It's Going Down
Blackalicious / Kayne West / KeKe Wyatt / Lateef the Truth Speaker Lyrics

Tryin? man, I'm tryin', lies and lies ain't buyin?
I'm trying to understand the truth, but the lies being told are not convincing me.

Where do I go, where do I go?
I'm lost and confused in this world of deceit, looking for direction.

Tryin? yes, I'm strivin?, lies and lies ain't buyin?
I'm putting in effort to uncover the truth, but the lies being propagated are not convincing me.

How does it go?
I'm trying to understand the true nature of the world and how it works.

Walk to a time when minds was one
Imagine a time when humans were united in their thinking.

Came into creation as itself, mankind was born
Humanity came into existence as its own unique entity.

Step into the eye of the storm, survive as pawn
Enter the center of chaos and try to survive as a mere pawn in the game being played by others.

Casualties of evil men, slidin? the blinders on
Innocent people are being harmed by malicious individuals who are keeping them in the dark.

Lies will spawn, hey, are you conscious what side you're on?
Falsehoods will continue to reproduce, so it's important to be aware of which side you stand on.

Is the total story told or is it they hide you from?
Are you being given the full story, or are there things being concealed from you?

Why are we, on the brink of murderin? more innocent?
Why are we as a society moving towards taking the lives of more innocent people?

Now we slide, we're patriotic and so militant
Currently, we're slipping into blind nationalism and aggression.

Get ya ride on, rise on, take a look
Reflect on your life and your beliefs, and rise up to take action.

They done even takin? righteous laws, rewrote the books
Those in power have changed the laws to suit their own purposes, without regard to justice or righteousness.

To benefit the prize they got they eyes on
They've changed the rules to benefit their own goals.

Minds run rampant, to be revealed when the proper time comes
People's true motivations will be exposed when the right moment arrives.

Brain washers
The people who manipulate and deceive to control others.

Brain washers, it?s when you think how they wanna think
Brainwashing is when you start thinking the way those in power want you to think.

Speak, how they wanna speak, livin? in defeat
To be brainwashed is to speak the way you're told to, and to feel powerless to resist.

When you don't wanna question what they teach, as the truth
When you're brainwashed, you accept what you're told as the truth, without questioning it.

With no proof, with the fear of burnin? in eternal heat
Without any evidence, and with the fear of hellfire, which is used as a threat.

When your programmed not to be your own man, but a sheep
When you're brainwashed, you're not allowed to be an individual with your own thoughts and actions, but rather a follower who blindly follows orders.

Bein? heard as they word it, so you think it ain't free
The words you speak are not your own, but rather those given to you by your controllers, making you think you're not enslaved.

When you sleep in a deep sleep, standin? on your feet
When you're in a deep state of brainwashing, you're unaware of your own actions and just going through the motions.

When your beat makin? ends meat, raw, thin and they see
When you're working just to survive, your strength becomes diluted and those in power can see your weaknesses.

Now your labeled obsolete, workin? for relief [Incomprehensible]
When you're no longer needed, they discard you and give you menial work to barely survive.

In the heat on bare feet, smile, showin? off your teeth
You're put through the worst conditions but you're forced to grin and bear it with a fake smile.

Good grief, it?s a [Incomprehensible] how they work it
It's a shock to see how they manipulate and deceive people.

And they jerk it, while they surf, plus the surf keeps
They manipulate people while they themselves profit and continue to ride the wave of power.