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7517 17th St N
01:41
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My subject matter ranges from the surreal to the obscene
My words kill you in the dark just like the did Epstein
What if the strong stood up for the abused?
What if the guillotines we put in front of mansions were used?
What if Breonna's killers got what they deserved, a fucking bat to the face til they don't breathe anymore?
What if we danced as Wall St burned?
What if all the propaganda could be unlearned?
What if dropping bombs on poor people is cowardice?
What if those who attacked a revolution empowered it?
What if we made I.C.E. wish that they were never born?
What if we gave the feds exactly what they dressed up for?
What if power feared those that it dispossesses?
Remember, all of these cowards have names and addresses
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Citizen Prisoner
02:07
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I must be going insane
I must be losing my mind
Is that Portland or Occupied Palestine?
I'm having mental problems
And I'm not quite sure
Is that Minneapolis? Looks just like Johannesburg
The real answers are questions
And they'll never be mentioned
They don't want anybody ever making the connection
The real terrorists wear blue and green uniforms
And those "disturbing the peace" were just disturbing the war
You're just a citizen prisoner
Watching shadows on the wall
See, they remember terrorism when it's in Manhattan
They forget about al-Awlaki, they forget about Fred Hampton
Security of what? Safety of who?
They blew up Blair Mountain and Let The Fire Burn on MOVE
And business is booming, but tell me who really wins?
When it's lights out in Puerto Rico
There's no water in Flynt
There's pipelines pumping the blood of the poor
There's a face of a rapist up on the supreme court
You're just a citizen prisoner
Watching shadows on the wall
Who do you serve?
Who do you protect?
Motherfucker
Thirteentwelve
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We can play the game and live in fear, but the only heroes that we need are in the mirror
The enemy is actively committing the crime, so fuck the system we don't have the time
This whole fucking world is on fire
It's on me and you to put it out
So when there's doubt, a thing to think about...
1946, Georgia shakes with fear of the Klu Klux Klan
The mind of Stetson knows all their tricks
They go down, the sound of Superman
2 years before, Heisenberg plays dumb and snubs the nazis nuclear ambitions
One move made the difference
In ways we felt
Didn't see
Vasili Arkhipov was told to blow up the world and said "I refuse to die for your bullshit wars, fuck that and fuck you too"
No one is coming to save us
No one
It's just us
They say there ain't no power like the power of the people cos the power of the people don't stop
All the money in the world and your flag unfurled but that steel is still gonna drop
They say there ain't no power like the power of the people cos the power of the people don't quit
When the world is burning down and your number comes around that badge don't mean shit
No one is coming to save us
No one
It's just us
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Overseer
02:27
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Whatever they do to them they could do to us
Ashes to ashes and democracy to dust
And if the voiceless were right here right now
What would they say to you?
See an invisible line tear apart a family
See a man in a suit count all his money
See a kid in cage, he's fading with every shiver
See a man and his daughter at the edge of the river
Overseer
Now humanity is just an obstacle
That red hat is just a swastika
Overseer
They put the sundown towns on federal grounds this time around
You didn't "back the blue" when that green got you high
There was no love for lady justice when your boy got a D.U.I.
You pick and choose because it's not about crime
You wanna hold down your spot while they hold on just to survive
Overseer
Now humanity is just an obstacle
That red hat is just a swastika
Overseer
They put the sundown towns on federal grounds this time around
Overseer
And they're coming for me and you sooner or later
Overseer
So you better make your move while they're here for your neighbor
Make your move
He who can say who can say who can go where
How can it be fair?
What kind of choice did they get to make
Between death
And a nightmare
Whatever they do to them they're gonna do to us
Ashes to ashes and democracy to dust
And if the voiceless could look you in the eye
What would they see inside of you?
Demonize, stigmatize, criminalize
Make America Hate Another Color Creed or Size
Yeah, you pick and choose because it's not about crime
You want to hold down your spot while they hold on
Just to survive
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Your Boy
03:07
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Well the message is clear
You don't give a fuck about it
When it's your boy
Your brother
Your lifelong friend
Who would never do something like that, except once
But that was different
I know all the lines, just let me try it
"He's done good shit for you" but you're not biased
"This fucking slut just can't change her mind"
"She'll ruin his reputation"
If this is a community, then you think about two numbers
How many in hardcore have been abused
And then how many of us have confronted these abusers
Face to face
He's 24 and she's 14
Looking back, can't escape it
You'd never call a rapist a friend because you'd never call your friend a rapist
All around the world with his god-tier band
Then he gets outed for sexual violence
How many of these "tough guys" never took a stand?
What were they scared of?
Why were they silent?
Well the message is clear
You don't give a fuck about anything or anyone
He's the OG legend, the chosen son, and he beats the shit out of women
And just one more time, before any of you try it
The "social justice warrior" "white knight" line
More like a backbone
Something to look into
If not here, then where?
If not us, then who?
If you think I'm talking about your boy, grab your fucking balls and take it up with him
I have no tolerance
I have no patience
I have no interest
I'm not impressed
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Thirteentwelve Maryland
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