Calm like the dawn of the day, the sun rolls over the hills
Farmers feed the turkeys to make em nice and plump
Fat, full, they want to beef up that rump
Beef it up just for the killing
They feed em’ the knowledge
Strap em with explosives and make them pledge,
MARTYR
Just like that pill they’re trying to feed you
Trials, trials money to kill you
One pill, two pill,
Did you remember your name?
Did you replace it with money or fame?
Or did you forget it on the sheet you signed,
The one where you didn’t see your own anecdote
Now you’re lying there barely staying a float
Now you got a tube stuck down your throat
I ignite the lands with flair of light
Because like a rabid dog they take a bite
Out of your culture, just like a vulture
They steal your identity, they steal your future
All ya want is a PHD, well hell
They say it’s because of Allah they fell
Ya you know that turkeys been fed
Stuffed and greased up, its heavy as lead
The turkey’s fed and fed, and then you’re dead
There is no other fate
All they do is manipulate
Their aim is not anything like the A.I.M.
Fights and fights, abuse of his rights
30 years gone, come on
Takes less than that to re-assess
No witness, no one to attest
Who has the vision?
Leonard Peltier
LPDC Fighting for his rights
Fuck the FBI
No documents of proof
But evidence of disproof was shredded
No right of speech ya we know where he’s headed
He’s doing time but their ain’t no proof, the FBI said it
Hatred, grows like the pride inside
Mouth on it, curb stomped
His life swerved off the road
Straight to it, ya he’s doing time
AHX drunk waisted on it
Stand up but it doesn’t fit
Hatred? 3 years and a brother gone come on
Don’t buy em, it’s not your place
Take it all with more than a grain of salt
Savor it at a pace
Cuz they’ll knock that smile off your face
COERCION
Find yourself and find your own place
Don’t taste their hate
Their hate is bait
To get you in the system
Then you only have one role
MARTYR
1 comment:
Wow. This is totally an Andre piece. It's good. I like the way you likened the system to farming - the turkeys. The turkeys think the farmer is great because he feeds them and takes care of them - but they don't realize the purpose to which they are being groomed - that like it or not they are there to serve the farmer, and that his only use for them is their meat. i felt like that a bit in Uni - the only reason they wanted me in the school was for my money. We are told all kinds of things - a lot of it just to placate us when we know things aren't right - and we believe them - believe everything is going to be alright - that the farmers are basically good and have our best interests in mind. But the farmer cares about the farmer, and the turkey is just the cash crop!
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