Escape
3LAU and Paris and Simo feat Bright Lights Lyrics


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"I'm saying to you, that you will in a few minutes,
hear, from the man, who is taking the place,
of real black leadership, who will answer the call,
for true freedom, justice, and equality in America.
Well now, do you understand?" {*applause*}

[Paris]
Brethern heed the call of enlightenment
Of truth, Asiatic discipline's frightenin
some who act dumb embraced by decadence
The weak in the wake of true black militants
Hear the call and all heed the savior
Praise Allah cause in his energy made ya
the cream, Asiatic earth-born manchild
Freedom's comfort for some but meanwhile
Young brothers just don't realize
Cocaine's the plan, the devil derived
Produced and let loose to youth for profit
Fake so-called negroes won't stop it
Witness lies fed straight to the brotherman
Hopes are lost to the malevolent gameplan
Annihilation of original citizens
of this great planet Earth - listen
P-Dog spits the dope words born
Batterram's rollin task force swarm
Pigeons squawk with the talk of a new high
Controlled by the man whose plan is genocide
Intense is a sense of ignorance
When the wack can't get with the pro-black
program that's designed to enduce thought
Rhymes ya bought keep Panthers taught
Punks stay put, skinheads are flatfoot
Keys are played as I stay on route
Down the path of the righteous chosen
Word is born as the wack stay frozen
Locked in time, mindset is Babylon
P's the martyr while MC's babble on
Letter sixteen is me and some see
I freeze and snuff MC's like pipe dreams
Makin a mark with the start of the movement
Tracks in fact weak wack can't do this
Tooth decay cause the fake been snozin
Lead the lost and the cost is you've been
freed from lies by the wise new messenger
P-A-are-I-S is a blessin ya
can't underestimate or recreate
The sounds of Scarface, let the man BREAK!

"There is no in-between - you are either free or you're a slave.
There's no such thing as second-class citizenship." {*applause*}

"The only politics in this country that's relevant to black people
today is the politics of revolution. None other." {*applause*}

[Paris]
Which brings us to the next move - it's a simple case of
show and tell or rather show and prove
Of made up gank moves and foolish fairy tales
said by sissies, to snatch the record sales
So when you see me just say I told ya
My rhymes'll hold ya and mold ya to soldiers
And train your brains with the pride and the insight
to do what's right, yo black, it's yo' life!
Once upon a time called now we start this
A chosen one came forth from the darkness
To lead the lost for the cost of a beat tape
And make the blind see straight 'fore it's too late
I can't wait time's quickly runnin out
Call to arms, revolution's in the house
Unforgettable the words of wisdom
Brought to life by the ten point system

* ONE: Freedom and power to determine our destiny
* TWO: Full employment for the black community
* THREE: Fight the capitalist with a raised fist
P.U.I. black and stack awareness
* FOUR: Decent housing for the shelter of human beings
* FIVE: Education and truth for the black youth
* SIX: All black men exempt from military service
Hear my words and get nervous
* SEVEN: A quick end to police brutality
Death of blacks at the hands of the P.D.
* EIGHT: Release of all black men who are held in prison;
guilty 'fore proven innocent
* NINE: Black juries when our brothers are tried in court
And in addition to all his we want




* TEN: Land bread and housing and education
Clothing justice and peace for the black nation

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Escape by 3LAU and Paris and Simo feat Bright Lights are a powerful journey in the pursuit of freedom, justice, and equality in America. The song begins with an introduction from a man who is taking the place of the real black leadership that will call for true freedom, justice, and equality in America. The lyrics continue with Paris's verses that call for enlightenment, truth, and discipline among the black community. He speaks of the need to heed the savior's call, embrace freedom, and reject the devil's plan of cocaine, control, and genocide.


Paris's verses also talk about the politics of revolution and the ten-point system that the black community needs to follow to achieve freedom, power, full employment, decent housing, education, and justice. The lyrics also speak of the need to end police brutality, release all black men held in prison guilty before proven innocent, and have black juries when black brothers are tried in court. The song ends with a call for land, bread, housing, education, clothing, and peace for the black nation.


Line by Line Meaning

Brethern heed the call of enlightenment
Listen, everyone, to the message of enlightenment


Of truth, Asiatic discipline's frightenin some who act dumb embraced by decadence
The truth of the matter is that some people are scared of the knowledge and discipline of the Asian culture, and instead choose to live in decadence and ignorance


The weak in the wake of true black militants
Those who are weak-minded are left behind by true black militants who stand up for their beliefs


Hear the call and all heed the savior, Praise Allah cause in his energy made ya, the cream, Asiatic earth-born manchild, Freedom's comfort for some but meanwhile
Listen to the message and follow the savior. Be grateful for Allah and his energy that made you into the best, strongest version of yourself. Freedom is great for some, but not all are able to escape the bondage of ignorance and oppression.


Young brothers just don't realize Cocaine's the plan, the devil derived, Produced and let loose to youth for profit, Fake so-called negroes won't stop it
Many young black men do not realize that cocaine is a scheme by the devil to profit off of their lack of education and desperation. Fake black people in power will not stop this destructive pattern.


Witness lies fed straight to the brotherman, Hopes are lost to the malevolent gameplan, Annihilation of original citizens of this great planet Earth - listen
We see lies being fed to black men, causing their hopes to be destroyed by a malicious plan. The original citizens of our earth, including black people, are being systematically destroyed.


Punk stay put, skinheads are flatfoot, Keys are played as I stay on route, Down the path of the righteous chosen, Word is born as the wack stay frozen
Stay strong and stay put, even when the skinheads try to stop you. Follow the path of righteousness and let the power of your voice be heard, while others who oppose you are left frozen, unable to respond.


There is no in-between - you are either free or you're a slave.
There is no middle ground - you are either living in freedom, or you are living in slavery.


There's no such thing as second-class citizenship.
No one should be considered a second-class citizen, everyone deserves equal rights and respect.


The only politics in this country that's relevant to black people today is the politics of revolution. None other.
The only political action that will make a difference for black people in our country today is that of revolution - no other political move will suffice.


Once upon a time called now we start this, A chosen one came forth from the darkness
The present moment is just as important as any other time in history. A leader has emerged from the darkness to guide us.


To lead the lost for the cost of a beat tape, And make the blind see straight 'fore it's too late, I can't wait time's quickly runnin out
The leader is here to help those who are lost and need guidance. He will help those who are not yet seeing clearly before it is too late. Time is running out, so action must be taken quickly.


Unforgettable the words of wisdom, Brought to life by the ten point system
The words of wisdom spoken by the leader will never be forgotten. They are brought to life by a ten point system of beliefs.


ONE: Freedom and power to determine our destiny, TWO: Full employment for the black community, THREE: Fight the capitalist with a raised fist P.U.I. black and stack awareness
The ten point system includes freedom and power over our own lives, full employment for the black community, and fighting against capitalism. Black people must be aware and take action.


FOUR: Decent housing for the shelter of human beings, FIVE: Education and truth for the black youth, SIX: All black men exempt from military service, Hear my words and get nervous
The system also demands decent housing for all, education and truth for black youth, and an exemption for black men from military service. These demands may make some people uncomfortable.


SEVEN: A quick end to police brutality, Death of blacks at the hands of the P.D., EIGHT: Release of all black men who are held in prison; guilty 'fore proven innocent
The system also demands an end to police brutality, and death of black people at the hands of the police department. Additionally, all black men who are being held in prison without being proven guilty must be released.


NINE: Black juries when our brothers are tried in court, And in addition to all his we want, TEN: Land bread and housing and education, Clothing justice and peace for the black nation
The system also demands black juries when black people are tried in court, as well as land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, and peace for the black nation.




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: OSCAR PKA PARIS JACKSON

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Comments from YouTube:

@3LAU

Thank you!! Paris & Simo, Bright Lights, Hardwell, Revealed, and most importantly -- everyone who's listening to this right now!!

@greg_levine

Been listening to song for 7 years straight. You're a musical genius.

@ryanmfitz

@@greg_levine 10 years now real soon for me

@greg_levine

@@ryanmfitz This is still a top 10 song of all time for me! Masterpiece!

@ryanmfitz

@@greg_levine 🤘🏻🤘🏻

@deanblenkinship2040

Yeah ain't heard this in years❤

@paullu4300

IN 2020,still one of the best progressive house songs that ever made

@anjaime

Can confirm

@bvanquish777

Indeed

@casperf0x400

Of course.

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