(featuring Bilal, Jorge Ben Jor, Force & Talib Kweli)
Ben Jor] (scat singing)
[stic.man] (to the ancestors) can't keep this time gon' be than a riot (to the warriors) keep quiet this time gon' be more a riot (to those who came before us) can't keep this time gon' be than a riot (long lived the revolution) can't keep this time gon' be more than a
[stic.man] is like prison keep the people up in different divisions some of promise you heaven but I see a whole lot of bullshit imperialism in the of spirituality mentality, escape reality what we supposed to just and smile and be content? sendin our prayers to the (stic.man - uhn uh) i my heaven now, freedom on earth and if the preacher ain't with us, then we takin his what is it to have the biggest religion when the people got miserable living no water, no lights, no all over we fight, but we have to unite cause ain't no in the gospel when the puttin powder in his nostril and the elder's council fails to and the children suffer daily need and the people can eat is it a sin to up to fight against the ones put is in handcuffs? goddamn, what happened to the daily bread, love and not the bible said, but in the name of the bible how much love is spread to how much blood is shed
everyday my people get the bus (women - and shmiling) everyday its the (women - and shmiling) everyday my people get the bus (women - and shmiling) its the circle
[Jorge Ben (scat singing) (women - and shmiling) x4 everyday its the same
[Talib yo every day I wake up is a miracle, you seperate religious and the spiritual, you see, I dont be askin in the air, every action is a the won't attack me, I be, attackin the bear, see back in the day I used to work in a my job was to find book you look for i remember one day this lady came for a we was out, so I started here other titles tryna share about a religion that I showed her was written by christians, still she got the hell up the place wonderin something about me her faith now, knowledge is power, we spread how is your faith? what it take to be shaken? yo, I she missed what jesus was sayin can't keep your eyes to a revelation you could be in tongues could be of sons and daughters my reflection of course, within the is beautiful, attractive, my contraption as unusual practice but thats what it to be a man free the land, crash down on babylon the sea to the sand peace to the fam, we you all to stay strong and live long a de la song, c'mon
[stic.man & Kweli] can't keep this gon' be more than a riot can't keep this time gon' be than a riot keep quiet this gon' be more than a riot keep quiet this time be more than a riot
this way of life, ain't pray all day and and don't fight up, doped up work three to fill the gold cup no water, no food, no lights, no no power til the unite gone - divison and they work us in prison look round, how my is livin we make, they takin it to the bank while we sittin up in the to give thanks don't you know the got bank? (m1 - uhn uh, uhn uh) don't you the deacon smoke dank? (m1 - uhn uh, uhn uh) did you ever the bible was a prank? (m1 - uhn uh, uhn uh) somebody to faint before came had the bible, we had the land now, we got the bible, got the land and what do you believe in, or hell? life is what you it, so thats why I rebel uncle sam, got on his hands good god, how the can dance nobody wanna a nigga put your hands together, do it my nigga sit there you won't nobody rushin to die so do don't just suffer and smile
[Jorge Ben (scat singing)
(repeats until end) africa, africa, is killin africans, africans,