The 3rd World
Immortal Technique Lyrics

I'm from where the gold and diamonds are ripped from the earth
I come from places where people extract and exploit resources like gold and diamonds from the earth.

Right next to the slave castles where the water is cursed
I grew up near the slave forts where African captives were held before being transported to the New World, and the water there was cursed.

From where police brutality's not half as nice and makes the hood in America look like paradise
Where I'm from, police brutality is far worse than in America's ghettos and it makes those neighborhoods look luxurious by comparison.

Compared to the AIDS-infested Caribbean slum
The Caribbean slums where I'm from have high rates of AIDS and are extremely impoverished.

African streets where the passport's an American gun
In Africa, where I'm from, possessing an American firearm is equivalent to possessing a passport.

From where they massacre people and try to keep it quiet
In my homeland, they murder people en masse and try to cover it up.

And spend the next 25 years tryin' to deny it
The government officials then attempt to deny the genocide for the next 25 years.

I'm from where they cut your hands off if you make a fist
Where I was raised, if you make a fist, they amputate your hands.

And niggas throw 'coca cause the job market doesn't exist
Out of desperation, people where I'm from throw themselves into the cocaine trade because there are no jobs available.

Except slave labor modern day company store
The only real job available is in modern-day slavery at company stores.

And peace keeper's don't ever, ever come here no more
Peacekeepers don't come to my lands, as it is too unsafe for them.

From where the bombs that they used to drop on Vietnam kill babies born deformed eight months before they're born
My homeland is where the US military dropped bombs in Vietnam, killing infants who were born deformed eight months early.

I'm from where they lost the true meaning of the Qur'an
The place I'm from is where they have forgotten the true message of the Qur'an.

'Cause heroin is not compatible with Islam
They consume heroin, which is not in line with the teachings of Islam.

'Cause that food dropped parachute does not come every day
People in my country drop poppy seeds because food only comes from the sky infrequently.

From where people pray to the gods of their conquerors and practically every presidential money launderer
Where I'm from, people worship the gods of the people who conquered them, and almost every president embezzles money.

From where the only place democracy is acceptable Is if America's candidate is electable
Democracy is only acceptable in my country if the United States' preferred candidate is elected.

And they might even have a black president, but he's useless 'cause he does not control the economy stupid!
Even if my country were to have a black president, they would have no real power, as the economy is controlled by outside forces.

I'm from where the Catholic churches is some racist shit, They helped Europe and America rape this bitch
The Catholic Church in my country is racist and complicit in the enslavement and exploitation of our people by Europe and America.

They pray to white Spanish Jesus, who's face is this, But never talk about the black Pope Gelasius
The people in my homeland worship a white Spanish Jesus, but never mention that there was a black Pope named Gelasius.

I'm from where Soviet weapons still decide elections
Where I'm from, Soviet weapons are used to influence the outcome of our elections.

Military is like the Mafia, you pay for protection
The military in my country operates like the Mafia, and you have to pay to receive their protection.

Catamite, sex tours, is what the country sells
My homeland is known for selling sex and pedophilia to tourists.

And rich white businessmen make the best clientele
Wealthy white businessmen are the primary customers for these sex trafficking operations.

I'm from where they too pussy to come film Survivor
My country is too dangerous for reality shows like Survivor to be filmed there.

And they murder Coca-Cola union organizers
The corporations in my country have no problem killing anyone who tries to organize unions, like with Coca-Cola workers.

I'm from where the justice system está podrido
The justice system in my country is rotten and corrupt.

Rebelde conocido, enterrado vivo, Como otro Argentino desaparecido
Known rebels are buried alive, just like the disappeared Argentinians.

'Cause Rico laws don't apply to the CIA
The Rico laws are not applicable to the CIA in my country.

And mother fuckers make sneakers for a quarter a day
People in my country are working for 25 cents a day to produce sneakers.

From where they overthrow democratic leaders
My homeland is known for staging coups against democratically elected leaders.

Not for the people but for the Wall Street Journal readers
These coups are carried out not for the benefit of the people, but for the interests of Wall Street Journal readers.

From where blacks, indigenous peoples and Asians, were once Slaves of the Caucasians and it's amazing how they trained them
Black, indigenous, and Asian people in my homeland were once enslaved by Caucasians, and it's incredible how the colonizers were able to train these people to be racist against themselves.

To be racist against themselves in a place they were raised in
It's shocking that these people are now racist against themselves in the very place they grew up.

And you kept us caged in, Destroyed our culture and said that you civilized us
Colonizers caged us in and destroyed our culture while claiming to civilize us.

Raped our woman and when we were born you despised us
They raped our women and despised us when we were born.

Gentrified us, agent provocateur divide us
They gentrified our neighborhoods and used agent provocateurs to divide us.

And crucified every revolutionary messiah
Revolutionary messiahs were crucified by the colonizers.

So I'm a start a global riot
I will start a worldwide rebellion.

That not even your fake Anti-communist dictators can keep quiet
Even the phony anti-communist dictators won't be able to keep the rebellion silent.

Fuck your charity medicine, try to murder me
I reject the charity medicine and would rather die than accept it.

The immunizations you gave us were full of mercury
The vaccinations that they provided us were contaminated with mercury.

So now I see the third world like the rap game soldier
I view the third world like a rap game soldier.

Nationalize the industry and take it over!
We should take control over the industry and nationalize it.

Seven hundred children die by the end 'this song
Seven hundred children will die by the time this song ends.

Revolution will come, where I'm from, the third world son
A revolution will occur where I'm from, in the third world.

Constant occupation, leaves the third world torn
The constant occupation led to the third world being destroyed.