1. |
You Got It
01:41
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Do you really wanna be one of them
licking the boots of the police man
boot's gonna end up on the other foot
What're ya gonna do then?
Back the blue
respect the badge
on your knees
You got it you got it you got it
Got what you fuckin wanted
you're still poor
even though you're white
when they come for you
will they still be right
Do you really wanna be one of them
licking the boots of the police man
boot's gonna end up on the other foot
What're ya gonna do then?
You got it you got it you got it
Got what you fuckin wanted
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2. |
May 26th
03:02
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The city's burning
use the flames to light our way
direct action in reaction
fighting for a better day
WE SHOUT Black lives matter
WE SHOUT I can't breathe
WE SHOUT Fuck the police
WE SHOUT No justice no peace
we keep fucking shouting
and you don't fucking listen
The city's burning
Your inaction fueled the flame
Cop stations smolder
We're done playing your games
WE SHOUT Black lives matter
WE SHOUT I can't breathe
WE SHOUT Fuck the police
WE SHOUT No justice no peace
we keep fucking shouting
and you don't fucking listen
The city's burning
light a match and join the fun
Or wait it out like a coward
but our fight is never done
WE SHOUT Black lives matter
WE SHOUT I can't breathe
WE SHOUT Fuck the police
WE SHOUT No justice no peace
we keep fucking shouting
and you don't fucking listen
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE
NO JUSTICE NO FUCKING PEACE
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3. |
Fight Back
02:18
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Kicking back against ambition
Trading service for sedition
treason turned in to tradition
They don't want you fighting back
They want control
don't let them win
Done it before they'll do it again
Your lost hope will tell them when
let them know they just can't win
They don't want you fighting back
they want control
don't let them win
FIGHT BACK
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4. |
Propaganda
01:58
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A nation
dies
in silence
when media is weaponized
Propaganda - voice of the tyrant
Propaganda - lies
Propaganda - mislead the masses
Propaganda - this is how a nation dies
Our voices
cease
in spotlights
with a loss of credibility
Propaganda - sow the seeds of hatred
Propaganda - lies
Propaganda - a narcissist's delusions
Propaganda - this is how a nation dies
Propaganda - racist allegations
Propaganda - lies
Propaganda - rhetoric of treason
Propaganda - this is how a nation dies
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5. |
What You Despise
02:50
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Spiritual mystical you're speaking in code
for one who breathes the warmth of saints you exhale so cold
True to you enlightenment, an effortless path
Absorb good vibes an energy but what the fuck do you give back?
You've become what you despise
ostracize
you've become what you despise
void of social context by design
You get yours by taking mine
Self affirming, blame observing righteous little twit
Piety that dampens others
Self affirming, blame observing, righteous little twit
energy remains a constant
YOU DONT GET IT
Spiritual mystical you're speaking in code
for one who breathes the warmth of saints you exhale so cold
Self contained enlightenment, an effortless path
Absorb good vibes an energy but what the fuck do you give back?
You've become what you despise
ostracize
you've become what you despise
void of social context by design
You get yours by taking mine
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6. |
Mary Kat
01:50
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A faded reflection
in a Walgreens window
doesn't photograph well
she doesn't photograph well
No reason, no rhyme
No judgement, It's not your fucking life
Threw away her mirrors
now she spends her life alone
used to raw dog dope fiends
she says those in glass houses shouldn't throw fucking stones
No reason, no rhyme
No judgement, It's not your fucking life
Some call it sickness
some call it poetry
Only life worth living
is one that keeps your sanity
No reason, no rhyme
No judgement, It's not your fucking life
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7. |
Back To Rehab
04:04
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I am bad excuses
I am a solemn nod
I am all good intentions
I am a grand facade
Composure dulls my senses
Just along for the ride
It's all up from here
But my arms are tied
My arms are tied
And back to rehab I go
My own Hippocratic oath
First do no harm
Prescription meditation
the 14th time's the charm
Do no harm
and back to rehab I go
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