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Mr. T.rage.dies Lyrics

In the right light, study becomes insight
When we view things from the right angle, studying can give us valuable insights.

But the system that dissed us
However, the education system has let us down.

Teaches us to read and right
It only teaches us basic literacy skills.

So called facts are fraud
The information we're given is often false.

They want us to allege and pledge
They want us to blindly follow and swear loyalty.

And bow down to their God
And submit to their authority without question.

Lost the culture, the culture lost
We have lost our cultural heritage.

Spun our minds and through time
And as time passed, we became more and more ignorant.

Ignorance has taken over
We've become a society defined by its ignorance.

Yo, we gotta take the power back!
We need to reclaim our power and knowledge.

Bam! Here's the plan
This is how we're going to do it.

Motherfuck Uncle Sam
We need to rebel against the government.

Step back, I know who I am
We need to assert our identity and stand up for ourselves.

Raise up your ear, I'll drop the style and clear
Listen closely, I'm going to speak openly and honestly.

It's the beats and the lyrics they fear
Our music and our message is a threat to those in power.

The rage is relentless
Our anger and frustration won't go away until we see change.

We need a movement with a quickness
We need to build a movement that can effect change quickly.

You are the witness of change
We need individuals to witness our movement and join us in effecting change.

And to counteract
To push back against the status quo.

We gotta take the power back
We need to take back our power from those who seek to control us.

The present curriculum
The current educational materials.

I put my fist in 'em
We need to reject and resist the current curriculum.

Eurocentric every last one of 'em
The curriculum is still focused solely on European culture.

See right through the red, white and blue disguise
We need to see past the patriotic propaganda.

With lecture I puncture the structure of lies
I will speak out and reveal the falsehoods of the system.

Installed in our minds and attempting
The system has implanted this false narrative in our minds.

To hold us back
To prevent us from achieving true liberation.

Holes in our spirit causin' tears and fears
We've been spiritually wounded and are suffering because of it.

One-sided stories for years and years and years
We've only been told the story from one perspective for far too long.

I'm inferior? Who's inferior?
We need to challenge the idea that we are inferior to anyone else.

Yeah, we need to check the interior
We need to examine our own thoughts and beliefs.

Of the system that cares about only one culture
The system only values one culture and disregards all others.

And that is why
And this is the reason why we must fight for change.

No more lies
We need to stop accepting falsehoods from those in power.

Take it back y'all
We need to reclaim our power from the system of oppression.