(feat. Majid)
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This ain't a story 'bout race, color or creed
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It's a story 'bout hate, envy and greed
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Talk about ambitions but don't want us to progress
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Ya talk about assistance but all we get is the stress
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U don?t really wanna see me grow
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Hating on me choking on my flow
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U say we rude, don't like our attitude
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We crude, ain't got no gratitude
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But I wasn't born to be low, I was born to rise
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Wasn't born to pretend or keep my faith in disguise
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Ain't got no freedom of speech
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No freedom to teach - make our kids out of reach
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Wanna break ties - alienated in their own land
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Running riot in the streets, day by day getting out of hand
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U don't want me to be an inspiration
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U wanna blame me for agitation
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How can u tell me 'bout participation
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When all u really want is segregation
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Una palabra no dice nada
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Y al mismo tiempo
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Lo esconde todo
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Como aquel viento que esconde el agua
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Como las flores que esconde el lodo
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[Translation:]
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One word contains nothing
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And at the same time
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It contains everything
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Like the air contains water
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Like the flowers contain the mire
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Is it my religion - u keep seeing as a threat
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U think it's all about - murder, violence and death
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But do u care to find - find the truth
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Or is it easier to keep fronting and oppressing our youth
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Is this why I'm a be awestruck?
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Damn these lies just make us stuck
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Bow down to something greater
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Nah forget that maybe later
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Really must be joking, deceits and lies is all I see
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Should I be your enemy or should I trust your lies
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Should your treatment of my peeps make us forge them ties
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Got to tell me the truth as it is
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Or we'll be keeping coming back right here to this
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Second class citizen in my own home
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Been 30 years gone - and still no dome, still gotta stay strong
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Thinking I'm thick trying to sell me this hypocrisy
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Heard it before, u must be kidding me!
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Wanna dictate who I marry
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And even what my sis? should wear
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Then prevent her from a job
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Stuck on welfare - seems
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To provoke and oppress us is ok - seems
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Racism is cool - despite what u say
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Wanna blame us for ya shortcomings
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Just want a scapegoat
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Still seeing us like a problem
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Like we just off the boat
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Guess u wanted cheap labour to build ya home
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Una palabra no dice nada
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Y al mismo tiempo
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Lo esconde todo
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Como aquel viento que esconde el agua
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Como las flores que esconde el lodo
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Una Mirada no dice nada
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Y al mismo tiempo
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Lo dice todo
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Como la lluvia sobre tu cara
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O el Viejo mapa de algA¨¬n tesoro
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[Translation:]
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One word contains nothing
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And at the same time
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It contains everything
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Like the air contains water
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Like the flowers contain the mire
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One look contains nothing
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And at the same time
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It contains everything
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Like the rain on your face
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Or an old map leading you to some treasure
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Where the next Abu Dharr at?
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Where the next Khalid Ibn Walid aka Sayf-Allah at?
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Tell us how we fuel this crime
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Everyday statistics, everyday media - plenty of us doing time
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Why should I take the blame or shame
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When I know u just looking for someone to frame
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My individual freedom; abused
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Redicule of my deen, my beliefs, guess I be the new jew
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I've become the new ni**a of the world
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Product of your society, adopted your values in their entirety
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Wasn't born like this, I was made this way
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U like it or not, player - I'm here to stay
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We walk the same streets, breathe the same air
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Add to this state, but do u even care?
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Guess u gotta reciprocate
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Want us to be people of faith or people of hate?
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U got your deen, I got mine - okay?
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Una Palabra
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Outlandish |