ silly suckas with force / But of course you know it’s always love as our 1st choice / United voice / People here are speakin’ now as One / Fuck the democrats and republicunts / Oooh played you a fool / Confused and distracted? Lemme take you to school / America’s broke, the system’s a joke / Yo, neo-capitalism is a noose on a rope / Fuck that, we gotta grow our own food / That’s the revolution. It’s time to uplift the mood / Ohhhmm / See me? It’s good to reap the fruits / Reconnect with the Earth, redevelop our roots / Ohhhmm
25.
The Owners 01:19
I don’t believe this is your building or your land, but I thank you for sharin’ the space / And I gotta be out before long, so you don’t gotta sweat your place / See there’s mad crazy room out there – I don’t gotta be all up in your face / But a title ain’t nothin’ but a word without a little bit of muscle to build your case / And if you think it’s all peace, why even have a declaration? / And if we all for ourselves, how we claimin’ one nation? / I’ll say exactly how I see it – I got the right to hold my ground / One conquest to another, claimin’ rights to what they found / So when all the space is paid for and you all got your own spots / Will you build up mighty fences to keep the have’s from the have not’s? / And when desire turns to conflict ‘cuz somebody else wants what you got / Does the paper you claim gives ‘rights’ to the land protect you from gettin’ shot? / ‘Cuz it’s all only real when other people agree / And it only takes one single person to see / That your claim to this space don’t mean nothin’ to me / And you can keep this here spot ‘cuz I got places to be / Peace
26.
Yo I was born in the Midwest – Milwaukee / True to the streets, I remember what they taught me / Never flipped, no the pigs never bought me / Yo I got out before the city got me / Moved to the Rockies, bought a little property / They may wanna but they never gonna stop me / Shock me? Yeah I fuckin’ doubt it / Seen wicked shit but I’ve never been about it / Shout it / I represent the revolution / Love manifest, love solution / Keep sendin’ Jah love to the youths and / One family spreadin’ our roots and / Bless to the whole Truth Movement / Keep talkin’ about Building Number 7 / ‘Til every last mothafucka’s hip to 9/11 / Wake the whole entire planet up ‘cuz I’ve had enough / Stand up, let us put our demands up / Hands up, or a fist for revolution / Irreversible industrial pollution / War is not the only solution / But disposin’ of a few bad apples / These dirty, rotten mothafuckin’ assholes / They’re the source of your everyday hassles / We work for their big castles / It doesn’t matter ‘bout the chicken and the egg / It only matters that the master got the animals to beg 2x / Yo, you wanna know who’s runnin’ shit? / Big companies and big government / A few families who got big plans for ya / Many questions but they never answer ya / They never tell you that the fluoride in the water / Comes from industrial waste made in Florida (in Florida?) / While they keep on ignorin’ us / They keep givin’ all our money out to foreigners / But it’s just one nation, right? / One world with a thousand points of light / Yo, these mothafuckas worship Lucifer / Yeah I said it - the baphomet, you get it? / ‘Cuz most of the people ain’t never heard of KMT/ This shit goes way back, way back to Africa / It ain’t a black thing, it’s just a fact thing / Most of us lost touch with the ways of the past / But now we still and bless / Relax and take a breath / Inhale and visualize the falling of this evil empire / (Kathleen Cleaver/Bobby Seale speaking)
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Mother Earth 03:50
Mother Earth, who can save the world? / Will it be the children, every boy and every girl? / Mother Earth, who can save us now? / Is it too late, too far to turn around? / Mother Earth, who can set us free / From destruction? Mankind’s his own enemy / Who will make the soldiers lay their weapons down? / Mother Earth, is it too late to turn around? / They said it all started off as a sense of adventure / And pioneering, I guess it’s all been so censored / And twisted and distorted and straight up lied about / Prophetic visions that the ancestors cried about / Harvesting the oil and the water ‘til we dried ‘em out / They spoke of holes that people dug and tried climbin’ out / Harvesting the minerals and sellin’ what they’re minin’ out / And still some people wonder why the youth are wilin’ out / Because they got no guidance and their elders are no longer there / But they’re smart and they recognize that people care / ‘Cuz they see the grownups workin’ every day / But they’re miserable, and yet they’re too afraid to say / That they question what we value and they question what our plan is / They question what we’ve told ‘em woman, child, and man is / They see the way we put our faith in science / And somebody else’s word and a whole lot of reliance / On a system that doesn’t even really support the little man / It’s mostly self-serving and it taxes the land / And if you ever question, we learn that dogs bite / Like we should know the difference between what’s wrong and right / When it’s clear to see the most successful people / Are often the most greediest and the most deceitful / And it’s the hardest when it’s the people that you care for / It’s just the future that we’re tryin’ to stay prepared for / We recognize our value so we demonstrate it therefore / We make a pact to protect the Earth in fact / It’s not even your property, it’s Mother Gaia’s – give it back / ‘Cuz there’s no amount of money that could pay for that / So stop drillin’ in the ocean and stop sprayin’ in the skies / Aluminum chem trails and your poisonous lies / Yeah, hooked ‘em up to cell phones, blasted to the cranium / Watch us devastate the Earth, depleted uranium / Right this very moment Mother Earth’s been disrespected / Yo, remember how the planet was before the humans wrecked it? / (Chorus) / It’s my love, it’s my life, it’s my hope, it’s my faith for the future of family 3x
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We Shall Overcome!!
29.
Yeah, yo it’s funky, yo can ya feel it? / Yo it starts right here then it flows through my mouth and projects to your ear / Am I clear? / Yo it’s called communication / Spreadin’ out the word, it’s a love vibration / Sensations flowin’ through your body / And I hype the crowd ‘cuz I know they came to party / And it’s somethin’ beautiful when people that you do and don’t know / All get together and I swear you watch the energy grow / It’s magical, I swear it only happens at shows / I call it alchemy, but what it is I bet no one knows / But what I know… / It feels so good to be with the crowd / I grab the microphone and tell the DJ “turn it up loud” / And for the people – we livin’ in the craziest times / I wanna send you my love and uplift you with rhymes / And our minds connect as one, expanding in space / There’s no fear but only love that’s left to hold in its place / Embrace the future ‘cuz ya know it’s comin’ / I’m stayin’ right here ‘cuz there’s no point in runnin’ / Gunnin’ for the people hatin’ on my fun / And started back in 1981 / And cool was a way of livin’ / And those who rebelled excelled in the life I fantasized / So wise to just believe in yourself / This life we’re livin’ it’s so hard to just believe in yourself, in yourself / So just believe in yourself and be good to the world and just believe in yourself, one! / And love is our foundation for communication / As we spreadin’ positivity to every nation / Translation – we be liftin’ the vibe / As we coincide with the people who be lovin’ the funk / If you’re smokin’ or you’re drunk / A peaceful warrior or just a punk / Some say I’m just a Wandering Monk / With no destination but I’m patiently awaiting what’s arrivin’ / While I’m strivin’ just to be my very best / I’m workin’ in this concrete jungle, tryin’ to keep up out the trouble / Wonderin’ if I’m wise enough to pass the test / Yo – Jah Bless / Praise to the most high, open up your 3rd eye / See the people here as One / Keep your gun, none in the chamber / First choose love, yo – control your anger / It’s a Love Revolution, a sustainable solution / For living here upon the Earth / And yo it’s change for the movement, change for improvement / Yo it’s time to recognize the people’s worth / ‘Cuz we livin’ amongst the masses, livin’ amongst the fascists / Livin’ amongst the ones who wanna steal your cheese / Yo, livin’ amongst the heartless, ready to fuckin’ start this / Revolutionaries would you stand up please? / It’s time for revolution 5x / And it’s Love Revolutionaries on the scene / And we spreadin’ positivity, know what I mean? / It’s a Love Revolution yeah, yeah, yeah

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"aPathetic World" is the fourth album released by McAD and the Freedom Movement. An urban mixture of Rap, Soul, Funk and RnB, this is underground conscious Hip Hop at its best! This album is not for the lighthearted and is not intended for young kids, as it is chalked full of slang and curse words. Don't get it twisted, it has the same uplifting vibe as every Freedom Movement album and is full of new inspirational music to fuel the spirits of music lovers and truth seekers everywhere!

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released May 23, 2014

All production by McAD of the Freedom Movement. Mastering by Bill Douglas and RoyalRecordings. Featured artists, Ibe Hustles, Sista Sunday, OB1.

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The Freedom Movement is comprised of a group of individuals dedicated to change and the raising of consciousness. They utilize their skillz and talents, within the mediums of music, art, and social activism, as a vehicle to dialogue and network. The goal and message is simple. They strive to promote unity and inner strength through the non-agression principle, communication and love. ... more

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