Home of the Brave (Rawdio)

Lyrics

Mr. Lif - "Home of the Brave" [Emcee(s): Mr. Lif] [Producer(s): Mr. Lif] [Scratches: Fakts One] [Intro: Sample Quote from John F. Kennedy's "Profiles in Courage"] "Whenever we stand against the flow of opinion on strongly contested issues. A man does what he must in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures. And that is the basis for all human morality." [Verse 1: Mr. Lif] Now let's talk about self-expression, true Expression. Open your minds without question No doubt. Tell me what you're thinking about Let's try to set aside pride and clout Can you believe I feel the same exact way you do? You truly do believe these modern ways have fooled you Systems exist so we never meet each other Pretty soon from now, they'll outlaw the word "brother" And that's true if they see you walking with a crew If you don't know, that means more than two I'll tell you what they'll do: they'll pull over, hunt you over Kick your ass—nightstick to your shoulder I know it's unjust. As if it wasn't enough If you try to fight back, they're locking your ass up And Chuck already told you that a cell is Hell But I'm waiting for the phone so I'll sit for a spell Call the guard, tell him I'm a piece of God With no beliefs in his streets or his boulevards I eat, read so my mental is hard And the heat from my anger just melted the bars They reach for their guns, so I put 'em to sleep Break their chains and put their shoes back on my feet He's on the loose with no discernible scars or marks Just the mind of Mandela and the heart of Rosa Parks So I dip. Time to see the governor and mayor Tell them life ain't fair, see if they care Well, they do, but only if they're on the air So they appear to have a heart and make a flair But they haven't done shit for us and that's a fact Their only function is to keep the funny money where it's at And it causes pain, stress. Ask me if We need a different way of life (Yes) [Verse 2: Mr. Lif] Headline: Bush Steals the Presidency. He needs The backing of the meat. What could the remedy be? The country's headed for recession reminiscent of the Great Depression Are lives worth a world of power? Easy question Planes hit the Towers and the Pentagon, killing those The government wasn't dependent on. It's easy to Control the scared, so they keep us in fear with their favorite Middle Eastern demon named Bin Laden this year Bush disguises bloodlust as patriotism, convincing The living to love "Operation Let's Get 'Em" But when he realized we don't support their attacks They needed something to distract—hmm—anthrax This further demonizes Afghanis, so Americans cheer while we kill their innocent families And what better place to start a war, to build a pipeline To get the oil that they had wanted before America supported the Taliban to get Russia Out of Afghanistan. That's how they got the arms in They're in a war against the Northern Alliance And we can't build a pipeline in hostile environments Here's what your history books won't show: You're a dead man for fucking with American dough They're killing several birds with one stone while you're At home with anti-terrorism up in your dome But my eyes are wide-open and my TV is off Great 'cause I save on my electricity cost And you can wave that piece of shit flag if you dare But they killed us because we've been killing 'em for years