| In the beginning men and women had an obligation to their children
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| Then there was a real and true necessity in need for building
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| There was still the discipline and will proliferate the lineage
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| Matters of the spirit, mind, and body taken serious
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| But the way that we became what we became
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| Somebody please explain
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| Well we could tell you if you’re curious
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| Those that reign got the masses in chains
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| And their minds enslaved
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| And that’s the part that makes me furious
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| Watch out (repeated)
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| 'Cause there definitely ain’t no info readily available
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| To the general lay-people so let me know
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| 'Cause there definitely ain’t no info readily available
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| To the general lay-people so let me know
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| It’s easily this multimedia crews that feed you to the neediest
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| It’s the greediest trying to cheat us out of our God given right
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| To a quality education, minimal opportunities available
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| Limited occupations, we are not given a choice
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| Or given a voice within a political system, pimped and gangsta’d out
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| Wherein the people are the victim sheep being lead about
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| While the followers and patrons of any faith outside the mainstream
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| All being branded, falsely painted as endangering the way things work
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| And the way things are remain
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| I can’t believe that things ain’t worse
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| When all the wicked seeds we’ve sown have grown
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| And poisoned all the Earth
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| It serves us right
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| Can’t really act surprised when the harvest has no worth
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| The curse that lurks around the corner
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| Is the product of our work
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| Watch out (repeated)
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| (Right now)
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| The holy war’s growing, opposing forces pony up
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| The origins of which have been historically ignored
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| (Right now)
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| Our foreign policy is meddling in some democracy
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| Upholding an aristocracy of secret terrorist cells
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| (Right now)
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| The global poverty that we accept so commonly
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| Turns people into property one step away from hell
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| (Right now)
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| Healthcare battles, bioengineering
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| For the worldwide scare of the plague that we’re fearing
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| (Right now)
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| They have the right to put your live under surveillance
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| (Right now)
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| They got the right to lock us up, we don’t obey 'em
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| (Right now)
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| Modern education don’t prepare the youth
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| (Right now, right now)
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| Do what you gotta do
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| (Right now)
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| There’s people shooting at people that’s throwing stones
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| (Right now)
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| There’s a movement of people across the globe
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| (Right now)
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| Right now is where we’re at
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| What goes around comes around
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| Time for action before the last trumpet sounds
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| Watch out (repeated)
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| Opposing forces pony up for the cause so glorious
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| But he who stands alone with justice none touches
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| (Right now)
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| The only option we can profit from is movement towards the positive progressive
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| thought that’s rooted up in consciousness
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| (Right now)
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| Grassroots run deep
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| Troops do diffuse confusion stewed by rude groups loose
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| (Right now)
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| We can benefit if we can pool our energy collectively
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| Project it in a direction used effectively
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| (Right now)
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| We have the opportunity for self-improvement
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| (Right now)
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| We can reinforce to strength of family unit
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| (Right now)
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| Our community, it must support the youth
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| (Right now, right now)
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| Do what you gotta do
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| (Right now)
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| There’s people lookin' for people with common goals
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| (Right now)
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| There’s a movement of unity across the globe
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| (Right now)
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| Right now is where we’re at
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| What goes around comes around
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| Time for action before the last trumpet sounds |