War
OutKast/Killer Mike Lyrics

As I, struggle to keep my balance and composure
I am trying to maintain my calm and focus

I'm 'posed ta, propose a toast to players on every coast-a
I should be raising a glass to people from all parts of the country

The lyrical roller coaster, mind-bender
My lyrics can be unpredictable and thought-provoking

'Stead of watchin these sucker MC's
Rather than paying attention to these fake rappers

I'm seein just how they lyin to the general population
I'm noticing how they're deceiving the masses

Don't be patient, get up and stand up for your life
Don't wait for things to change, take action and fight for yourself

Don't you agree or understand we lost some rights at 1-1-9?
Do you not acknowledge or comprehend that we've had some of our rights taken away?

Come dumb, come young, come blind unwind confined
Everyone who is ignorant, inexperienced or unaware needs to break free from limitations

To the situation, we facin, cause in time, tick tick boom
To the critical situation we're dealing with, because if we don't address it, it will soon be disastrous

Tick, boom.. tick, tick-boom
The clock is ticking, and a potential explosion is coming

{*explosion* forward and reversed}
An explosion occurs

{*scratched: "You're gonna die here"* - 2X}
A message of imminent danger is repeated twice

When will we all, awake up out this dream
When will we all stop living in a delusion

Come here and smell the Folgers, the soldiers are human beings
Take a good whiff of reality, the people fighting for us are real people

Man actin as if he was the supreme bein
People who act like they're gods

Clockin the souls of men out like he was G-O-D and
Taking people's lives as if they have the power of God

W-A-Rrah, there'll be no tomorrow but sorrow
War leads to a future of misery and despair

And horror will follow the hollow hearts battle for dollars
The pursuit of money fuels wars, which bring misery and terror

Politicians, modern day magicians
Politicians are like illusionists

Physicians of death, more health care for poor health
The people who are supposed to make us healthy, are actually causing more harm

Who makin us ill, they makin us kill
The people who make us sick, are also making us kill

That's makin me spill my guts (chill Big, lay in the cut)
That's making me speak out honestly (calm down, take it easy)

For what? I refuse to sit in the backseat and get handled
Why should I let others control me and stay silent?

Like I do nuttin all day but sit around watch the Cartoon Channel
Like I'm not engaged in important issues and just watching TV

I rap about, the Presidential election and the scandal
I rhyme about the Presidential election and its scandal

That followed, and we all watched the nation, as it swallowed
We watched the country suffer the consequences

And chalked it up, basically America you got F***ED
We blamed the US as a whole for getting screwed over

The media shucked and jived now we stuck - damn!
The media deceived and danced around the issue, now we're trapped - shit!

Operation Anaconda - ask yourself
Think about Operation Anaconda

Was it full of bleeps and blunders, did they ever find Osama?
Was it a complete mess and failure? Did they even find the target?

And why in the f*** did Daniel Pearl have to pay the price
Why did an innocent journalist like Daniel Pearl have to be murdered?

For his life and his wife plead twice?
Because he wanted to live, and his wife had to beg for mercy twice?

See Al-Amin got life and Fred got dead, Hampton
Al-Amin received a life sentence and Fred Hampton was killed

To dampen the dream of all the Panthers
To undermine the Black Panther movement and its aspirations

They got they answer for ransom
Their actions had a price to pay

As we read together, as we dream together
As we come together and imagine a better future

Count your blessings whenever you feel that things won't be no better
Be thankful for what you have, even in tough times

But it got to, you gave me this microphone so I must rock you
But we must strive to make things better and as an artist, I must motivate you

Your brainwaves, airwaves, energized and SHOCKED you
My words are stimulating your thoughts and emotions

Y'all got me, well I got why'all, long as I know why'all listenin
You support me, and I'll support you, as long as you keep listening

I'ma always bring food for thought to the table in the kitchen
I'll always bring meaningful topics to the forefront

Now eat n****!
Now take in and digest what I just said