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VOLUNTEER ARMIES
02:07
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CHEAP MONEY, CHEAP ENERGY
CHEAP POLITICS, CHEAP SEX
FORKED TONGUED HONOR WRAPPED AROUND
CHEAP NOTIONS OF DEPTH
WE WASTE THE WORLD FOR GLAMOR
WITH NO REGRETS
CUS ANYBODY’S RIGHT TO LIVE
CAN BE SECOND GUESSED
YEAH, WHAT WE MEAN BY FREEDOM
IS THE RIGHT TO LOOK AWAY
DRAW THE MAPS TO MAKE THE WORLD
FEED OUR GAIN
WE MAKE LIFE DESPERATE
SO GET SOME RESPECT,
FIX OUR PRICES IN THE VALLEY
OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH
ARMS AND SANCTIONS MAKE OUR CULTURE
STRONG AND SAFE
TO CHOKE THE AIR AND HOARD
OUR SWOLLEN MEATS AND GRAINS
YEAH, WHAT WE MEAN BY FREEDOM
IS THE RIGHT TO NO SHAME
WE TAKE THE DOWN-TROD AND
TEST THEIR GUTS FOR PAIN
AND IF THEY DIE, LET THEM DIE
IT WILL BE NO MISTAKE
IT IS ALL IN THE NAME
OF OUR GREATER FATE
WE PUSH AND PUSH THE LIMITS
UNTIL THERE’S NOTHING LEFT
WE PUSH AND PUSH THE LIMITS
UNTIL THERE’S NOTHING LEFT
CHEAP MONEY, CHEAP ENERGY
CHEAP POLITICS, CHEAP SEX
CHEAP MONEY, CHEAP ENERGY
CHEAP LIFE, CHEAP DEATH
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DEATHS OF DESPAIR
02:35
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IF YOU CAN’T BEAR THE WEIGHT IN YOUR STOMACH
IF YOU CAN’T STAND THE SIGHT OF YOUR SKIN
YOU CAN DRINK AND SHOOT
AND CUT AND BURN
AND HOLLOW OUT YOUR SENSE
YEAH, YOU MIGHT STOP YOUR
HEART FROM BEATING
YOU MIGHT DIFFUSE THE PAIN
BUT YOU CAN’T ESCAPE
CAN’T ESCAPE
YOU WILL LIVE…
WE CAN’T DESPAIR
THEY’RE BUILDING FORTUNES ON OUR STRESS
WE CAN’T DESPAIR
THESE MEN WILL CHASE A CORPSE’S DEBTS
WE MOURN THE DEAD
FIGHTING FOR A WILL TO LIVE
FOR WHAT?
WE CAN’T DESPAIR
YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE TO BLAME
WE CAN’T DESPAIR
WE HAVE MORE TO GIVE THAN THEY CAN TAKE
THIS CAN’T BE LIVING
THAT CAN’T BE DEATH
NO, THIS CAN’T BE LIVING
SO WE MUST FIGHT FOR THE DEAD
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GIRMITIYA
02:21
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CHAINED TO DRIFT AWAY IN THE OCEAN
BLACKBIRDS COME AND TAKE THEIR PIECE
SAHIB WILL CLAIM, THIS IS PART OF EVOLUTION
SO HE CAN CONTROL THE COLOR OF WORK
YOU CAN’T OWN THE TIDES
YOU CAN’T KEEP THE RAINS
GIRMITIYA
GIRMITIYA
I CUT THE SUGAR ON YOUR PLANTATIONS
I MAKE YOUR LIFE, SO SWEET
YOU TAKE CAPTIVES TO BUILD YOUR NATIONS
I JUST HOPE THAT WE HAUNT YOUR DREAMS
WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT DO YOUR BIDDING
SO YOU CAN FEEL, SO FREE
YOU ALWAYS TAKE FIRST,
THEN FIX YOUR EQUATIONS
YOUR CONSCIENCE CAN NEVER BE CLEAN
YOU CAN’T OWN THE TIDES
YOU CAN’T KEEP THE RAINS
GIRMITIYA
GIRMITIYA
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DECOLONIZATION
02:12
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THEY DEMANDED, BURY YOURSELVES ALIVE
THEY DEMAND, BURY YOURSELVES ALIVE
THEY STILL DEMAND, WE BURY OURSELVES ALIVE
THEIR BAD FAITH HANGS TIGHT TO THEIR SCRIPT
BAD FAITH HANGS TIGHT, BUT WE WILL NOT OBLIGE
UNFINISHED LIBERATION LOOMS LARGE IN THE SKY
RED STARS, CRESCENT MOONS, RESENTFUL EYES
DARK HARDENED HANDS CAN BLOOM TO FISTS
AND COME TO RISE
KNOCK DOWN THEIR STATUES, LET TRUE FLAGS FLY
‘CUS ON AND ON AND ON THEY STEAL THE EARTH
FROM WHICH WE GROW
THEY DON’T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND YOU
REAP WHAT YOU SOW
THEY DEMANDED, BURY YOURSELVES ALIVE
THEY DEMAND, BURY YOURSELVES ALIVE
THEY STILL DEMAND, BUT WE CAN NOT ABIDE
A CHAIN BUILT BY WEAK LINKS
CAN’T HOLD OUR WORLDS
NO CENTER
NO CENTER CAN HOLD
IT’S DECOLONIZATION…
DECOLONIZATION… OR
MASS EXTINCTION
MASS EXTINCTION
BARBED WIRE ECOSYSTEMS CAN’T CONTAIN OUR MINDS
IT’S LAND, BREAD, PEACE… OR THE END IS NIGH
DARK HARDENED HANDS CAN BLOOM TO FISTS
AND COME TO RISE
KNOCK DOWN THEIR STATUES, LET TRUE FLAGS FLY
CUS’ ON AND ON AND ON THEY ATTACK WHAT WE KNOW
BUT THEY CAN’T ESCAPE THE FACT THAT YOU
REAP WHAT YOU SOW
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ONE DROP
I SEE YOUR LOOK
BUT I’M NOT YOUR DARK REFLECTION
SO IT’S BEST YOU LOOK AWAY
ONE DROP…
THAT’S ALL IT TAKES
TO SHIFT THE BURDEN OF BLAME
WAITING FOR SOMETHING
THAT JUST WON’T FLY
FATE IS ALWAYS ALL READY
IN YOUR MIND
“IT’S LATE…
WHERE YOU GOIN, BOY?
WHERE YOU BEEN?”
ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE IT
SOMETHING PURE AND BRAVE
WHAT ABOUT
ALL THE BLOOD YOU CAN’T ESCAPE
ONE DROP…
THAT’S ALL IT TAKES…
BLOOD QUANTUM
YOU SAY THESE COLORS DON’T RUN
S0 WHAT DID YOU COME RUNNING FROM?
NOT SO CALM AT THE SOUND OF A DRUM
NOT SO FAIR IN THE HEAT OF THE SUN
NOT SO STRONG IN THE FACE OF YOUR OWN GUN
NOT SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
AND YOU SAY THESE COLORS DON’T RUN…
SO WHAT DID YOU COME RUNNING FROM?
HAUNTED BY A WORLD WHICH REJECTS YOU
YOU SAY, “ELIMINATE THE SAVAGE”…
BUT YOUR TERRIFIED HEART CAN’T PROTECT YOU
THIS IS NOT THE WORLD YOU IMAGINED
NO, THIS IS NOT THE WORLD YOU IMAGINED
THIS IS NOT THE WORLD YOU IMAGINED
THIS IS NOT, NO THIS IS NOT
THAT WORLD YOU IMAGINED
RA-HO-WA, RA-HO-WA, RA-HO-WA, RA-HO-WA…
…YOU SAY THESE COLORS DON’T RUN…
SO WHAT’D YOU COME RUNNING FROM?
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