Ballad of the Black Gold Lyrics
| Song | Ballad of the Black Gold |
| Artist | Talib Kweli |
| Artist | Hi-Tek |
| Album | Revolutions Per Minute |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| [00:00.000] | 作词 : J. Shelton/M. Commander/T. Cottrell/T. Greene |
| [00:01.000] | 作曲 : J. Shelton/M. Commander/T. Cottrell/T. Greene |
| [00:24.039] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [00:26.364] | They call it Texas tea |
| [00:27.789] | But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [00:30.664] | It's deeper than a black hole |
| [00:32.235] | Create monopolies |
| [00:33.954] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [00:36.811] | Crisis international |
| [00:38.328] | The government de facto |
| [00:40.541] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [00:42.890] | Darker than the back roads |
| [00:44.569] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [00:46.621] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [00:48.807] | You never see happy, hungry people - that ain't rational |
| [00:52.015] | They blasting through the gates and they attack you at the capital |
| [00:55.101] | Run up in your palace, find the heads of the state and crack a few |
| [00:58.199] | Get a taste of power, then they become fascists too |
| [01:01.339] | The fiscal conservatives, don't know what they purpose is |
| [01:04.301] | Spend money on the war, then they cut your goods and services |
| [01:07.144] | Murderous, corporate monsters is breaking records |
| [01:09.654] | Exxon is at 40 billion a year, they raking in record profits. Stop it! |
| [01:13.700] | How they banking while the auto industry is tanking? |
| [01:16.618] | Leadership is sinking, oil pollution in the water stanking |
| [01:19.806] | Loyalty to petroleum royalties spoil the economy |
| [01:23.282] | We won't get it poppin' till we oil-free |
| [01:25.821] | If you're oil-rich then we invadin' |
| [01:28.261] | They call it "occupation," but we losing jobs across the nation |
| [01:31.672] | Drill, baby, drill, while they make our soldiers kill, baby still |
| [01:35.274] | The desert where the blood and oil spill |
| [01:37.612] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [01:39.650] | They call it Texas tea |
| [01:41.141] | But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [01:43.928] | It's deeper than a black hole |
| [01:45.737] | Create monopolies |
| [01:47.214] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [01:50.155] | Crisis international |
| [01:51.817] | The government de facto |
| [01:53.786] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [01:56.146] | Darker than the back roads |
| [01:57.948] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [01:59.902] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [02:02.274] | Nigeria is celebrating 50 years of independence |
| [02:05.346] | They still feel the colonial effects of Great Britain's presence |
| [02:08.582] | Dictators quick to imitate the West |
| [02:10.720] | Got in bed with oil companies and now the place is a mess |
| [02:13.727] | Take a guess, which ones came and violated |
| [02:16.464] | They oiled up the soil, the Ogoni people was almost annihilated |
| [02:21.552] | But still they never stayed silent |
| [02:23.483] | They was activists and poets using non-violent tactics |
| [02:26.606] | That was catalyst for soldiers to break into they crib |
| [02:29.404] | Take 'em from the kids and try to break 'em like a twig |
| [02:32.362] | And make examples of the leaders, executed Saro-Wiwa |
| [02:35.711] | Threw Fela's mom out the window right after they beat her |
| [02:38.718] | In an effort to defeat hope |
| [02:40.487] | Now the people's feet soaked in oil |
| [02:42.617] | So the youth is doing drive-bys in speed boats |
| [02:45.104] | They kidnap the workers, they blowing up the pipelines |
| [02:47.993] | You see the fires glowing in the nighttime |
| [02:50.229] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [02:52.864] | They call it Texas tea |
| [02:54.419] | But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [02:57.162] | It's deeper than a black hole |
| [02:59.114] | Create monopolies |
| [03:00.499] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [03:03.328] | Crisis international |
| [03:05.068] | The government de facto |
| [03:07.135] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [03:09.469] | Darker than the back roads |
| [03:11.353] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [03:13.278] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [03:15.599] | History, a slippery creature |
| [03:17.521] | It's full of plot twists and surprise endings like a mystery feature |
| [03:21.472] | This oil shit is slicker than preachers |
| [03:23.657] | It make the problems in the region amplified like victory speeches |
| [03:27.411] | Poison the water, lead the boys to the slaughter |
| [03:29.700] | Go in somebody' country, rearrange the order and destroy the borders |
| [03:33.509] | You see 'em dancing through the fields of fire |
| [03:36.367] | World domination their real desire |
| [03:38.092] | The devil is still a liar |
| [03:39.623] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [03:41.790] | They call it Texas tea |
| [03:43.269] | But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [03:46.072] | It's deeper than a black hole |
| [03:47.980] | Create monopolies |
| [03:49.317] | Except they collect a fee when you pass go |
| [03:52.253] | Crisis international |
| [03:54.020] | The government de facto |
| [03:56.040] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [03:58.232] | Darker than the back roads |
| [04:00.203] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [04:02.034] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [04:52.722] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [04:55.016] | They call it Texas tea |
| [04:56.543] | But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [04:59.395] | It's deeper than a black hole |
| [05:01.161] | Create monopolies |
| [05:02.772] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [05:05.411] | Crisis international |
| [05:07.242] | The government de facto |
| [05:09.283] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [05:11.614] | Darker than the back roads |
| [05:13.522] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [05:15.425] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [00:00.000] | zuo ci : J. Shelton M. Commander T. Cottrell T. Greene |
| [00:01.000] | zuo qu : J. Shelton M. Commander T. Cottrell T. Greene |
| [00:24.039] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [00:26.364] | They call it Texas tea |
| [00:27.789] | But it' s bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [00:30.664] | It' s deeper than a black hole |
| [00:32.235] | Create monopolies |
| [00:33.954] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [00:36.811] | Crisis international |
| [00:38.328] | The government de facto |
| [00:40.541] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [00:42.890] | Darker than the back roads |
| [00:44.569] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [00:46.621] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [00:48.807] | You never see happy, hungry people that ain' t rational |
| [00:52.015] | They blasting through the gates and they attack you at the capital |
| [00:55.101] | Run up in your palace, find the heads of the state and crack a few |
| [00:58.199] | Get a taste of power, then they become fascists too |
| [01:01.339] | The fiscal conservatives, don' t know what they purpose is |
| [01:04.301] | Spend money on the war, then they cut your goods and services |
| [01:07.144] | Murderous, corporate monsters is breaking records |
| [01:09.654] | Exxon is at 40 billion a year, they raking in record profits. Stop it! |
| [01:13.700] | How they banking while the auto industry is tanking? |
| [01:16.618] | Leadership is sinking, oil pollution in the water stanking |
| [01:19.806] | Loyalty to petroleum royalties spoil the economy |
| [01:23.282] | We won' t get it poppin' till we oilfree |
| [01:25.821] | If you' re oilrich then we invadin' |
| [01:28.261] | They call it " occupation," but we losing jobs across the nation |
| [01:31.672] | Drill, baby, drill, while they make our soldiers kill, baby still |
| [01:35.274] | The desert where the blood and oil spill |
| [01:37.612] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [01:39.650] | They call it Texas tea |
| [01:41.141] | But it' s bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [01:43.928] | It' s deeper than a black hole |
| [01:45.737] | Create monopolies |
| [01:47.214] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [01:50.155] | Crisis international |
| [01:51.817] | The government de facto |
| [01:53.786] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [01:56.146] | Darker than the back roads |
| [01:57.948] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [01:59.902] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [02:02.274] | Nigeria is celebrating 50 years of independence |
| [02:05.346] | They still feel the colonial effects of Great Britain' s presence |
| [02:08.582] | Dictators quick to imitate the West |
| [02:10.720] | Got in bed with oil companies and now the place is a mess |
| [02:13.727] | Take a guess, which ones came and violated |
| [02:16.464] | They oiled up the soil, the Ogoni people was almost annihilated |
| [02:21.552] | But still they never stayed silent |
| [02:23.483] | They was activists and poets using nonviolent tactics |
| [02:26.606] | That was catalyst for soldiers to break into they crib |
| [02:29.404] | Take ' em from the kids and try to break ' em like a twig |
| [02:32.362] | And make examples of the leaders, executed SaroWiwa |
| [02:35.711] | Threw Fela' s mom out the window right after they beat her |
| [02:38.718] | In an effort to defeat hope |
| [02:40.487] | Now the people' s feet soaked in oil |
| [02:42.617] | So the youth is doing drivebys in speed boats |
| [02:45.104] | They kidnap the workers, they blowing up the pipelines |
| [02:47.993] | You see the fires glowing in the nighttime |
| [02:50.229] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [02:52.864] | They call it Texas tea |
| [02:54.419] | But it' s bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [02:57.162] | It' s deeper than a black hole |
| [02:59.114] | Create monopolies |
| [03:00.499] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [03:03.328] | Crisis international |
| [03:05.068] | The government de facto |
| [03:07.135] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [03:09.469] | Darker than the back roads |
| [03:11.353] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [03:13.278] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [03:15.599] | History, a slippery creature |
| [03:17.521] | It' s full of plot twists and surprise endings like a mystery feature |
| [03:21.472] | This oil shit is slicker than preachers |
| [03:23.657] | It make the problems in the region amplified like victory speeches |
| [03:27.411] | Poison the water, lead the boys to the slaughter |
| [03:29.700] | Go in somebody' country, rearrange the order and destroy the borders |
| [03:33.509] | You see ' em dancing through the fields of fire |
| [03:36.367] | World domination their real desire |
| [03:38.092] | The devil is still a liar |
| [03:39.623] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [03:41.790] | They call it Texas tea |
| [03:43.269] | But it' s bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [03:46.072] | It' s deeper than a black hole |
| [03:47.980] | Create monopolies |
| [03:49.317] | Except they collect a fee when you pass go |
| [03:52.253] | Crisis international |
| [03:54.020] | The government de facto |
| [03:56.040] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [03:58.232] | Darker than the back roads |
| [04:00.203] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [04:02.034] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [04:52.722] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [04:55.016] | They call it Texas tea |
| [04:56.543] | But it' s bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [04:59.395] | It' s deeper than a black hole |
| [05:01.161] | Create monopolies |
| [05:02.772] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [05:05.411] | Crisis international |
| [05:07.242] | The government de facto |
| [05:09.283] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [05:11.614] | Darker than the back roads |
| [05:13.522] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [05:15.425] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [00:00.000] | zuò cí : J. Shelton M. Commander T. Cottrell T. Greene |
| [00:01.000] | zuò qǔ : J. Shelton M. Commander T. Cottrell T. Greene |
| [00:24.039] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [00:26.364] | They call it Texas tea |
| [00:27.789] | But it' s bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [00:30.664] | It' s deeper than a black hole |
| [00:32.235] | Create monopolies |
| [00:33.954] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [00:36.811] | Crisis international |
| [00:38.328] | The government de facto |
| [00:40.541] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [00:42.890] | Darker than the back roads |
| [00:44.569] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [00:46.621] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [00:48.807] | You never see happy, hungry people that ain' t rational |
| [00:52.015] | They blasting through the gates and they attack you at the capital |
| [00:55.101] | Run up in your palace, find the heads of the state and crack a few |
| [00:58.199] | Get a taste of power, then they become fascists too |
| [01:01.339] | The fiscal conservatives, don' t know what they purpose is |
| [01:04.301] | Spend money on the war, then they cut your goods and services |
| [01:07.144] | Murderous, corporate monsters is breaking records |
| [01:09.654] | Exxon is at 40 billion a year, they raking in record profits. Stop it! |
| [01:13.700] | How they banking while the auto industry is tanking? |
| [01:16.618] | Leadership is sinking, oil pollution in the water stanking |
| [01:19.806] | Loyalty to petroleum royalties spoil the economy |
| [01:23.282] | We won' t get it poppin' till we oilfree |
| [01:25.821] | If you' re oilrich then we invadin' |
| [01:28.261] | They call it " occupation," but we losing jobs across the nation |
| [01:31.672] | Drill, baby, drill, while they make our soldiers kill, baby still |
| [01:35.274] | The desert where the blood and oil spill |
| [01:37.612] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [01:39.650] | They call it Texas tea |
| [01:41.141] | But it' s bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [01:43.928] | It' s deeper than a black hole |
| [01:45.737] | Create monopolies |
| [01:47.214] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [01:50.155] | Crisis international |
| [01:51.817] | The government de facto |
| [01:53.786] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [01:56.146] | Darker than the back roads |
| [01:57.948] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [01:59.902] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [02:02.274] | Nigeria is celebrating 50 years of independence |
| [02:05.346] | They still feel the colonial effects of Great Britain' s presence |
| [02:08.582] | Dictators quick to imitate the West |
| [02:10.720] | Got in bed with oil companies and now the place is a mess |
| [02:13.727] | Take a guess, which ones came and violated |
| [02:16.464] | They oiled up the soil, the Ogoni people was almost annihilated |
| [02:21.552] | But still they never stayed silent |
| [02:23.483] | They was activists and poets using nonviolent tactics |
| [02:26.606] | That was catalyst for soldiers to break into they crib |
| [02:29.404] | Take ' em from the kids and try to break ' em like a twig |
| [02:32.362] | And make examples of the leaders, executed SaroWiwa |
| [02:35.711] | Threw Fela' s mom out the window right after they beat her |
| [02:38.718] | In an effort to defeat hope |
| [02:40.487] | Now the people' s feet soaked in oil |
| [02:42.617] | So the youth is doing drivebys in speed boats |
| [02:45.104] | They kidnap the workers, they blowing up the pipelines |
| [02:47.993] | You see the fires glowing in the nighttime |
| [02:50.229] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [02:52.864] | They call it Texas tea |
| [02:54.419] | But it' s bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [02:57.162] | It' s deeper than a black hole |
| [02:59.114] | Create monopolies |
| [03:00.499] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [03:03.328] | Crisis international |
| [03:05.068] | The government de facto |
| [03:07.135] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [03:09.469] | Darker than the back roads |
| [03:11.353] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [03:13.278] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [03:15.599] | History, a slippery creature |
| [03:17.521] | It' s full of plot twists and surprise endings like a mystery feature |
| [03:21.472] | This oil shit is slicker than preachers |
| [03:23.657] | It make the problems in the region amplified like victory speeches |
| [03:27.411] | Poison the water, lead the boys to the slaughter |
| [03:29.700] | Go in somebody' country, rearrange the order and destroy the borders |
| [03:33.509] | You see ' em dancing through the fields of fire |
| [03:36.367] | World domination their real desire |
| [03:38.092] | The devil is still a liar |
| [03:39.623] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [03:41.790] | They call it Texas tea |
| [03:43.269] | But it' s bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [03:46.072] | It' s deeper than a black hole |
| [03:47.980] | Create monopolies |
| [03:49.317] | Except they collect a fee when you pass go |
| [03:52.253] | Crisis international |
| [03:54.020] | The government de facto |
| [03:56.040] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [03:58.232] | Darker than the back roads |
| [04:00.203] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [04:02.034] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
| [04:52.722] | This is the ballad of the black gold |
| [04:55.016] | They call it Texas tea |
| [04:56.543] | But it' s bigger than a cowboy with a lasso |
| [04:59.395] | It' s deeper than a black hole |
| [05:01.161] | Create monopolies |
| [05:02.772] | Except they collect your fee when you pass Go |
| [05:05.411] | Crisis international |
| [05:07.242] | The government de facto |
| [05:09.283] | We got no control of this fiasco |
| [05:11.614] | Darker than the back roads |
| [05:13.522] | Bubble hotter than Tabasco |
| [05:15.425] | More than what you bargained for or asked for |
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