Kites

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Dear Mumia, wish Obama woulda freed ya Thought if anyone could see a reason to do it, he would 8 years in Oval Office, not a damn thing for us It took all us as supporters to ensure that he could Beat Hillary and Mitt I admit, I was bamboozled by that hope shit No shit, shoulda knew better Whoever take a stance as you did gettin silenced Met with violence, defyin' your ties to the Panthers, stood as a threat Voice of the voiceless, let's not forget Someone gon' pay that debt, when the cop laid to rest Judge Sabo tried to fry a nigga, but you a fighter with the fire in ya [?] a prophet or messiah figure I'm just writing to ya, knowin there's still life within ya You're off death row, still time's a killer Out here these kids is lost and forgotten, the cost is options But good ideas fall on deaf ears, they're playing possum And I know they know you're innocent But freedom was gone the minute when They knew they had you the same way they had Chairman Fred [?], Geronimo Pratt Ratta-tat-tat your soul. Innocent or no Doesn't matter though. COINTELPRO in control You gotta go. I'm just tryna get into the know Tryna understand Understand: [Chorus] These kites I write to breathe life into those lost souls Boxed in in the box, sitting, downtrodden, rotten, in a world so cold These kites I write to breathe life in These kites I write to breathe life in These kites I write to breathe life into those lost souls [Verse 2] Dylan, why did you kill em? Why did you enter building while they was praising Jesus? You turned em into victims Somebody in there had to had them a funny feeling, still they accepted you Knew someone neglected you. This world gave you the ammunition that you used to execute Confederate flags, and fathers in white rags Teach your children 'bout the great days, KKK Burnt crosses, hung nooses, [?] taught you this Hate within, 8'x10', boxed in, nothin' but time Clutchin' a 9; clock grim when it tick-tick-tick And you just wanna hear the trigger click-click-click Don't wanna face the judge, face the jury, face the mugs Of the families you tortured, plans you altered that day you lost it That day you ruptured foundation, structure The day they took ya in and you sucked the life outta them out of pure evil inside You're evil inside, that's where the devil resides It's where the trouble began. Took a look in your eyes All I saw was emptiness, a whole lotta pain So I began to scribble this kite, maybe in vain But I need to understand I'm just tryna understand [Chorus] These kites I write to breathe life into those lost souls Boxed in in the box, sitting, downtrodden, rotten, in a world so cold These kites I write to breathe life in These kites I write to breathe life in These kites I write to breathe life into those lost souls