Talib Kweli - The Proud | Текст песни

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• Talib Kweli
• The Proud

[Intro]
The Proud, stand tall or don't stand at all
C'mon, uhh, yeah, break it down, what we do?

[Chorus]
We survive, it's more than pride
We stay alive, ready to ride
We survive, it's more than pride
We stay alive, ready to ride

[Verse One]
Today the paper say Timothy McVeigh's in hell
So everything's okay and all must be well
I remember Oklahoma when they put out the blaze
And put Islamic terrorist bombin', on the front page

It's like sayin' only g**s get AIDS, propaganda
Like sayin' the problem's over when they locked that man up
Wrong! It's just the beginnin', the first innin'
Battle for America's soul, the devil's winnin'

The President is Bush, the Vice President's a Dick
So a whole lotta f**kin' is what we gon' get
They don't wanna raise the babies so the election is fixed
That's why we don't be f**kin' with politics

They bet on that, parents fought and got wet for that
Hosed down, bit by dogs, and got blacks into house arrest for that
It's all good except for that, we still poor
Money, power and respect is what we kill for, for real

[Chorus]

[Verse Two]
N**gaz with knowledge is more dangerous than than n**gaz with guns
They make the guns easy to get and try to keep n**gaz dumb
Target the gangs and graffiti with the Prop 21
I already know the deal but what the f**k do I tell my son?

I want him livin' right, livin' good, respect the rules
He's five years old and he still thinkin' cops is cool
How do I break the news that when he gets some size
He'll be percieved as a threat or see the fear in they eyes

It's in they job description to terminate the threat
So 41 shots to the body is what he can expect
The precedent is set, don't matter if he follow the law
I know I'll give my son pride and make him swallow it all (Damn!)

F**k the pigs! I think the pigs killed Big and 'Pac too
If they didn't they know who did, they got to!
Who they serve and protect, n**ga not you
Cops shot off of ten G's but they got glocks too

Let you protect yourself, or better yet respect yourself
Straight into the hospital is where you gotta check yourself
They be gettin' tips from snitches and rival crews
Doin' them favors so they workin' for the drug dealers too

Just business enforcers with hate in they holsters
Shoot you in the back, won't face you like a soldier
Kurt Loder asked me what I say to a dead cop's wife
Cops kill my people everyday, that's life

[Chorus]

[Verse Three]
My heart go out to everybody at Ground Zero
Red, black, yellow, white and brown heroes
It's more complicated than black and white
To give your own life is the greatest sacrifice

But it's hard for me to walk down the block
Seein' rats and roaches, crack viles and 40 ounce posters
People broken down from years of oppression
Become patriots when they way of life is threatened

It's a hard conversation to have, we lost kids
Moms and dads, people ready to fight for the flag
Damn, when did sh** get this bad?
America kill the innocent too, the cycle of violence is sad

Damn! Welcome to the world, we here
We've been at, war for years but it's much more clear
(Yeah) We got to face what lies ahead
Fight for our truth and freedom and, ride for the dead

[Chorus]