We Want Freedom Lyrics by Dead Prez

We Want Freedom Lyrics

    I was born black, i live black,
    And i'ma die probably because i'm black
    Because some cracker that knows i'm black
    Better than you nigga, is probably gonna put
    A bullet in the back of my head!!

    Yeah our lives fucked up, no doubt
    All this shit we go through every day
    Sometimes a nigga don't know what the fuck to do
    But see i got my niggas
    And we gon organize a people army
    And we gon get control over our own lives
    And i mean that shit right there from the bottom of my shit
    I ching

    [verse 1]
    Yeah, yeah
    Imagine havin no runnin water to drink
    Chemicals contaminate the pipes leadin to your sink
    Just think, if the grocery stores close they doors
    And they saturate the streets with tanks and start martial law
    Would you be ready for civil war
    Could you take the life of somebody you know,
    Or have feelings for if necessary?
    I got cousins in the military
    But far as i'm concerned they died, when they registered

    [verse 2]
    Yo, this world is oh so cold, i think about my ancestors
    Being sold, and it make me wanna break the mold
    Fuck the gold and the party, train yourself, clean your shottie
    Tell me what you gon do to get free, we need more than mc's
    We need hueys, and revolutionaries
    The niggas on the streets today, it's kinda scary
    The smell around my way ain't roses or strawberries
    In fact it's kinda poisonous, bringin out the boy in us
    But i'ma stand up on my own, like a man do
    Dominate the land and make wealth, like fu-manchu
    Yes the peoples army stick togehther like glue
    We represent the i-ching, and to this we stand true
    Military formation, anyone participation is welcome
    Each one teach one, son help son
    Just one gun is all it take to get it started
    Livin in the wilderness of the west we cold hearted

    Hook 2x:
    If you don't think it could happen think again my son
    Be prepared for the worst that's yet to come
    We want freedom, prophecies and ancient wisdom
    Cataclsym, niggas be like fuck the system

    I don't wanna be no movie star
    I don't wanna drive no fancy car
    I just wanna be free, to live my life, to live my own life

    [verse 3]
    Yeah, i'm for peace
    But i'll kill ya if ya fuck with my moms or my niece
    See we all want peace, but the problem is
    Crackers want a bigger piece
    Got it where the niggas can't get a piece
    That's why police get stabbed and shot
    Cuz a nigga can't eat if the ave is hot
    Locked up you get three hot meals and one cot
    Then you sit and rot, never even got a fair shot
    That's where a whole lotta niggas end up
    My man moms even got sent up, tryin to keep the rent up
    When i'm bent up i think alot about the reason i'm here
    I think about the things i fear in the comin years
    Ahead of me, i'm ready for whatever they bring though
    I'd go against a tank wit a shank for my dreams
    And that's my fuckin word
    One day the whole world will smoke herb
    And niggas won't get took to jail for hangin on the curb

    Hook 2x

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