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Absolutes
02:08
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I'm not as angry as I was before
15 years old, ya say
but I'm running on desperate fumes from a slowin' train
I'm still looking for changes that come rushin' forward
But I didn't bring my white flag with me
off to war
Cause there's a world comin' down and around
yeah there's a change comin'
anyhow, anyhow
I'm not always right like I used to think when I was growin' up
And I don't think it's up to me to change everything that's wrong with the world but
But I'll keep on standing up for the things that I think are right
And try to remind myself that there are absolutes in a colorful world
Cause there's a world comin' down and around
yeah there's a change comin'
anyhow, anyhow
(x2)
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Wilkes County
03:25
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We were in wilkes county georgia,
on our way to california,
we were stopped by a man in blue,
he asked us where we were off to,
when we told him where we were from,
he told us what he knew of the land of the sun,
told us it was filled with those types,
mostly the type that he didn't like
WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!
Then he used some words that I will not say
when talking about folx from other races
told us that the only good thing
that ever happened in california
was when a young black man got his ass beat down
by his fellows in blue on the payment ground
it was the los angeles police department taking down rodney king
WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!
now i know it pained him to bring white men in
but causalities of war are bound to happen
besides we were from the west coast and we had a quarter pound of swag
when they shut us in that cell and we looked around that hell
we couldn't help but notice everyone was black
you could tell there was something shady going on in wilkes county georgia
WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!
now we made some friends that say we'd be fine
said that white boys round here don't do no time
yeah you just got to wait you'll see
sure enough, couple weeks later
we were walking outta jail just as free as can be
no charges, no charges for me
WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!
this shit happens everyday
white folx get off
black and brown folx pay
while i realize the drug war has victims of every race
you gotta look deeper at the prison system
so you could see the new jim crow vision
as they say stop looking at the wires start looking at the cage
WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!
PRISONS ARE OBSOLETE
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3. |
All We Want
02:34
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we're not that lost
and hope lives on
yeah there's a way outta this one
i know there's been some damage
we've all picked it up
some more than others
lets not help it along
lets reach out and help out
lets stop this
puttin' each other down
we've gotta live a different way than what
we've been shown today
change takes some work
finger pointing leaves us feeling empty and deserted
and when we learn to treat each other right
hell maybe we'll sleep like humans tonight
lets reach out
lets help out
lets stop this
puttin' each other down
we've gotta live a different way than what
we've been shown today
i know you're great
your intentions are great the same
all we want is everything in this world to change
please remember you weren't always the same
please remember those times when ya changed
please remember and compassion will reign
freedom comes from when we stop perpetuating pain
woah, woah, woah woah
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4. |
Flowers
02:38
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we've been looking for an easier and softer way
for change to come in a political age
but you know what they say
you know what they say
you know what they say
you know what they say
they say the revolution doesn't come with flowers
it comes with heartache
and rage
and pain
and loss in the wake
we've been following that cult of personality again
and looking for change to come from leaders today
but you know what they say
you know what they say
you know what they say
you know what they say
they say the revolution doesn't come with flowers
it comes with heartache
and rage
and pain
and loss in the wake
but it also comes with love and hope
commitment courage and strength
so here's to change in our minds
in our worlds
(x3)
here's to change
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5. |
Bring Our Drones Home
02:10
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we've been diggin' through granite
we've been wading through laws
we've been searchin' through seasons
for the rise and the fall
we've been beggin' for answers
we've been lyin' for hope
we've been actin' as if yeah
for the rise and the fall
but in the end we've taken all the love we had
in the end
we've built one giant wall
in the end we've taken all the rage we had
built an empire
to conquer them all
we've been stealin' our freedom
we've been playin' with lives
explotin' the people
its the rise and the fall
we've been votin' for changes
drone strikes full of hope
now we're feelin' the bern yeah
it's the rise and the fall
but in the end we've taken all the love we had
in the end we've build one giant wall
in the end we've taken all the rage we had
built an empire to conquer them all
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500 Years
03:37
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Oh its the time of year again
when people sit down and have dinner with friends
talk about what they're grateful for
who they love and how they feel about them
and I'm just here to remind you
that this land was colonized and stolen by you
and while you sit down for dinner
water cannons are being blasted at native protesters
and there's a war
it's been going on
500 years before you were born
Oh its thanksgiving again
and kelsea warrens gonna have dinner with friends
they're gonna have some turkey
and drink expensive wine
while tryin' to make money off that fuckin' pipeline
and i'm just here to remind you
that this land was colonized and stolen by you
and while you sit down for dinner
water cannons are being blasted at native protesters
and there's a war
it's been going on 500 years before you were born
so it's that time of year again
when you tell yourself that your nothing like kelsea warren
when you get mad at your rageful friends
for reminding you we profit off native lands
and i'm just here to remind you
that this land was colonized and stolen by you
and while you sit down for dinner
water cannons are being blasted at native protesters
and there's a war its been goin' on
500 years before you were born
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7. |
Nothing Lasts
03:30
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your world will fall
oh its a guarantee
cause the way we live
lacks sustainability
and i know what that word means
cant sell it to me
but you've been doin' wrong
and this you'll come to see
the way that you treat life
well it aint right
treatin' animals, mountains and the sea
as it they aren't finite
they world deserves to live
without the fear you give
you've been colonizing far too long
its time you don't win
fuck you for taking my life
fuck you for teaching me not to live right
fuck your house by the sea
fuck you profitability
fuck your racist cops
and your prisons that never stop
fuck your border walls
and your corporate protection laws
but your world will fall
oh it's a guarantee
cause nothin' last forever
can't you see
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Cloud Factories
03:04
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I was born in the suburbs of los angeles on the south side
where the cloud factories blow up
where the 110 goes to die
i remember the mercados
now they're 99 cent stores when i drive by
and by harbor greens they're flyin' luxury condo signs
and you call it progress when you run folx from their homes
will you call it progress when we've taken
everything that you own
now i'm 35 years old
the rents have gone up every year
we moved from the south side
by the 210 way up here
but we've running outta place to hide
there's no where left to go
my comrades holdin' down their blocks
tryin' to keep them out ya know
and you call it progress when you run folx from their homes
will you call it progress when we've taken everything that you own
shit i've got 2 kids
one is 10 and we gotta new born
and i just wanna raise them
in the place that i called home
but it's gettin' harder to do
in what you call an economic boom
and as each year passes by
i'm gettin' tired of the new move
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9. |
Shining Bright
01:55
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I see you in the streets
with my daughter next to me
she's afraid of the noise
but she loves your words and your voice
and you're beautiful
shining bright
like a cop car
burning in the night
with our baby in our arms
we will scream no more presidents
till a day when we put an end to this
white supremacist nation
and you're beautiful
shining bright
like a cop car
burning in the night
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10. |
Emergency Hearts
04:02
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There's a part of me that says things will never change
the idealist in me kills those thoughts everyday
there's a part of me that says run away
bit the love in me stays here to rage
and that love runs through every anarchist blood
its a love so strong they can't give it up
There's a sadness in me, it takes over for days
why must so many spend their lives locked away
they give up their lives and those that they love
in hopes their sacrifice will better our cause
And that love runs through every anarchist blood
its a love so strong they can't give it up
Till a day when property and prisons are no more
when we tell our brothers and sisters to just take what they need
and while new oppression continue to arise
the revolution will never subside
and that love runs through every anarchist blood
it's a love so strong they can't give it up
Yeah that love runs through every anarchist blood
it's a love so strong please don't give it up
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11. |
Angry Boy
02:57
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and we told the sky to rain
told the people to get a long today
neither listened to a word we said
so we packed up and we jumped into our beds
woke up, had a cup or two
oh whats an angry boy like me to do
oh we told the bugs to quit eating our food
told the police to put down their guns and join the people too
neither listened to a word we said
so we packed up and we jumped into our beds
woke up, had a cup or two
whats an angry boy like me to do
we asked our landlord to quit raising our rent
told the mra's to go get bent
neither listened to a word we said
so we packed up and we jumped into our beds
woke up, had a cup or two
oh what's an angry boy like me to do
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12. |
Revolutionary Man
01:39
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everything that
i know is
rooted in oppression
and i don't know
i could kill it
with the revolutionary man
what i'm looking for
what i need is
any help that i can get
so i'm asking
no i'm begging
oh i think i'm feeling sick
so that way that we change is hard you see
but a way to change is what we need
everything that
i know has
been corrupted
all the pages
that i read have
words i want to see
what i'm looking for
what i need will
turn theory into practice
so i'm asking
no i'm begging
oh i think i'm feeling sick
so the way that i change
is hard you see
but a way to change is what i need
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13. |
Silent Moments
02:26
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can you give me some answers
can you tell me some lies
i'll take anything this time
sometimes i give everything i got
just to stay alive
had a daughter when i was young
gettin' older she's still growing up
and i still don't have the answers to life
but i swear that by this time tomorrow
i'll have it all figured out
yeah i swear
without a shadow of a doubt
my kk got older
she passed away not long ago
and my grandmas gettin' older too
oh i love my mom
it's her birthday today, whatcha think about that
oh sometimes i wish i did a better job of being her son
but i swear that by this time tomorrow
i'll have it all figured out
yeah i swear
without a shadow of a doubt
oh i've gotta great partner
and we've gotta great life together ya know
and though i don't know how to do it
we've been trying the best we know
when things around us are tough
we look at each other and we shut the fuck up yeah
sometimes silent moments are all we can conjure up
but i swear that by this time tomorrow
i'll have it all figured out
yeah i swear
without a shadow of a doubt
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14. |
Empires
03:24
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and as much as you try there's always a wall
staying optimistic until the fall
cheatin' and lyin' denying
hoping that one day we all just get along
but sometimes we all realize that some people sleep fine at night while they're killing and stealing from us all
so what's the solution?
is it armed revolution?
or a simple change in wealth distribution?
well, i don't know
i'm dumb as they go
but the world has gotten so cold
killing the people who want to live simple and they say they're protecting us ya know
the koch brothers ways are corrupting today and they're paying for a war on us all
here come the waltons to cute down the unions with john mackey's book on conscious capitalism
so dollars it seems are good for few things
like oppressing the people and building the bombs
they say killing some is necessary
to keep peace in the world and while i agree
all the terrorists that i see
are wearing suits protecting empires with laws
well, i don't know
i'm dumb as they go
but the world has gotten so cold
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