(featuring Bilal, Jorge Ben Jor, Positive Force & Kweli)
Ben Jor] (scat singing)
[stic.man] (to the ancestors) can't keep this gon' be more than a riot (to the warriors) keep quiet this time gon' be more than a (to those who came before us) keep quiet this time gon' be more than a (long lived the revolution) can't quiet time gon' be more than a riot
[stic.man] religion is like the people locked up in different divisions some of them you heaven but I see a lot of bullshit ism-scism imperialism in the of spirituality slave mentality, escape what we supposed to just suffer and smile and be sendin our prayers to the (stic.man - uhn uh) i want my heaven now, freedom on and if the preacher ain't us, then we takin his church what is it worth to have the religion when the people got miserable living no water, no lights, no all over africa we fight, but we to unite ain't no power in the gospel when the puttin powder in his nostril and the council fails to lead and the suffer from daily need and the people can eat is it a sin to up to fight against the ones put is in handcuffs? goddamn, happened to the daily bread, spread love and not the bible said, but in the name of the bible how love is spread compared to how much blood is shed
everyday my get inside the bus (women - and shmiling) its the circle (women - and shmiling) everyday my people get the bus (women - and shmiling) its the circle
[Jorge Ben (scat singing) (women - and shmiling) x4 its the same thing
[Talib yo every day I wake up is a miracle, you seperate and the spiritual, thank you see, I dont be in the air, every action is a prayer the won't attack me, I be, attackin the bear, see back in the day I used to in a bookstore my job was to find whatever book you for i remember one day this lady came for a we was out, so I started showin other titles share information about a religion everything that I showed her was written by christians, she got the up outta the place wonderin something about me her faith now, is power, we spread information how strong is faith? what it take to be shaken? yo, I think she what jesus was sayin keep your eyes closed to a revelation you could be speakin in be speakin of sons and daughters my of course, within the water is beautiful, attractive, my musical as unusual practice but thats it take to be a man free the land, crash down on babylon like the sea to the peace to the fam, we want you all to stay strong and live a de la song, c'mon
[stic.man & Kweli] can't quiet this time gon' be more than a keep quiet this time be more than a riot can't keep this time gon' be more than a keep quiet this time be more than a riot
this way of life, ain't all day and night and don't fight poped up, up work three jobs to 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 niggas is everything we make, takin it to the bank while we sittin up in the church to give don't you know the preacher got (m1 - uhn uh, uhn uh) you know the deacon smoke dank? (m1 - uhn uh, uhn uh) did you ever the bible was a prank? (m1 - uhn uh, uhn uh) bout to faint before they they had the bible, we had the now, we got the bible, they got the and what do you in, heaven or hell? life is what you it, so thats why I rebel sam, got blood on his hands good god, how the can dance wanna help a nigga put hands together, do it yourself my nigga don't sit you won't nobody rushin to die so do something don't just and smile
[Jorge Ben (scat singing)
[m1] (repeats end) africa, africa, aids is africans, africans,