Song | Una Palabra - featuring Majid |
Artist | Outlandish |
Album | Closer Than Veins |
This ain’t a story ‘bout race, color or creed | |
It’s a story ‘bout hate, envy and greed | |
Talk about ambitions but don’t want us to progress | |
Ya talk about assistance but all we get is the stress | |
You don't really wanna see me grow | |
Hating on me, choking on my flow | |
You say we rude, don’t like our attitude | |
We crude, ain’t got no gratitude | |
But I wasn’t born to be low, | |
I was born to rise | |
Wasn’t born to pretend or keep my faith in disguise | |
Ain’t got no freedom of speech | |
No freedom to teach, make our kids out of reach | |
Wanna break ties | |
Alienated in their own land | |
Running riot in the streets | |
Day by day getting out of hand | |
You don’t want me to be an inspiration | |
You wanna blame me for agitation | |
How can you tell me ‘bout participation? | |
When all you really want is segregation | |
Una palabra no dice nada | |
Y al mismo tiempo, lo esconde todo | |
Como aquel viento que esconde el agua | |
Como las flores que esconde el lodo | |
Is it my religion? | |
You keep seeing as a threat | |
You think it’s all about murder, violence and death | |
But do you care to find, find the truth? | |
Or is it easier to keep fronting and oppressing our youth? | |
Is this why | |
I’m a be awestruck? | |
Damn these lies, just make us stuck | |
Bow down to something greater | |
Nah, forget that maybe later | |
Really must be joking, deceits and lies is all | |
I seeShould | |
I be your enemy or should | |
I trust your lies? | |
Should your treatment of my peeps make us forge them ties? | |
Got to tell me the truth as it is | |
Or we’ll be keeping coming back right here to this | |
Second class citizen in my own home | |
Been 30 years gone and still no dome | |
Still gotta stay strong | |
Thinking I’m thick trying | |
To sell me this hypocrisy | |
Heard it before | |
You must be kidding me | |
Wanna dictate who | |
I marryAnd even what my sis' should wear | |
Then prevent her from a job | |
Stuck on welfare | |
Seems to provoke | |
And oppress us is okay | |
Seems racism is cool despite what you say | |
Wanna blame us for ya shortcomings | |
Just want a scapegoat | |
Still seeing us like a problem | |
Like we just off the boat | |
Guess you wanted cheap labour to build ya home | |
Una palabra no dice nada | |
Y al mismo tiempo, lo esconde todo | |
Como aquel viento que esconde el agua | |
Como las flores que esconde el lodo | |
Una Mirada no dice nada | |
Y al mismo tiempo, lo dice todo | |
Como la lluvia sobre tu cara | |
O el Viejo mapa de algún tesoro | |
Where the next | |
Abu Dharr at? | |
Where the next | |
Khalid Ibn | |
Walid aka | |
Sayf-Allah at? | |
Tell us how we fuel this crime | |
Everyday statistics, everyday media, plenty of us doing time | |
Why should | |
I take the blame or shame | |
When I know you just looking for someone to frame? | |
My individual freedom, abused | |
Ridicule of my deen, my beliefs, guess | |
I be the new jew | |
I’ve become the new nigga of the world | |
Product of your society, adopted your values in their entirety | |
Wasn’t born like this, | |
I was made this way | |
You like it or not, player, | |
I’m here to stay | |
We walk the same streets, breathe the same air | |
Add to this state, but do you even care? | |
Guess you gotta reciprocate | |
Want us to be people of faith or people of hate? | |
You got your deen, | |
I got mine, okay? |
This ain' t a story ' bout race, color or creed | |
It' s a story ' bout hate, envy and greed | |
Talk about ambitions but don' t want us to progress | |
Ya talk about assistance but all we get is the stress | |
You don' t really wanna see me grow | |
Hating on me, choking on my flow | |
You say we rude, don' t like our attitude | |
We crude, ain' t got no gratitude | |
But I wasn' t born to be low, | |
I was born to rise | |
Wasn' t born to pretend or keep my faith in disguise | |
Ain' t got no freedom of speech | |
No freedom to teach, make our kids out of reach | |
Wanna break ties | |
Alienated in their own land | |
Running riot in the streets | |
Day by day getting out of hand | |
You don' t want me to be an inspiration | |
You wanna blame me for agitation | |
How can you tell me ' bout participation? | |
When all you really want is segregation | |
Una palabra no dice nada | |
Y al mismo tiempo, lo esconde todo | |
Como aquel viento que esconde el agua | |
Como las flores que esconde el lodo | |
Is it my religion? | |
You keep seeing as a threat | |
You think it' s all about murder, violence and death | |
But do you care to find, find the truth? | |
Or is it easier to keep fronting and oppressing our youth? | |
Is this why | |
I' m a be awestruck? | |
Damn these lies, just make us stuck | |
Bow down to something greater | |
Nah, forget that maybe later | |
Really must be joking, deceits and lies is all | |
I seeShould | |
I be your enemy or should | |
I trust your lies? | |
Should your treatment of my peeps make us forge them ties? | |
Got to tell me the truth as it is | |
Or we' ll be keeping coming back right here to this | |
Second class citizen in my own home | |
Been 30 years gone and still no dome | |
Still gotta stay strong | |
Thinking I' m thick trying | |
To sell me this hypocrisy | |
Heard it before | |
You must be kidding me | |
Wanna dictate who | |
I marryAnd even what my sis' should wear | |
Then prevent her from a job | |
Stuck on welfare | |
Seems to provoke | |
And oppress us is okay | |
Seems racism is cool despite what you say | |
Wanna blame us for ya shortcomings | |
Just want a scapegoat | |
Still seeing us like a problem | |
Like we just off the boat | |
Guess you wanted cheap labour to build ya home | |
Una palabra no dice nada | |
Y al mismo tiempo, lo esconde todo | |
Como aquel viento que esconde el agua | |
Como las flores que esconde el lodo | |
Una Mirada no dice nada | |
Y al mismo tiempo, lo dice todo | |
Como la lluvia sobre tu cara | |
O el Viejo mapa de algú n tesoro | |
Where the next | |
Abu Dharr at? | |
Where the next | |
Khalid Ibn | |
Walid aka | |
SayfAllah at? | |
Tell us how we fuel this crime | |
Everyday statistics, everyday media, plenty of us doing time | |
Why should | |
I take the blame or shame | |
When I know you just looking for someone to frame? | |
My individual freedom, abused | |
Ridicule of my deen, my beliefs, guess | |
I be the new jew | |
I' ve become the new nigga of the world | |
Product of your society, adopted your values in their entirety | |
Wasn' t born like this, | |
I was made this way | |
You like it or not, player, | |
I' m here to stay | |
We walk the same streets, breathe the same air | |
Add to this state, but do you even care? | |
Guess you gotta reciprocate | |
Want us to be people of faith or people of hate? | |
You got your deen, | |
I got mine, okay? |