So many generations past since the landscape changed Foreigners Where The Rockies Meet The Kansas Plains Modern life's elements that we can't escape Usin’ music as a means to expand our range Music is Universal, English is not Still what better way of unleashing the thoughts Onto beats creating straight seamless hip hop The truth, whether spoken by a genius or not To empower for the sake of redeeming the flock Criticizin’ those behind the most fiendish of plots From world domination through economic enslavement To media facades, they're testin’ my fucking patience But music is Universal and anyone can feel.. If it is Real, through the Music we can Heal.

Monks Wander as a protest to livin’ for the industry The same could be said of the one Linguístory And maybe with McAD in the light of day We could find a way to rhyme our way to divinity Yeah 'cause we're approachin’ this hip hop religiously Our words become a symphony and make you have epiphanies So these lyricists turned pro at exposing corruption The whole world should know how it functions We go our own way when we shine the light We go our own way 'cause we know it's right Blessings be for the people in the good fight Hold on 'cause it's gonna be aight Fusin’ the political and spiritual, melodic to the lyrical Explicit and satirical, but utterly sincere for you We Give It Away like the Chili Peppers did And the Funky Monks are here to repeal the deficit It could be good if the people would Come together organize the streets and the hood It's not a ghetto thang yo we're not gangstas Those are devils frontin' Wall Street banksters And this westernized lifestyle’s blurrin’ up our vision To make us settle for some wack permanent position I don't wanna stay discouraged with the system I concur, I wanna stray from the herd and play with words for a livin’ Like this time my rhyme will be divine 'Cause it's coming from the heart and not the mind Watch the Kundalini climb up my spine And I know for a fact that it's still beautiful to be black And I'm ashamed of the color of the people at the top But I don't deny my roots or try to be what I am not I got past the self-hate, call it paradox I wanna thwart eurocentric hierarchy 'til it drops That's hella peace son, word is bond It's a revolution and you know what side I'm on I don't give a fuck if you’re white, long as you down to fight As Wandering Monks we must shine light Analyzing our surroundings like post-modernist philosophers Assessin’ what to do until depletion of the aquifers Never buryin’ our heads in the sand Fully aware but without a shred of fear, fear of death or the man So we speak our voice on what we know is not right in this life Monks Wander as a protest to livin’ for the industry The same could be said of the one Linguístory And maybe with McAD in the light of day We could find a way to rhyme our way to divinity

Bless for the ones who choose to focus Bless for the ones who work hard Anyone livin' with a sense of purpose Knows the more effort, the greater the reward Give thanks, give my thanks and praises For everything that we've done so far So far some amazin’ shit's happened Now we march on with a whole lot of heart I feel so good today, wanna stay energized and do my part Stimulating to the physical and mental Creation's the joy of makin' a mark I know there's so many things to say But it doesn't really matter just as long we start somewhere 1 time for conflictin’ information 2 times for the sticky situations 3 times for unknown destinations Peace to the whole entire Freedom Movement Nation I'm thankful for this Collective Illusion Allowing me to grow in the direction of my choosin’ On a given day I'll demonstrate a different way Of thinkin’ that the day before ousted from my dinner plate But it's all good even if I zig-zag 'Cause I step back and take a look at the big path And I see that despite the little turns I'm manifestin’ what I want through my life and words (Chorus) Yo check in my head what it is I wanna manifest Breath into my chest and exhale waitin’ for the outcome Wait and hear my out, son – yo you gotta work too! Yesterday I had the thought that I could get away But now I wanna stay and make a better life for me and you Some say things will remain strange Never gonna change what you gonna do ... so Said I came here to speak the truth, always looking for the proof Yes, bless for the youth Love for the things you do, Love when I microphone check 1-2 (Chorus)

Some people get scared when we talk revolution Some people get vague when ya talkin’ solutions I thought we were just talkin’, didn't mean to kill your buzz When I speak my mind I'm not a narker or the fuzz But here you stand against me, as if I really was Acknowledging the problem just to spoil all your fun Your life is easy and you got minimal obligations With all the chillin', partyin' and the intoxication Gone are the days when that was my main occupation Back then we both agreed the system was abomination But couldn't ever quite articulate why I dug deeper in it while you seemed to change your mind If you think the world is all good then you're blind But I won't lose my bro just ‘cause we don't see eye to eye Resistance is an intellectual endeavor But if you don't care I still Love you forever Resistance is a philosophical endeavor But if you don't approve I still Love you forever, yessir (Chorus) Now I don’t work in a sweatshop or watch my land get ravaged By comparison I'm not at a disadvantage If the pigs hassle me I know it's not because of skin color Still I give a shit and you act like it's a sin, brother Maybe you see my position as a contradiction I support the industries causin’ these conditions I drive a car, pay taxes, and big business Is a big part of my life, so ya hear me bitchin' Hmmm…. You're right I don’t know how to change it, but it makes me wanna fight All I know is that the first step to findin’ a solution Is to talk about it and to clarify all the confusion Denyin’ the problem doesn’t make you positive I acknowledge it and say Fuck The Fear ‘cause I wanna live Denyin’ the problem doesn’t make you positive I Love my son, I Love my fam and friends and I wanna live (Chorus)

I transform like an autobot. Like cops? Not a lot. Fuckin' with the reefer in the back of a parking lot Feelin' good but I know that it's really not Last night another innocent got shot Gang warfare – yo I mean the government Scud missiles, oh look there another went Targeting kids like the streets of Palestine Your television is an act of war against the mind Feel good? Yo I feel fuckin' confused Like I just got hustled and used I got no problem with the fact I gotta choose Yeah I know to win somebody probably gotta lose I send ‘em Love but they respond with hate I wonder how much more that I can take It's the same concept in place from the plains to the tropics Cowards steppin' up because their name's microscopic And they ain't gettin' props without a gun or a title The same typecast that will become homicidal Scarin’ kids, fear-mongerin’ for kicks Usin’ drugs as a tool to be dominant and slick You know I caught one plottin' to get rich Planted coke up in my friend's ride and offered him a pitch But this time the plans of blackmail got baffled By the lawyer's relative, but it's still a constant battle Yo, this type of thing happens all over the world The poor struggle while the crooked get rich We work hard for the few greedy people at the top Yo it's Time To Switch! Like - makin' a switch means takin' a risk So I beg and insist the population get pissed The majority shouldn't have to hurt and suffer Just ‘cause their priority's not to subjugate each other I send em Love but they respond with hate I wonder how much more that I can take I disperse through galaxies, reversin’ fallacies That the human race would disgrace this Place that we're given, blessed to be livin' In a world that's as beautiful as this So raise your fist, and raise your consciousness And we could flip pyramids and run this shit We could bring it back yo Power To The People Fuck the free world ‘cause the emperor's deceitful I wanna start a new world from scratch Like "you burnt the cookies nigga start a fresh batch" To start with every time they pull us over Or harass us it shouldn't be so they can meet a quota The justice system means Justice Not Profit Authority is for the wise, not the heartless Healthcare is for the ones who wanna heal Gettin' filthy rich shouldn't be a part of the appeal Education is not just regurgitatin’ information Or settin' a blueprint for imitation People get involved for the wrong motives Integrity is lost and the craft becomes soulless You say I hold this hopeless vision of a world Where the code isn't greed and a closed first I say to conquer from within, inner discipline Instead of tryin' to dominate the fellow citizens For the Love Revolution

What would you think if everything we learned about here was wrong? What would you think if everybody blindly just went along? What would you think if families stopped communicating what's real? What would you think if everybody here forgot how to feel? What would you think? I instinctually distrust what they tellin' us I mean what the hell? That makes me sensible, not rebellious Celebrity worship in the corporate news How could you not see this nazi vision is misconstrued? I'm not definitively singin’ the blues I'm just inhibited by bullshit 'til you get a clue So let's wise up ‘cause they want us to be confused Apathetic and easily amused They want us jaded and faded to keep us disconnected and hated For everything we stated – it's like that! We puttin' motion in movement for manifested improvement Because the problems have proven to be so bad Some people here be trippin’ and flippin’ and quick to grab a clip And pop a couple off in a pig’s ass 'Cause they want us all reactin’ to fear, what's happenin' here? What if Andrew Jackson was here? (Chorus) In this Orwellian reality they kill us with the subtleties The school undermines parental mental custody We're disconnected from the past generations So we have no point of reference to contrast our complacence Am I just paranoid or thoughtful When the fine line between a patriot and Stockholm Syndrome Is difficult to see? It’s invisible to me Double think, double speak, hypocritical decree So don't let your kids get lost in the system We need to show ‘em love and we need to uplift ‘em We need to bring back some of the old ways Your money ain't bought us no better days Most people focus on materialistic Dreams that appear to be unrealistic So let us be judged on what we do and everything we say How can we be free with Big Brother breathin’ down our necks Watchin' every step, readin’ every text Every message sent on the internet Or word spoken on the phone, we will not be left alone You can't even go to the doc without the man knowin' And so I'm livin' in the open But I don’t ignore the thorn in my side, I'll expose it Unwash your mind, see the world for the first time Unwash your mind, let your spirit soar

War for the profit, bombs for the savior False flags and erratic behavior Water full of chemicals, leached all our nutrients Fill the sky up with toxic pollutants Greed brought about this preventable fuckery Food without poison is a bourgeois luxury Somebody tell me how the Monsanto company Is still running rampant from India to Hungary From the collapsing of the dollar to the raping of Afghanistan Bloody hands from Chase Manhattan to the Vatican Yo I study revolution, work for the movement We wanna see some real improvement Choosin' to sever ties, independent better life is possible Break down the power structure obstacle I see more and more cameras, chem trails everyday I don’t know who's watchin' but they're altering our DNA We're not against fair trade, without semantics Without the new world order's antics Slanted perspectives, can't get protection Subliminals in advertising every direction I don’t watch television, I watch what I ingest Knowin' every step, yes it's the age of the silent weapons But I'm doin’ what I can, preppin' from afar Reading Angels Don’t Play This H.A.A.R.P. (Chorus) Sterilizing the Third World, cancerous vaccines Cuttin’ down the populace all in the name of peace? Live for the heart while I die by the sword Burn paper money while they stock up gold They'll exploit anything ‘cause cash is priority McDonald's advertisements targeting minorities Sorcery used to abused the majority Livin' for survival, mundane and disorderly No democracy, no right, no left Just a seven-headed serpent and none of the heads are severed 'Cause it's fake money and fake politicians Crooked governments with their military missions We question it all ‘cause we know that they've already Compromised the info, reverse psychology Slaughtering the innocent, manipulating the youth With the television, GMO foods and pharmaceuticals We down with the grassroots, keep your stock tips Fuck Wall Street and all their politics All of it, can't believe so many people swallow it That's why we spell it out - the mass media never taught us shit So what's it gonna be - take back what's yours? Or let the queen and Club of Rome decide for ya? Love for the game yo even for the obstacles Freeze suckas like y'all was popsicles Genocide of indigenous populations worldwide Centralized power was the goal so they colonized From centuries ago to the present it was all designed To swallow every human in this pyramid, monopolized Recognize the enemy, summon the forces These are the bastard children of conquistadores Gene-spliced crops released into the biosphere Unrestrained crossbreeding, no place to hide here Stay right here, let’s unify right now And kick these sick serpent motherfuckers out Yo the who, yo the what, yo the where, yo the why Illuminati’s tryin' to suck you dry

1, 2 That level of power that you can't comprehend Imperialism, fascism, tyranny It's obvious - what does this appear to be? Imperialism, fascism, tyranny It's obvious - what the fuck else does this appear to be? You gonna react like Gandhi or Che Guevara? Civil disobedience or militaristic drama? Maybe you don't even think it needs to change Maybe your thoughts not your actions go against the grain We should've noticed all of the clues My position of privilege is relative to your point of view I look at the caste system I'm part of And see that where I get to depends on where I start from Although it's not restricted to birth And some can get ahead with good luck and hard work I look up and see I'm gettin' fucked I look down and see indentured servants gettin' drowned Worse than me Cashiers, farm hands, phone reps, oil rig crews and overseas manufacturing So we don't even need to prove corruption We're forced to hurt those below to serve those above us (Chorus) Maybe it's not real if you only heard of People that are killin' in your name committin' murder And maybe everyone should have to hit the front line Like if you think we ought to war you should do time Get your gun strapped, catch a flight to Iraq 'Cause you should see what happens when you drop a cluster bomb Big money big dollars let's invade Iran 'Cause Halliburton needs another bloody paycheck (Chorus) The laws protect the ones that make the laws If crime's a symptom, they attack the symptoms not the cause The scenario gets even more flawed It's not the white-collar criminals that rot behind bars Even though they're really worse for us collectively And force the lower class to street crime by necessity You demonize the ones for drug deals and robbery They probably forgot to plead – the bank itself is robbery (Chorus) Inequality by itself is the problem Half the world's wealth is engulfed in a small group Fifty percent owned by three percent No matter what your status that stat should appall you It's even worse when you find that it's all true Call to conspiracy but nothin' theoretical About the fact that power makes people unethical And grab everything within reach of their tentacles I'd like to think the elite is expendable To illustrate I gotta get hypothetical If we unite and pop the three percent's bubble The world's standard of living will be doubled Word up, right? That means we kick these shady capitalists Who’s sittin’ pretty at the top - out See what good livin’s really all about, no doubt

There's nothin' quite like boarding a plane Headed south of the equator to some foreign terrain Calendar full of blank days Just waiting to be written on like blank white pages The night time flight to Argentina The shedding of my fear of employment and FEMA A gang of grad students en route to Patagonia The drinks make me sleep to Spanish Nickelodeon Buenos Aires as a transfer center LAN Peru flight 1-2-3 to Santiago The Andes look naked as I look down upon those Jagged peaks barren when compared to Colorado's On the ground fuckin' paid the fees But a familiar face in a peculiar place puts my brain at ease Randall Conner in the place to be To lead me through bus and subway lines and explain to me The way of life he'd adopted And soon walk to Bellavista preppin' for barhoppin' You could say it was a funny week Singin' Guns 'n Roses loud, teasin' putas like tongue in cheek La comida Chilena no fue tan buena Pero sé que no conocí la verdadera cena And it's all cool people in the travel circuit Peace to Viña del Mar, dread mullets and Metallica shirts These memories make me who I am This goes out to my family and my friends For the times in the past and the times yet to come We've had so much fun, yeah For the times that we laughed and the times that we cried Even some who have died, all the crazy things we tried It made me who I am, so let's keep Travellin' The next chapter began with a walk to the train To the bus to the airplane to take me west to east in day Montevideo as a transfer center United flight 1-2 to Rio de Janeiro On the ground exchangin' currency Makin' my way through tried my best to hide my nationality But goddamn I Love Travelling A Cidade Maravilhosa brimming with vitality The bus ride up the mountain highway Brought me back to 2005 when I was 19 Takin' turns near a hundred foot cliff I reminisce and also hope the bus doesn't tip But by the end of the night I found myself in a room Playing Portuguese Pictionary with a crew Juiz de Fora hasn't changed at all I reunite with people I love and see how they've evolved Ibitipoca trip – the time of my life Reggae blastin' through the jungle we were drivin' at night The conversations and the starry sky Talkin' resistance – intelligent ladies with some gnarly wine The next day greenery and swimming holes Waterfalls galore – A Natureza never gets old Back in JF the days were full There was food, there was drink, there was música e futebol I can't forget my time down in Sampa When me and DJ NGS mixed the hip hop with samba Now I write to glorify and immortalize My experience like Jack Kerouac recorded life (Chorus)

We’re Under Pressure, the city is crumblin’ The people are strugglin’, there’s not much left for work here, see You chase money like a dog chase bones Something ain’t workin’ you be losin’ your homes Big banks like to process loans One after another like you all was clones The biggest trick the devil ever pulled Loanin’ fake money to the people he controlled Self-regulating fascists delegating Cash that’s never been accounted for thus far You run game for your new car $200,000 in debt - nigga you’s a star? Get the fuck outta here with that stupid shit Everything that you own is on plastic You don’t own it - the bank owns you They own your car, your house and your crew They own everything we callin’ our community They own him, her, you and me (Chorus) As I carry this weight, system in place Trading my time for these pieces of paper I’m losing my patience and wasting my days I have so much to give but I’m trapped as a slave At the bottom of the pyramid I see it so clear How our brains are bein’ washed, how our skins are bein’ sheered But I’ll stand right here ‘til we all come together And say No More because we deserve better Let the men at top know that they don’t own you When there’s billions of us but the snakes are few So let’s move somethin’ do somethin’ take to the streets Emanate light then we take down the Beast But I still got my song and we still got heaters Never ever gonna sell ourselves to the elitists Never gonna bow down, never gonna cease I’m gonna speak truth ‘til I can no longer breathe I’m gonna creep slow, and it’s out of their control I’m gonna revolt and I wonder who might join me (Chorus) Everyday our lives are swallowed by the war The unclean, unseen omnipresent force There’s more money owed than there is in circulation And that’s how the elite covertly murder nations Ever notice how the struggle never ends? The rising cost of living now we’re all runnin’ thin Inflation’s an equation for a permanent enslavement Interest is the whip they use to hit us I wanna travel back in time to 1910 And bomb Jekyll Island ‘cause it might prevent These sheisty men from controllin’ every aspect Of future generations from our work to our assets Take a look around and see how it manifests Even intelligent and educated cats That are latched in the blue-collar trap for the rations And repetition kills all their passions But I need that phony-ass number on the screen Too far from my food source, I’m part of the machine So that number I depend on for nourishin’ my seed And all else is secondary, know what I mean? But to think those few that benefit from it Are laughin’ watchin’ men and women plummet I summon the courage to take action At least to unmask all these phantoms that trapped us (Chorus) We’re under pressure - And it’s not gonna get better ‘Til we all recognize there’s a common oppressor We’re under pressure - And it’s not gonna get better ‘Til we all can agree there’s a common oppressor We’re under pressure - And it’s not gonna get better ‘Til we swallow pride and start comin’ together We’re under pressure - And it’s not gonna get better ‘Til we organize and start comin’ together

Shout it to the world as we work for peace It’s love for the revolution People fighting for their justice here, ‘cause there’s no justice here It’s love for the revolution So keep on fight for your justice here, ‘cause there’s no justice here As we’re lookin’ out on the whole entire globe See a humanity filled with kindness and hope Friendships bein’ forged, people fallin’ love Babies bein’ born, the dead risin’ above And crashin’ back into the ocean of existence Like a wave that enjoyed its moment of fruition I observe soul everywhere that I visit We’re from the same light but seem so different The mysteries of life are Still Universal We’re tryin’ to unite for a willful reversal Of power and push these profiteers outta here Reconnect with the earth and make it loud and clear We don’t want your chemicals and commerce We just wanna be free and sovereign Let it be through spirit that we’re all united Instead of by the same products we’re all buyin’ Instead of by the same masters we’re all servin’ Workin’ for the same interests and purpose Instead of by the same language we’re all speakin’ The feat is to keep what makes us unique, so... Be yourselves let Love and who you are shine on Be yourselves show Love for who you are is right on The globalist mind tried to take away individuality But that proved to be a fallacy We reinvent with each subsequent governance Stayin’ one step ahead of the covenants I’m set free by my creativity And no institution can take that from me Musical fellowship in the internet age Trade sound files then we take it to the stage Like - That’s the mixer, the mic and the speakers All we need to turn out the people She wrote “America The Beautiful” top of Pike’s Peak The beauty was real but the land was a piece of the whole Not elite or the sole holder of beauty or freedom Now that’s real, feel it deep your soul The mysteries of life are Still Universal We’re tryin’ to unite for a willful reversal Of power and push these profiteers outta here Reconnect with the earth and make it loud and clear We don’t want your chemicals and commerce We just wanna be free and sovereign Let it be through spirit that we’re all united Instead of by the same products we’re all buyin’ Instead of by the same masters we’re all servin’ Workin’ for the same interests and purpose Instead of by the same language we’re all speakin’ The feat is to keep what makes us unique (Chorus) LOVE! Shout it to the world as we work for peace through revolution

My Time is all I have, caught myself wishin’ that away Couldn’t wait to get to Saturday Watchin’ my days pass Mediocrity and lowered expectations Childhood goals and dreams become misshapen Suddenly all the magic disappeared Creative folks settle for mechanical careers I got a head full of numbers and a list full of chores Rules to follow and rules to enforce Everybody watch how I perform No motherfucker’s gonna knock me off course I’m gonna jam the round peg in the square hole ‘Til it fits tight no more air flow I’m gonna fit the job ‘cause no job fits me perfectly So compromise eternally Let us forget our values Never commit a taboo A lesson in just how to swim with the stream Youths nowadays them followin’ the masses Military schools and mind control classes Learn to be yourself, don’t be like other fascists Don’t be hollow like paper money cash is It’s culture creation, it’s mass manipulation It’s my life, it’s my right to self-determination So this here is my time to shine How did I end up here? Idealistic and naive Like “Fuck the money interests, it’s not what I believe” I started workin’ to buy booze and weed Then it turned into providin’ food and needs Then at 21 started up a family And bucks were a much bigger than just me Kids and college, I could not handle it Welcome to the world of retail management Just bite your tongue when needed Hours of life deleted “It could be worse,” we plead to get through the day I’m not sayin’ that it’s mindless - just soulless and heartless Not everyone wants to be an artist But no one wants to be a damn robot Monday morning traffic, TV and Zoloft (Chorus) Watchin’ my days pass me by No more wastin’ my time It’s My Time, it’s my money It’s my life, it ain’t funny It’s my passions, my actions It’s why I work everyday for them rations. Don’t write it off as vain hedonism I’m not Homer Simpson or lame Peter Griffin I’m down to put in work when I’m down with the mission People think life depends on the system I’m not Homer Simpson, not Peter Griffin I’m down to work when I’m down with the mission People think life depends on the system What about my own mission? I know it’s hard to go backwards But let’s check where we’re at first You gotta pay to exist on this fat Earth It’s obvious, I didn’t have to go to Stanford To know we’re capable of livin’ better standards It’s My Time, it’s my money It’s my life, it ain’t funny It’s my passions, my actions It’s why I work everyday for them rations. It’s My Time, it’s My Time, it’s My Time

Whatever it is, there must be somethin’ here inside of me Somethin’ innate drivin’ me to try to be in line with these Good people of your variety with your own sense of propriety Seekin’ a wholesome life on the fringes of society Confide in me because intuition is what’s guidin’ me If it’s guidin’ you then we’re justified in what we try to do And findin’ truth’s a pursuit we’re all entitled to As these lifestyles prove to be sustainable, reliable Not some maniacal hysteria - it’s viable, America Let’s find a groove and we might improve a life or two Let’s lead by example and create more and buy less Honor Ancient Knowledge ‘cause it’s important digest I guess it’s been said before throughout the generations But this is an example of modern representation Of the counter-culture ideologies, try to follow these So we can avoid any further future fuckin’ atrocities ‘Cause if we had kept it simple from the start We wouldn’t be in this ridiculous predicament apart From the essence of our bein’, and yes I’m European But that doesn’t mean I represent the message that you’re seein’ On the TV or the billboards advertisin’ stillborn Merchandise that others kill for while their inner souls are still poor But not you, not me, not us, not we We’re among “the few, the proud” that see through servin’ the economy I see another way, another way to live our days It’s not too far away, we still got some work to do You close your eyes and all sorts of alibis Learn to find comfort in lies, instead of what you know is true We can disagree and still work in harmony ‘Cause life might eternally be reflections of opposing views I reflect, you reflect, we reflect, mic check But we still come together as One It’s not an anthem of extremism I know that between this and that There is a middle ground - grounded in serene wisdom Not excess or deficiency, just doin’ some things differently I read a little, thought a bit and then had an epiphany If someone took the liberty of buildin’ what’s around us Then the irreversibility of structures, roads and houses Is something we cannot change But I also thought maybe if we use our hearts, balls and minds We could just stop playin’ the game Or at least try to redirect the currents Consolidate the bullshit - accounts, bills and insurance Car insurance, home insurance, health insurance, life insurance I see a culture in desperate need of reassurance We sure as hell should not live this way But today’s a business day So give away your precious time, your clever mind’ll get it straight But if you say that’s the life for you and wanna get away Then I know you’re part of my tribe and we can imitate Indigenous Wisdom, Indigenous Wisdom, Indigenous Wisdom Yo - reflections in him like And I’m glad to be a part of your tribe And see the brilliance of your heart and your mind - Word up You know what I’m sayin’ it’s like nothin’ left to do but come correct You know what I mean it’s like you can only go crooked for so long Before eventually you gonna come full circle back So we gettin’ our warriors, our Love soldiers And whoever’s really down It’s a revolutionary sound when we get the people to chant Get the people to chant Love, Peace and Revolution

Wanna love or runaway, will ya Bless one put your gun away For ya bumba-cops what we gonna say Ya fire, we fire back How ya gonna teach peace When all we ever see are police And they rarely show love at all How the youth gonna learn when We don’t ever show no bodies returnin’ Whenever a soldier falls It’s “Do what we say, but do not as we do” That’s the message we get from you It’s “Love and obey,” it’s just “Do what we say” Or we will, fire! Fire! (Chorus) I know it’s probably hard for you to hear That we don’t want you here It’s just as hard for me to have to say That you should go away Until you get your mind in check And treat the people with respect You got some nerve to come and sweat me like this Will ya let me know if you can relate Before ya pull your gun will ya hesitate ‘Cause it shouldn’t have to end like this. For the 4 out of 5, this goes out to the 4 out of 5 To the 9 out of 10, to be safe call it 9 out of 10 For the 9 out of 10 cops who’ve earned the title of “pig” You uphold such a crucial job so why all the abusive slobs? Are you out to flex your ego or just enforce flawed procedure? When the flashy lights and sirens come I picture what would happen if I owned guns Every time I see a pig standin’ outside The driver’s window of some man’s ride I wanna clip him so dude can go free Instead of more revenue, I’ll tell you what they need A degree in psychology, sociology, Buddhist philosophy Police violence in current events So we need the finest to serve and protect And that means all the racist self-hating alpha-male Power struggling facist cops gotta go, so we let ‘em know. (Chorus)

She think that you wanna be, everywhere that she’s gonna be ‘Cause she thinks someone like you Got nothin’ better to do but fantasize When it’s time to get real, lord knows she just can’t feel No thug like you but nobody wanna mess with you ‘cause You ‘bout it, ‘bout it, ‘bout it Don’t nobody wanna mess with you She thinks that you wanna be, everywhere that she’s gonna be ‘Cause she thinks someone like you Got nothin’ better to do than fantasize When it’s time to get real, lord knows she just can’t feel What it means to be alive, she struggles inside This for the fellas who just gotta tell us How they mack every woman in fact They got 10 hoes if you wanna keep track They got mad dough if you wanna go platinum Flash some for the people with the ice And dress fresh for the people lookin’ nice And attitude like you got no gratitude, ‘cause you cold as hell Cool mothalova with undacova program Claimin’ that no man could ever compare to you Like Sinead O’Connor but you know it ain’t true ‘Cause nobody wanna mess with you (Chorus) Should’ve known way back before gettin’ involved That it was you tryin’ to see how many men would revolve Around you if allowed to think that with some effort You would let ‘em get up in ya Maybe have somethin’ profound too But you ain’t feelin’ ‘em mentally or physically And god knows you don’t act out of sympathy It’s obvious that you get off on attention It’s a much stronger drug for you than intimate connection So you’re not gonna find me bitin’ the bait, girl One day you’ll recognize we’re part of the same world So don’t bother gracin’ us with your presence It’s humility - real people live with this lesson Black Rhino: Me heard say that the devil wear Prada Drive big Benz luv money luv spend Don’t you know that that will your end, girl No big money can buy you friends, boy Gucci watch will destroy your riches Mind your Most stop callin’ gals bitches ‘Bout it life that’s livin’ senseless Try tell them but they’re not listenin’ (Chorus)

To have stumbled down a wrong path Taken a look back finally realize that Life Is A Great Balancing Act It’s a fallacy that without challenge and tact You can unravel the facts of life And reach the greater rewards I need a way to explore our human tendencies Different actions yield different results and Dependency on any external person, place, thing or function Is a negative when it takes the form of consumption It’s something I’ve observed now for quite some time Can’t be constructive without learnin’ how to rightly combine Work and leisure, I’m a firm believer That neither the pleasure seekers nor the overachievers Really got it right and it’s a very fine line to walk Yes indeed, it takes a very refined mind not to fall off The Tightrope Experience the pitfalls of either extreme Over-correct and see the other side, you’ve seen what I mean If you’ve ever found yourself too deep in one scene If you withdraw abruptly it will be without ease But exercising our capacities as reasoning beings We can control our impulse and see what they’ve seen ‘Cause light from darkness must divide to reside with one another We go back and forth between extremes Indeed it seems I need to glean the skills to walk The Tightrope ‘Cause light and darkness coincide by havin’ balance with each other We go back and forth between extremes Indeed it seems I need to glean the skills to walk The Tightrope If you feel you have been misled, misguided, misfed You could get some sympathetic gestures but instead Your choices decide if you rejoice or resign If you conjoin or divide your life The choice of balance is yours You can plan it before or take it as it comes Put the effort in up front or confront the outcome Be aggressive, be passive Just accept it or be mad at it Be skeptical or gullible, be vulnerable or savage Be social whore or curmudgeon Raw foods or use the oven Reckless nymphomaniac or celibate like monks Absolute nonconformist to the point of isolation Or a weak-minded clone whose soul’s in hibernation We go back and forth between extremes Indeed it seems I need to glean the skills to walk The Tightrope

Is personal growth just learnin’ to cope? Or is it finally gatherin’ enough courage and hope To turn a vision to reality? No vicious fallacy Is keeping me from fulfilling my mission with my cavalry We gotta recognize The Rose That Grew From Concrete Given the conditions it’s a blessing that we’re on beat And able to use what we got to manifest This beautiful expression from the top of Everest To depths of the ocean I’m in love with what I’ve chosen Reach the pinnacle and kiss the center of the lotus Light flowering, love is overpowering Fears that underestimate the courage that’s devouring The frail essence of the darker side’s presence When the contrast is necessary for these life lessons Ancient Wisdom and connections to the stars I’ve seen Transformation in the seediest of bars I’ve seen devastation in the wealthiest of homes I’ve seen visions of a devil manufacturing clones And now there’s talk of what it meant to be a human I think we’ve all been casted in a TV show for Truman Is wisdom and truth distant and aloof? Or is it hidden in the fabric of our limited view? Awaiting us to pay attention to and let us learn a lesson through Each circumstance, whether good or bad is not the question You could spend your whole life blind to your own barriers Internal < -- > external bondage, which is scarier? The thought of reaching your potential or the pessimistic feeling That the world is somehow built to go and bring you down There’s darkness in everything here There’s lightness embracing your fear When people are evil … You say it’s all a dream Sometimes I think an angel’s watchin’ over me Reexamine all the times that I could’ve died Realize I’m thankfully surprised to be still alive My light shines out to the world and continues to infinity That’s who we are, born on this Earth Practicing our alchemy To go from savage and wild to havin’ a child Adapt and find balance in it after a while All the growth and self-development, sharpening intelligence Inspired by the love within the father/son fellowship It’s different when you know you’re settin’ a blueprint Conscientious of the consequences of your movements From ether to matter, illusions that shatter I’m workin’ desperately to gather all my lessons in this life It seems like time is of the essence and I wanna make my presence On this Earth have value and worth, but first I simply wanna recognize the beauty Of existing on a planet where this energy runs through me So, is personal growth just learnin’ to cope? Or is it finally gatherin’ enough courage and hope To turn a vision to reality? No vicious fallacy Is keeping me from fulfilling my mission with my cavalry Is love and romance just some little dance? Neurochemical reaction that puts us in a trance? Or is it more than just traditional social norms and rituals A unifying force to be truly unconditional? Is love a choice, a feeling or a state of being? Exclusive and eternal or indefinite and fleeting? And there’s nothing like connecting to the Oneness Embracing yin and yang and letting go to become bliss There’s darkness in everything here There’s lightness embracing your fear When people are evil … You say it’s all a dream Sometimes I think an angel’s watchin’ over me Reexamine all the times that I could’ve died Realize I’m thankfully surprised to be still alive My light shines out to the world and continues to infinity That’s who we are, born on this Earth Practicing our alchemy So often I find I’m walkin’ the line Between opposing what I know is the most awful of crimes Exploitation of humanity, first world insanity But still seekin’ fulfillment and stickin’ with my family I believe I know my own self-worth I indeed will return to the Earth I believe I know my family’s worth All indeed will return to the Earth

Yo Peace to the Motherland Peace to my sisters and my brother man Bless to the Most High, if you feel the love put your hands to the sky Respect to the real hip hop, to the real MC’s y'all don’t stop More Peace ‘stead of gunshots Find another way to deal with the blood clots Peace for the revolution, Peace for the whole entire Love movement Peace for the future, Peace for the enemies, we don’t wanna shoot ya Peace over conflict, Peace for suckas that only wanna start shit Yo Peace when I’m out homie Peace for the haters who don’t really wanna know me Peace to the VG crew, Peace to the Midwest hustlers too Peace when you wanna pull a piece For all the dirty cops holdin’ down the streets Stressed like you needed a release, black criminals for the white police Know what I’m sayin', bring it back, bring it back, bring it back Bring it back, bring it back Bring it back, bring it back let’s repeat the facts First off I gotta say Peace Just to counteract the beast ‘til the turbulence has ceased Peace to the hard face doesn’t wanna hear it We’re gonna crack your shell to get to your Spirit Peace to the blue collar workers We’re more than our jobs as indentured servants Peace to the Briargate - paradoxically you inspired me To try to reach a culturally enlightened state And I’m blessed to know that like minds relate Peace to Juiz de Fora My 2nd home (plush!) full of leaves and flora Peace to those pushin’ real info Without you we’d be in a room without a window Peace to those livin’ off self-expression Peace to those livin’ with good intentions Yeah, almost everyone deserves to hear the word Peace Yo Peace - what’s the opposite? Wars made to look good for the populace Yo Peace - what’s the opposite? Rapin’ the Earth for the short term profitin’ Yo Peace - what’s the opposite? Europeans that homogenize continents Yo Peace - what’s the opposite? Flashin’ money ‘cause ya don’t have confidence