More political lyrics<\/p>\n
Talib Kweli<\/p>\n
“The Proud”<\/p>\n
The proud
\nStand tall or don’t stand at all, c’mon
\nUhh, yeah
\nBreak it down
\nWhat we do?<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nWe survive, it’s more than pride
\nWe stay alive, ready to ride<\/p>\n
[Chorus – repeat through intro]<\/p>\n
One two, one two yo
\nAight.. put it down yo
\nJune 21, 2001
\nTimothy McVeigh is executed
\nAnd the country breathe a sigh of relief
\nGoodness prevails over evil, it seems
\nSomehow when he’s gone, we feel safer
\nLittle do we know<\/p>\n
[Verse One]
\nToday the paper say Timothy McVeigh’s in hell
\nSo everything’s okay and all must be well
\nI remember Oklahoma when they put out the blaze
\nAnd put Islamic terrorist bombing, on the front page
\nIt’s like saying only gays get AIDS, propaganda
\nLike saying the problem’s over when they locked that man up
\nWrong! It’s just the beginning, the first inning
\nBattle for America’s soul, the devil’s winning
\nThe President is Bush, the Vice President’s a Dick
\nSo a whole lot of f**kin is what we gon’ get
\nThey don’t wanna raise the babies so the election is fixed
\nThat’s why we don’t be f**kin with politics
\nThey bet on that, parents fought and got wet for that
\nHosed down, bit by dogs, and got blacks into house arrest for that
\nIt’s all good except for that – we still poor
\nMoney, power and respect is what we kill for, for real<\/p>\n
[Chorus – repeat through interlude]<\/p>\n
[Interlude]
\nAugust 4, 2001
\nA drunken police officer mows down an entire family in Brooklyn
\nThe judge lets him go with no bail
\nIt reminds us, of just how worthless our lives are to the justice system
\nI struggle, to explain the situation to my son, it’s hard<\/p>\n
[Verse Two]
\nNiggaz with knowledge is more dangerous than than niggaz with guns
\nThey make the guns easy to get and try to keep niggaz dumb
\nTarget the gangs and graffiti with the Prop 21
\nI already know the deal but what the f**k do I tell my son?
\nI want him livin right, livin good, respect the rules
\nHe’s five years old and he still thinkin cops is cool
\nHow do I break the news that when he gets some size
\nHe’ll be percieved as a threat or see the fear in they eyes
\nIt’s in they job description to terminate the threat
\nSo 41 shots to the body is what he can expect
\nThe precedent is set, don’t matter if he follow the law
\nI know I’ll give my son pride and make him swallow it all (damn!)
\nF**k the pigs! I think the pigs killed Big and ‘Pac too
\nIf they didn’t they know who did, they got to!
\nWho they serve and protect, nigga not you
\nCops shot off of ten G’s but they got glocks too
\nLet you protect yourself, or better yet respect yourself
\nStraight into the hospital is where you gotta check yourself
\nThey be gettin tips from snitches and rival crews
\nDoin them favors so they workin for the drug dealers too
\nJust business enforcers with hate in they holsters
\nShoot you in the back, won’t face you like a soldier
\nKurt Loder asked me what I say to a dead cop’s wife
\nCops kill my people everyday, that’s life<\/p>\n
[Chorus – repeat through final interlude]<\/p>\n
[Final Interlude]
\nSeptember 11, 2001
\nTerrorists attack the Pentagon and the World Trade Center
\nKills thousand and permanently scars America’s false sense of security
\nWe see the best examples of humanity in the face of the worst
\nAs fire fighters, police officers, rescue workers
\nand volunteers of all sorts, fight to save lives
\nThe world will never be the same again<\/p>\n
[Verse Three]
\nMy heart go out to everybody at Ground Zero
\nRed, black, yellow, white and brown heroes
\nIt’s more complicated than black and white
\nTo give your own life is the greatest sacrifice
\nBut it’s hard for me to walk down the block
\nSeeing rats and roaches, crack viles and 40 ounce posters
\nPeople broken down from years of oppression
\nBecome patriots when they way of life is threatened
\nIt’s a hard conversation to have
\nWe lost kids, moms and dads, people ready to fight for the flag
\nDamn, when did shit get this bad?
\nAmerica kill the innocent too, the cycle of violence is sad
\nDamn! Welcome to the world, we here
\nWe’ve been at, war for years but it’s much more clear (yeah)
\nWe got to face what lies ahead
\nFight for our truth and freedom and, ride for the dead<\/p>\n
[Chorus – repeat to end]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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