Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Maybe Both, 1865 , by - Sho Baraka. Song from the album The Narrative Expanded, in the genre Рэп и хип-хопRelease date: 20.10.2016
Record label: Humble Beast
Song language: English
Maybe Both, 1865 |
| It was hard to hear over the gunshots |
| Running round back and forth |
| And then he said |
| He said |
| I’m looking for a happy ending |
| I said, «We never had happy beginnings» |
| I’m on my knees, I’m praying, I’m on my knees |
| But, now I’m an easy target for them to attack me |
| Liberals and intellectuals justifying my anger |
| But when the cameras ain’t here, they ain’t no where near |
| Oh, so eloquent, watch them pontificate |
| When the smoke clears, the blogs re-build real estate |
| You sitting in your academic tower |
| Tweeting around the hour while the poor fights the power |
| Oh stop it, oh stop it, you and your non-profit |
| With a heart full of promise based on bad economics |
| Put your ballot in the air, pull out a lighter, then burn it |
| We just giveaway votes, make them Democrats earn it |
| Politicians don’t care cuz' they don’t see a need |
| They won’t care till we bleed on the same concrete |
| We burning down the neighborhoods where we live at |
| If we don’t own it, well let’s do something to change that |
| It didn’t change Watts, it ain’t doing much now |
| Watch the philosophers argue while Rome burns down |
| Bang, bang, bang |
| Bang, bang, bang |
| Reload the gun, they gon' do the same thing |
| Bang, bang, bang |
| Bang, bang, bang |
| Reload the gun, they gon do the same thing |
| Is it a ballot or a bullet? |
| Let me know |
| Should I fight or should I pray? |
| Who’s my foe? |
| Are they killing with a pistol or a vote? |
| Or, maybe, it is both? |
| Or, maybe, it is both? |
| Or, maybe, it is both? |
| Maybe, both |
| Why stop now? |
| I haven’t caught the holy ghost yet |
| Sing a little louder, we can drown out the protests |
| We build an antebellum, they too busy to listen |
| I hear disturbing things come from so-called «Christians» |
| Quick to justify your man’s death |
| Because of a criminal record or how a man dressed |
| Thugs I guess, only perfect people get grace |
| If that was the Lord’s way, there’ll be no one in the faith |
| True flaw, America kills and hides behind the law |
| They purchase this land with violence, but never count the cost |
| Put a dollar to your ear, you can hear the moaning of a slave |
| America the great was built off the labor that they gave |
| Jefferson and Washington were great peace pursuers |
| But, John Brown was a terrorist and an evil doer |
| Oh yes, God bless the American Revolution |
| But, God ain’t for all the riots and the looting |
| Bang, bang, bang |
| Bang, bang, bang |
| Reload the gun, they gon' do the same thing |
| Bang, bang, bang |
| Bang, bang, bang |
| Reload the gun, they gon do the same thing |
| Is it a ballot or a bullet? |
| Let me know |
| Should I fight or should I pray? |
| Who’s my foe? |
| Are they killing with a pistol or a vote? |
| Or, maybe, it is both? |
| Or, maybe, it is both? |
| Or, maybe, it is both? |
| Maybe, both |
| Before another man dies |
| And another mom cries |
| The people ask why? |
| Keep yo' head to the sky |
| Another man dies and another man cries |
| Lord, hear em' cry |
| He said, «Stop, don’t pull it» |
| Wait a minute, a ballot or a bullet? |
| What’s your standard? |
| Where you stand? |
| What’s your views? |
| What gives you the right to the think the way that you do? |
| Is it school? |
| Is it news? |
| Is it man’s wisdom? |
| Is it religion? |
| Why listen when you can make your own decisions? |
| It’s funny how some people see the Lord |
| Some see him as a pacifist |
| Some see him with a sword |
| The Lord who hated sin showed grace to the thief |
| Saved the lonely prostitute from being stoned in the street |
| He was holy, but he hung with the sinful |
| Drove out the wicked by flipping over tables in the temple |
| He took a wrongful death, yet he remained silent |
| But, he said he coming back, and he is bringing violence |
| Many people isolate him just to make him fit their cause |
| Never too involved in a greater context at all |
| So, are there two christs totally unrelated |
| Or, maybe there’s one Christ, and he’s pretty complicated |
| Huh? |
| Pretty complicated |
| Or, maybe it is both |
| Maybe, it is both |
| Maybe, both |
| Yo, it’s Travis |
| Hey man, it’s Friday morning |
| I’ve been meaning to call you |
| I’d love to get your take on some of these things |
| I’ve been thinking more and more about the issues |
| And I think it would be good to hear what you think |
| I’m trying to make sense of some things |
| And, I wanna make sure I have a better picture of what’s going on |
| So, let’s meet |
| Call me back and we’ll make it happen in the schedule |
| Take care man |
| Bye |