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Money vs Energy
03:28
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‘Cause it’s your energy, that’s life
It’s free inside of me, that’s right
People chasin’ money and lies
People act so funny at times
MtnHours
Bringin’ debt-free currency into the mountains
Like bring back Greenbacks, Ithaca Hours
Wandering Monks drop funk like a mythical power
In the form of Truth Nuggets you can quickly devour
Changin’ up the color of your money is easy
And everyone should do it, like brushin’ your teeth, see
That’s ‘cause local money serves us publically
Instead of buildin’ up a private company
There’s better time spent than just makin’ rent
Workin’ every day for the queen
Hey yo, Time is energy, energy is money
And that’s valuable, know what I mean?
Yeah I know what you mean
And the dollar bill really isn’t green
It’s an I.O.U. to the debt machine
Kindergarten through 12th grade conditioned our conditioning
City planners envisioned our positioning
Yo, but the slickest act of trickery’s
The bank fraud they slid past citizens implicitly
Why the cuss is a dollar bill worth a thing?
Much less a number on a computer screen?
Collective agreement should work in our favor
WE GIVE VALUE TO THE PAPER
Who dat, who dat? Got the mountain dollars
Yeah we takin’ energy back from other powers
Bloow! Check it, how you like me now?
We independent so we reinvented
Money with a whole new meaning behind it
Lookin’ for the same old debt – can’t find it
‘Cause we sustainable, organic is the way to go
Way to go? Way to go.
Bringin’ debt-free currency into the mountains
Like bring back Greenbacks, Ithaca Hours
Wandering Monks drop funk like a mythical power
In the form of Truth nuggets you can quickly devour
Changin’ up the color of your money is easy
And everyone should do it, like brushin’ your teeth, see
That’s ‘cause local money serves us publically
Instead of buildin’ up a private company (called The Fed)
We know mtnHours won’t get sucked into a void
The People are the money, life is meant to be enjoyed
We know mtnHours won’t get sucked into a void
The People hold the energy, life’s meant to be enjoyed
‘Cause it’s your energy, that’s life
It’s free inside of me, that’s right
People chasin’ money and lies
People act so funny at times
Confusing energy
I was defenseless against the jaws of interest
You pawned me with your Ponzi, but I’m not a zombie
Fractional Reserves? That’s tactically superb
But people taking back what they actually deserve
2x
Be the change that you wanna see
Redefine and value energy
Respect and build community
I show Love to the World so the World shows Love to me
I said, Be the change that you wanna see
Redefine and value energy
Show love/respect, community
I show Love to the World ‘cause my Lovin’ for the World is Free
Money is in power, power is in energy, and energy is runnin’ the scenes
If you take about the money
You still got all the energy providing all the ways and the means
2x
It’s time you redefine the value of your time, money
It’s time I redefine the value of my time, money
It’s time we redefine the value of our time, money
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Officer of Peace
04:09
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One in ten, remember how it was back then?
All the crooked police, I am the Officer of Peace
One in ten, remember how it was back then?
All the puppet police, I am the Officer of Peace
One in ten, remember how it was back then?
All the crooked police, I am the Officer of Peace
One in ten, remember how it was back then?
All the puppet police, I am the Officer of Peace
When I saw the pigs my heart pounded to infinity
I’m smart enough to know there’s power in that stupidity
I never feel safer in the presence of police
Third string football players prowlin’ the streets
With a chip on their shoulder, so devoid of respect
They need a clip on their hip and a badge on their chest
Somebody gave ‘em jurisdiction to interfere
And stop people in their tracks when they wanna give ‘em fear
I know there’s great cops out there (the exception)
And the fact is I’m luckier than many of my brethren (sad but true)
But that’s when stupidity is dangerous
The bully you can’t reason with, unless something changes
Remember dirty, dirty cops? (uh huh)
Remember gettin’ shook down on the blocks
Hollow tips packed in the Glocks
Military grade for the populace
Sellout pigs represent Babylon Metropolis
Remember legal jurisdictions, paid thugs to protect politicians
They fightin’ for the global corporate enterprise
The big mac, the small coke and large fries
Remember how the people were the enemy
Remember how they turned a blind eye to John Kennedy
Yeah, remember gettin’ stabbed in the back
Remember crooked cops here supplyin’ us crack
Remember when we said Enough Is Enough
And revolutionary sheriffs put these bankers in cuffs
And represent, hold it down for the streets
And show Love to the world and all my peeps
I am the Officer of Peace – I represent the real republic
And Natural Law applies to me to, I don’t wanna be above it
I am the Officer of Peace – the antithesis of what you’ve grown to hate
Best believe against robo-cops I hold my weight
I am the Officer of Peace – I represent the real republic
And Natural Law applies to me to, I don’t wanna be above it
I am the Officer of Peace – the antithesis of what you’ve grown to hate
‘Cause now it’s new days and new ways. I’m talkin’ justice for the kids
The moms and the pops, all the good people who done flipped pyramids
I’m talkin’ new types of police
The most highly educated and compassionate will hold down the streets
I’m talkin’ holdin’ peoples’ trust
‘Cause victimless crime is no charge of mine, ain’t no reason to bust you
I love truth, I need proof
The power is the people. Ain’t no trouble here, no reason to cuff you
The new officers are careful with that gun use
If you’re not strapped, man I’d rather use my Kung Fu
And mixed martial arts, ‘cause I get how problems start
But the New Sheriff’s wise with compassion in his heart
So I don’t punish those who disrespect me
‘Cause I’m self-confident, your little attitude’s not threatening
Nor do I regulate on all your partyin’ and drug use
That’s on you – no need for guardians
I don’t hide on the side of the road with a radar gun
I don’t spy on ya, nope
If you just honor the safety and well-being of others
We’ll never have a problem, my brother
But most of all I treat everybody equal
No matter how much money you have, I rep the people
Not the bankers, the Mafia-type predators get
Shut down, what now? You ain’t repossessin’…
Protection – so the people have a choice
Protection – so that every living creature on this planet has a voice
I see you as my sister, my brother
Respect you like family – my father, my mother
I never bite the hand that feeds me
I’m only into action if the people here should need me
I’m really just a servant for the cause
To peacefully respect your right to live within the laws
And the laws we have are simple:
Show respect, keep your motives in check, yeah
Be sustainable, ‘cause it’s attainable
A strong nation is full of love and inspiration
And that’s the way you really change the world
You start with your community exemplifying unity
And Peace? Peace is what we all should hold the Office of
Real talk, show love
I am the Officer of Peace – I represent the real republic
And Natural Law applies to me to, I don’t wanna be above it
I am the Officer of Peace – the antithesis of what you’ve grown to hate
Best believe against robo-cops I hold my weight
I am the Officer of Peace – I represent the real republic
And Natural Law applies to me to, I don’t wanna be above it
I am the Officer of Peace – the antithesis of what you’ve grown to hate
Best believe against bankers I hold my weight
I am the Officer of Peace
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Jubilee
03:38
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I got a vision of a future world – I Have a Dream
Where no parasites dilute our world – A Jubilee
It’s what everybody’s searchin’ for – I Have a Dream
Well now we don’t need to search no more – A Jubilee
2x
What are you protesting for?
These Occupiers clash with the system, tryin’ to shake it to the core
“End the Fed and Ron Paul for the next election!”
Well, that’s better than the present
But why do you like this charade?
These normal types play along hunky dory like everything’s OK
And have opinions about anything that doesn’t matter
But don’t think how to solve a disaster
And black folks, brown folks, red and white!
Libertarian, anarchist, left and right!
Usury is Universal to us all
Debt slavery’s our era’s human rights cause
Usury is Universal to us all
Debt slavery’s our era’s human rights cause
Hey yo what a disgrace, look at us chase
Indebted paper money all over the place
They loan you paper money then they bringin’ it back
The people be on credit like they hooked on the crack
The deficit is real if you’re white or you’re black
But the Revolution’s armed with Love – Attack!!
It’s just a ride, it’s just a ride
Let’s make the ride better and collectively decide
Decide not to give our power to the Fed
Let’s put our value in community instead
‘Cause real money is now run locally
Indebted money is such a big joke and we maybe just got off track
It’s a Love Revolution and we’re bringin’ it back
I got a vision of a future world – I Have a Dream
Where no parasites dilute our world – A Jubilee
It’s what everybody’s searchin’ for – I Have a Dream
Well now we don’t need to search no more – A Jubilee
2x
“Speaking words of wisdom, Jubilee”
Peaceful change is a positive solution
Jubilee, it’s our revolution
There’s a ton of wisdom in a debt-free money system
Once we break the tunnel vision and stand up for the fun of livin’
We see that life is not running on a treadmill
But really moving forward, expanding our potential
We don’t have to just accept the way that things are
The way things are is insane and we’re stuck in the dark
Everybody’s life should be their own work of art
So we’re gonna create what should’ve been from the start
I’d spend my time with my people, raise my kid right
Read and write a lot on the quest for insight
Eat and grow nutritious food, rock climb and hike
Creating my kind of world and my kind of life
With no parasites, with no parasites, with no parasites
So we’re here to illustrate life beyond that
First, we do away with property tax
To cut illegal income tax is next
Right now that goes to interest on national debt
That could never be paid off, so why was the energy?
Let’s get to better things, yes indeed
Sustainable lending
Instead of 30 years to buy a home and pay it off, it’d take 10
Yes, 10 years to pay a full mortgage
‘Cause no one pays interest, the difference is enormous
And that’s from one income workin’ three days a week
Lovin’ life in the job of your dreams
And school would be about finding your strengths
Developing your gifts, not becoming the same
Celebrate what’s unique in diversity
And recognize youth for usin’ their brains
(Live your life inspired, yeah)
Show love it’s the end of usury
Freedom Movement, it’s our Jubilee
6x
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Forgiveness
03:27
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Forgiveness – because holding anger in my heart is only gonna burn me
‘Cause I don’t wanna emulate my enemy
Coming out of this as if I hadn’t learned a thing
Forgiveness – for all the crooked, greedy and deceitful people
I try to show love and respect
But sometimes it seems we gotta put you in check, for real
Forgiveness – for the money master predators who knowingly set it up
Blood suckin’ parasites - they can be forgiven
But now they gotta make their own livin’
Forgiveness – though ya must atone for ya (4x)
Forgiveness – for the ones like me, who through ignorance or apathy
Bit the bait and borrowed fake money with interest
Perpetuatin’ a subtle kind of wickedness
We need forgiveness, it’s not too late for us to come to our senses
Most of us are well-meaning but misguided
So now we take responsibility to wisen up
Forgiveness – see the ultimate act of forgiveness
Has a multi-faceted objective
The Jubilee is both spiritual and monetary
The benefits are both collective and solitary
Open Up Your Heart (Show Love) – (8x)
Forgiveness – for willfully and unwillfully and ignorantly destroying the Earth
Can ya feel it? I hope we can heal it
‘Cause it feels so good to be – in balance with the Great Mystery
History has told us people tried to own us
When people tried to sell us for a profit, for paper dollars in their pocket
Forgiveness – and it’s Love that would have me even tryin’ to start thinkin’ about workin’ it out
And I’d be lyin’ if I told you revenge was about positivity in any tangible way
We worked hard to get here just to throw it away
It’s easy gettin’ weapons and destroyin’ the day
I meditate on the current state of…
Forgiveness – Colonizers get no apology from the colonies that broke free
And when the dog finally gets clean
He sure as hell doesn’t stop to say sorry to the fleas
So you can bet that there are no regrets
For makin’ Federal Reserve irrelevant
Your services, they are no longer necessary
Now ok, shall the hatchet be buried?
Forgiveness – not because you deserve it but rather to lift the burden
So I don’t have to play the role of the victim
And you can stop enslaving people with your system of debt
Maybe that’s worse to you than death
But life is beautiful even in this serfdom
Your worse punishment’s to walk in common man’s shoes
And understand where I got these words from
Forgiveness– though ya must atone for ya (4x)
‘Cause if you show respect, you know we’ll show it back (4x)
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Abundance
03:35
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6. |
Change the World
03:33
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It’s crazy. We let the gov’t steal our homes
They acting crazy. But we all still taking out their loans
They say we’re lazy, but we work our fingers to the bones
The system pays me like I and I people stand alone
But we are united, united, united, united as one, one, one
But we are united, united, united, united as one, one, one
Yeah, one time
For better or worse, I was born in this land
The Box State from a boy to a man
The example I was taught by my dad
Provide for your fam, don’t rely on other hands
But I watched the company start shippin’ jobs off
Reappearin’ in India or Hong Kong
Gimme room for a dot, dot, dot
Told his fam not to worry, that it’s not all lost
He took another job in another state
He didn’t wanna move but he couldn’t just wait
Sold the house that was almost paid off
Down payment on the new spot they bought
Transferred loot from 20 years of payments
Back in ’06 there was no anticipation
That in late ’08 depreciation
Of housing could spread across the towering nation
Now my parents’ lifetime equity
Is underwater like Nemo’s anemone
They owe more than the worth of amenities
But don’t see usury as the enemy
Oh father, the market fluctuation
Happened ‘cause the Fed contracted what’s circulatin’
Yeah pops, the booms and recessions
Happened at the whim of Bernanke’s discretion
It did not slip into a void. Wealth is transferred, not destroyed 2x
And you’ve been working your whole life
Tell me do you think it’s right
That the fruits of all your labor
Snorted up by clever bankers
Sniff sniff – Like a drug addict, get it?
It controls your mind if you let it
How you solve invisible debt? Reset it!
Yo, Zionist bankers scammin’ me
They broke up the American family
Overworked and underpaid
Economical slave trade
Who dat with a ton of gold
Are they heartless? Yes they cold
Put a price on the world they sold
Rothschild, Rockefeller, let the truth be told
Who dat with a ton of gold
Are they heartless? Yes they cold
Put a price on the world they sold
From the queen to the Vatican
Land was stolen and sold off
This land is stolen, it’s been sold off
Next up let’s bottle this water
Next up let’s tax this air
Next up let’s put a price on everything that we see everywhere
Next up let’s reverse the script
Next up let’s show that we care
Next up let’s show a little love and respect to the people everywhere
Let’s show respect don’t be annoyed
Love’s eternal, not destroyed
Let’s not be so paranoid
We can change the whole world 4x
Show love to the world 6x
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7. |
Jubilee Plan Outro
02:16
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This is for the love, yo this is for the faith
This is for the obstacles, this for the strength
This is for the memories made right here
This is for the good life, this is for my peers
This is for the challenges, this is for the ways
Help me keep my head up, make it through my days
This is for the courage, the ways, and the means
This is for my people brave enough to follow dreams
Yo, show you right
Life is good when you know you’re on the right path
‘Cause even if you’re not, you know it’s gonna fly past
So never mind what the naysayers said
Death is coming either way, and too late is when you’re dead
Nothing better than a self-determined sense of purpose
Without that all our efforts can seem worthless
So this is for the ones whose desire burns
Inside ‘em and inspires action for a brighter turn
I wake up with a hellish hangover, swearin’ that I’ll stay sober
At the very least until today’s over
Gettin’ a recap of last night’s occurences
Absorbin’ every drop of the new day’s nourishment
Forgiveness is my gift to myself and you
I’m so flawed and imperfect man, whatcha gonna do?
We can beat ourselves up, or try our best to try our best
But I’m done blaming this on my environment
Here’s to livin’ the life, rollin’ the dice
Runnin’ around in the maze like mice
Smokin’ the ganja, feelin’ nice
Thinkin’ about my human rights
Hypocrites still control the world
And we takin’ it back, lovin’ the fact
Blessed to be knowin’ I’m beautiful black
Yo check it out, we know the deal
Represent, we keep it real
Soldiers, put away your steal
Yo we’re tryin’ to help you feel
Blessings for the people flippin’ pyramids
Love revolutionaries yo, we know you hearin’ this
The honorary role of poet/lyricist
How many good ones get dismissed?
Conspiracy theorist they say
And steer kids away
On a preconceived idea of what’s risqué
But I came to express myself young lady
Hopin’ you can open your mind
If you can dig right into the brain food
There’s so many things you will find
Things you will find, with each step I get a little less blind
With each change in my philosophy, a little more refined
Sometimes I can’t tell if it’s fast forward or rewind
Sometimes it’s slow goin’, slow motion, so uninclined
But I don’t stop believin’ ‘cause Journey said so
But unlike Titanic, man it’s knowin’ when to let go
So don’t call DiCaprio for a cameo
Never trust a man who chills with Al Gore at 12th hour, yo
Some people think we focus on the negative
I think they’re numb to good vibes and don’t know about the way we live
I’m the happiest I’ve been lyrically shankin’ tyranny
We do it for the Love, it’s clear to see
This is for positively manifesting peace
This is for revolutionaries on the streets
This is for not really knowing how you’ll make it
People say “You want it? You better go take it.”
This is for never dominating other people
This is for protection from the ones who are deceitful
This is for the Love you feel when you give
This is for respectfully choosing how you live
This is for runnin’ amuck, not givin’ a what?!
Runnin’ your mouth, testin’ your luck
Throwin’ a right hook and ya duck
Alpha males actin’ tough
Life is rough, yeah we get it
Flippin’ paradigms let it overtake your mind with a positive vibe
Know your tribe, know yourself
Inner peace, outer health
Redefining what is wealth and value My Time
Love the whole human race
Inner world, outer space
Happiness upon your face – we’re all here to shine!
So we live to express ourselves all people
Marchin’ to the drums of our song
Why is it still seen as an insane notion
To agree to disagree and get along?
I’m not even on the same page as myself
From one week to the next
I have mixed thoughts on any given subject
Livin’ in the twisted bifurcation nation
Reduced to reposts of pics w/ one-line quotations
Get up, stand up - Eu me expresso pela música
Get up, stand up - Levanta a mão pra tirar dúvidas
Se eu morrer amanhã
Vou curtir a aventura, de qualquer forma que rolar
Get up, stand up - Pra que em frente a gente siga
Get up, stand up - A rebeldia é a vida
Pode crer que amo a minha vida
Das épocas de preguiça até a correria
This is for the love, yo this is for the faith
This is for the obstacles, this for the strength
This is for the memories made right here
This is for the good life, this is for my peers
This is for the challenges, this is for the ways
Help me keep my head up, make it through my days
This is for the courage, the ways, and the means
This is for my people brave enough to follow dreams
Believe in your dreams – Just follow what your passion is
Believe in your dreams – Just put yourself in action, kids
Believe in your dreams – But first you must believe in a cause
Perfection is an openness to work on your flaws
(You know what I’m sayin? No doubt) Yeah I hear you man. It’s like every time I reach a new plateau, I might think I’m the shit (yo, you the shit!) during that initial period of novelty before something comes along and humbles me again. (Right) In that sense, personal growth is this constant cycle of being broken down and building yourself up again. (Uh huh) It’s another tightrope to walk, you know what I mean? (Oh, fo sho)
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