Lyrics of Michael X - Myke Towers

Michael X (original)

We are oppressed, we are exploited, we are downtrodden
We are denied not only civil rights, but even human rights
So the only way we’re going to get some of this oppression and exploitation
away from us or aside from us
Is come together against a common enemy
Yeh, soy parte del problema si esto' tema' no lo' saco
El pueblo se cansó ya del abuso policíaco
Humano a defender tus derechos yo te sonsaco
Aunque me discriminen, yo comoquiera resalto
Año 2020 y aún el racismo sigue
¿Cuando va a acabarse esto?
Solo Dios decide
Martin Luther King murió, su legado vive
Nací el mismo día que él, puede que mi música él vire
No hay raza a nivel social o preferencia que nos divida
Por mis ideale' yo doy la vida
Abusaron cuando eramo' esclavos, eso nunca se no' olvida
Que no falte la comida, la necesidad te obliga
Orgulloso de ser negro, la gente sabe cómo soy
Que en paz descanse George Floyd, ah
Toa' la' noches me arrodillo porque gracia' a Dio' estoy donde estoy
Si juegan sucio va a pasar como Indiana contra Detriot
Que en paz descanse El Black Mamba, estamo' en tiempo finale'
Me dejo llevar por la' señale' que el Señor manda
Puerto Rico se gobierna solo, sorry, Wanda
Yo mismito me encargo de hacer mi propaganda
Los Jordan' en el Last Dance, la base de fanáticos se agranda
Está hablando la pantera de Wakanda
Cuando uno se enfoca y progresa dicen que se cambia
Ojalá to' el que abuse del poder lo ataque el karma, jaja
Oh, oportunidad de empleo pa' los que salgan de preso'
Si no van a salir a lo mismo, cuenten con eso
Pienso que es tiempo de subirle el sueldo a lo' maestro'
Y a to lo' que al sistema de salud están envuelto'
No soy René, pero de P.R.
soy residente
Mi gente seriamente disculpen por lo siguiente
Quiero clavarme la hija o la mujer del presidente
Pa' que por mi culpa le gusten lo' negro' pa' siempre
Me dicen Michael X, represento a lo' ausente'
Esta cabrona cuarentena me tiene impaciente
'Toy sonando en tu canto y en la área adyacente
Al nivel mío hay que hablar, no puede el loco hacerte
Lo que siento, no lo puedo guardar
Ey, mi plataforma, estoy usándola pa' fomentar la igualdad
¿Qué va pasar?
Solamente Dio' sabrá
Si él te dijera escoger pa' entrar al cielo o al infierno, en serio,
¿a cuál va'?
Como digo una cosa, digo la otra
Guardia que haga su trabajo bien hay que hacer que se le reconozca
Pero el código sigue siendo el mismo, esta e' cosa nostra
En boca cerrada e' imposible que entren mosca'
Sin papele' cruzamo' frontera', entramo' por la costa
Pero a mi familia no le puede faltar la compra
Me tengo que arriesgar, no me importa si me deportan
No e' malo uno caer, el problema e' si no remontas
Ah, y pa' traerla en blanco y negro, al final somo' humano'
E' mejor que no' unamo'
Si la amistad fuera un barco puede ser que lo hundamo'
Dio', perdón por yo hacer dinero de lo mudano
Tú sabe' que no juzgamo'
A la hora 'e demostrar ellos saben que no jugamo'
Pero siguen pendiente a cuánto gano
Y cuando tumbaron la' Torre Gemela' yo estaba como en cuarto grado
Me entró malicia, dije: «Eso fue el gobierno, ¿a cuánto vamo'?»
Te dejo en bancarrota si tú apuesta' en mi contra
Hay que hacer que la' cadenas se rompan
Y a mí sin cojone' me tienen la fama ni que me reconozcan
Lo' premio' que no' otorgan, lo' rango' que no' colocan
Si caigo ustede' celebran, me gusta ver cómo se alegran
La' cara' linda' de mi gente negra
Yo siempre enseñaba la' mano' si tiraba piedra'
Y ahora cuando tiro un disco to’a la tierra tiembla
Ey, ya, ya, ya, ya
Lyke Mike comin' soon

(translation)

We are oppressed, we are exploited, we are downtrodden
We are denied not only civil rights, but even human rights
So the only way we're going to get some of this oppression and exploitation
away from us or aside from us
Is come together against a common enemy
Yeh, I'm part of the problem if I don't take this out
The people are tired of police abuse
Human to defend your rights I draw you out
Even if they discriminate against me, I still stand out
Year 2020 and still racism continues
When is this going to end?
Only God decides
Martin Luther King died, his legacy lives on
I was born the same day as him, maybe my music he turns
There is no race at the social level or preference that divides us
For my ideals I give my life
They abused when we were slaves, that is never forgotten
Do not miss the food, the need forces you
Proud to be black, people know how I am
Rest in peace George Floyd, ah
All the nights I kneel down because thanks to Dio I am where I am
If they play dirty it's going to happen like Indiana against Detroit
May the Black Mamba rest in peace, we are 'in final time'
I let myself be carried away by the 'signal' that the Lord commands
Puerto Rico governs itself, sorry, Wanda
I myself am in charge of making my propaganda
The Jordans' at the Last Dance, the fan base gets bigger
This is the Wakanda panther speaking
When one focuses and progresses they say that it changes
I hope everyone who abuses power is attacked by karma, haha
Oh, job opportunity for those who get out of prison
If you're not going to go out the same, count on it
I think it's time to raise the salary of the 'teacher'
And to what' the health system is involved'
I'm not René, but from P.R.
I am a resident
My people seriously apologize for the following
I want to nail the president's daughter or wife
So that because of me they like the 'black' forever
They call me Michael X, I represent the 'absent'
This bitch quarantine has me impatient
'Toy playing on your song and in the adjacent area
At my level you have to talk, the crazy person can't make you
What I feel, I can't keep it
Hey, my platform, I'm using it to promote equality
What is going to happen?
Only God will know
If he told you to choose to enter heaven or hell, seriously,
which one are you going to?
As I say one thing, I say the other
Guard who does his job well, you have to make him be recognized
But the code remains the same, this is our thing
In a closed mouth it's impossible for flies to enter
Without papers we cross the border, we enter through the coast
But my family can not miss the purchase
I have to risk it, I don't care if they deport me
It's not bad to fall, the problem is if you don't come back
Oh, and to bring it in black and white, in the end we are human
It's better that we don't join
If friendship were a ship, it could be that we sink it'
Dio', sorry for me making money from the mudano
You know' that we don't judge'
At the time 'and show them they know that we don't play'
But they are still pending how much I earn
And when they knocked down the 'Twin Tower' I was like in fourth grade
Maliciousness entered me, I said: «That was the government, how far are we going?»
I leave you bankrupt if you bet 'against me
You have to make the' chains break
And they don't have fame for me without being recognized
The 'prize' that they do not grant, the rank that they do not place
If I fall you' celebrate, I like to see how they rejoice
The 'pretty' face of my black people
I always showed my hand if I threw a stone
And now when I throw a record the whole earth trembles
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lyke Mike comin' soon