Seeing Thru Illusions

INTRO

This one is dedicated to Mumia, The Move 9, The Cuban 5
(los Cinco Cubanos). The Angola 3, and all political prisoners.
And to those currently livin on Native reservations like Pine Ridge
Even though it’s like a 3rd world country - right in the US -
these conditions are so blatantly ignored by the masses.

We got a president representin a complexion to people
Appearance doesn’t measure if your intentions are evil
in other countries the leaders have been many shades of brown
but a lot were corrupt and never turned it around
In sports and rap – they wanna get signed to contracts
That own ya – like slavery – back then we had owners
They say if you play hurt – and how much you play that night
And if you rap – they control what you say on the mic
You think players are rich? How rich do you have to be
To own another human being? Can’t believe what Im seeing
Every day on this earth – they tell us market ourselves
The meat market it hurts – - - they – target people
And symptoms it bothers me – how they don’t wanna heal
The condition of poverty – that would be a real solution
- And until we do it they’ll never kill the revolution
We keep movin underground sound Tubman distribution
Hablo verdad solamente – (I speak the Truth only)
todas las palabras Son para la gente (all words are for the people)
– contra los presidentes (against the presidents)

was gonna say muthaf**ka so you ignorant muthaf**kas‘s would hear me
but then my teachers who play my music in class would fear me
- spreadin Truth’s the first step on the path to solutions
- - I pass it to you – to see thru - - the illusions (HOOK)

In capitalism the competition is sad
steppin on each other’s necks like a barrel of crabs
- we - write – resumes - to sell ourselves as commodities
to bosses who pay us just as little as possibly
we’re property – to them – what the work force is
they call us human resources – use us up and find more
like the oil we die for – like soldiers they hire
to go die in the war – - - - you’ll find they hide more
- - the truth about history – - no mystery (echo space)
- - looked up Wounded Knee – it’s convincing me (echo space)
Revolution – they say we have freedom what we have is
An illusion – they’re free to make dams – take the land
And collusion – free to make up evidence on those
who have solutions – free to shoot first - weapons blast
- they’re free - to ask questions last – they’re free
to put chemicals in the food - we consume –free
to make weapons and sell them to who they choose - free
to change their minds – and shoot at former allies - free
to build prisons and put us in to do time –
the authorities stay free - unaccountable for crimes

That’s what they really mean when they say that we’re free

They never rectified stealin land from the Natives
They never rectified the African’s enslavement
They’ll never rectify how they cause poverty
Charity won’t stop a deep stab that still bleeds

T.O.’s VERSE

From the US to Canada The new rich are scamming us
With blueprints to famish us This nuisance is scandalous
They say Native reservations were made for the preservation of races
But they were made for segregation and racism
The water's contaminated They order us vaccinated
to slaughter & mass grave us They wanna trap and enslave us
The prisons are overpacked and sadistic They close the gap with statistics
Western prisons' 95% of Indians I guess the System blindly thrives on Simians
Bootleg cigarettes and liquor's what were given
Infected blanket statements & a blank state of living
Who begs for bigger checks? Bicker for dividends
While biggots threaten to split us into splintered villages
Pillage us, our lands and graves, saying we stand afraid
But we stay in Bands and Nations Pray for emancipation
man's elation While they waive the demands we're making
in treaties, waivers and disclaimers We ban their hatred
while they displace us But we plan to face them and
their disgraces, sick racists - Damn your patrons
and the lands you've taken

It’s still a war on the natives – still a disgrace and
most - don’t - know - - what we facin - On the Native
Reservation - - - - Pine Ridge still the same situation – mascots still degradation