Home Of The Brave
Mr. Lif Lyrics

Now let's talk about self expression, true expression
Let's start a meaningful conversation about genuine self-expression

Open your minds without question
Be receptive without skepticism

No doubt, tell me what you're thinking about
Be straightforward, tell me what's on your mind

Let's try to set aside pride and clout
We need to keep our ego out of this and be humble

Can you believe I feel the same exact way you do?
It's surprising how identical our thoughts can be

You truly do believe these modern ways have fooled you
You genuinely feel that the modern ways of living are deceiving

Systems exist so we never meet each other
Structures are in place to prevent us from interacting

Pretty soon from now that I'll long the word 'brother'
I anticipate longing for the word 'brother' in the near future

And that's true if they see you walking with a crew
This is a fact if they see you with a group of people

If you don't know, that means more than two
In case you didn't know, that implies more than two people

I'll tell you what they'll do
I can predict their actions

They'll pull over, hunt you over
They'll stop you and give you trouble

Kick your ass, nightstick to your shoulder
They'll use physical force, perhaps hitting you with a baton

I know it's unjust, as if it wasn't enough
I understand that this is an unfair treatment, as if it wasn't already bad enough

If you try to fight back they're locking your ass up
If you attempt to resist, they will imprison you

And Chuck already told you that a cell is hell
Chuck D has already informed you that a cell, or prison, is like hell

But I'm waiting for the phone so I'll sit for a spell
I'll wait for the phone call and pass the time

Call the guard, tell him I'm a piece of God
Contact the prison guard and tell him that I'm a part of God

With no beliefs in his streets or his boulevards
I don't believe in the streets or boulevards

I eat, read so my mental is hard
I nourish my mind with knowledge and literature to make it strong

And the heat from my anger just melted the bars
The intensity of my indignation just melted the prison bars

They reach for their guns so I put them to sleep
They grab their weapons but I swiftly neutralize their threat

Break the chains and put the shoes back on my feet
Free myself from these shackles and wear my shoes again

He's on the loose with no discernible scars or marks
He's free now, with no physical trace of his past imprisonment

Just the mind of Mandela and the heart of Rosa Parks
He has a brilliant intellect like Nelson Mandela and a courageous heart like Rosa Parks

So I dip, time to see the governor and mayor
It's time for me to leave and visit the governor and mayor

Tell them life ain't fair and see if they care
Inform them that life is unjust and observe if they take action

Well they do, but only if they are the heir
They care, but only if it benefits them personally

So they appear to have a heart and make a flair
They act as if they care to display their compassion

But they haven't done shit for us and that's a fact
But the reality is, they haven't done anything to help us

Their only function is to keep the funny money where it's at
Their sole purpose is to maintain the corrupt system

And it causes pain, stress
This results in agony and anxiety

Ask me if we need a different way of life (yes)
Ask me if we require an alternative way of living (yes)

Headline: Bush steals the presidency
The headline reads: Bush illegally obtained the presidency

He needs the backing of the media what could the remedy be?
To gain the support of the media, what's the solution?

The country's headed for recession reminiscent of the Great Depression
The nation is on the path towards an economic downturn similar to the Great Depression

Are lives worth a world of power? Easy question
Is having control over the world worth sacrificing lives? It's a simple answer

Planes hit the towers and the Pentagon
Commercial planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Killing those the government wasn't dependant on
Terrorists murdered those who didn't serve any value to the government's agenda

It's easy to control the scared so they keep us in fear
Manipulating the fearful is effortless, so they use fear to control us

With their favorite Middle Eastern demon named Bin Laden this year
They use Bin Laden, who is their favorite Middle Eastern antagonist, this year

Bush disguises blood lust as patriotism
Bush conceals his desire for war as patriotism

Convincing the living to love 'Operation Let's Get 'Em'
Persuading the people to support 'Operation Let's Get 'Em'

But when he realized we don't support their attacks
But when Bush recognizes that we don't back their assaults

They needed something to distract, hmm, anthrax
They needed a diversion, ah yes, the anthrax attack

This further demonizes Afghanis
This further vilifies the Afghan people

So Americans cheer while we kill their innocent families
So Americans cheer as we slaughter their innocent families

And what better place to start a war
And what better location for initiating a war

To build a pipeline to get the oil that they had wanted before
To construct a pipeline for attaining the oil that they've desired before

America supported the Taliban
America backed the Taliban

To get Russia out of Afghanistan
To expel Russia from Afghanistan

That's how they got the arms in
That's how they obtained the weapons

They're in a war against the Northern Alliance
They're engaged in a conflict against the Northern Alliance

And we can't build a pipeline in hostile environments
It's difficult to construct a pipeline under unfavorable circumstances

Here's what your history books won't show:
Your history books won't reveal this:

You're a dead man for fucking with American dough
If you mess with American wealth, you're as good as dead

They killed several birds with one stone
They accomplished multiple objectives with one action

While you're at home with anti-terrorism up in your dome
While you sit at home with thoughts of anti-terrorism circling your mind

But my eyes are wide open and my TV is off
But I'm awake and not watching TV

Great, 'cause I save on my electricity cost
Cool, since I'm saving on my electric bill

And you can wave that piece of shit flag if you dare
And you can raise that worthless flag if you have the nerve

But they killed us because we've been killing them for years
However, they attacked us because we've harmed them for an extended time