Anger in the Nation
Pete Rock C.L. Smooth Lyrics

You know, nowadays it, seems like there's a lot of..
In today's world, it appears that there are many unfortunate occurrences happening.

Bad things going on and, I guess a lot of it,
Many unpleasant events seem to be taking place, and most of them,

From the way I see it, seems to still stem from,
Based on what I've seen, the origin of these events appears to be,

Lack of feelings on our parts, it's,
The absence of emotions from us is the cause,

And how we relate or communicate with our,
As well as our interactions or conversations with our,

Fellow brothers and sisters
Fellow human beings with whom we share the world.

South Africa, what does it mean?
The significance of South Africa—what is it?

To burst the scene, or conquer like a philistene
Do we want to be dominant, or to destroy like a philistine?

War or peace, which one do you prefer?
Would you rather have war or peace?

Pass me my M-16 for the disaster
Give me my M-16 to protect us during bad times.

A reason for the treason in a jet black season
A justification for betrayal during a time of darkness.

For peace, justice, and freedom
In the name of peace, justice, and freedom

For the Original Man, architect of the Motherland
For the first humans, creators of the homeland.

Kings to Queens, is the Asiatic Black plan
The Asiatic Black plan is to make kings and queens.

Pre-Adam-ite, first to see the light
The first to witness the light before Adam and Eve.

Way before Adam and Eve took flight
Even before Adam and Eve left.

Bless the seed of Abraham, I came to jam
I came to rock, bless the descendants of Abraham.

Protest the teachings of another man
Oppose the doctrines of another human.

Uncle Tom stay loyal so they boil
Loyal Uncle Tom's are chastised,

I'm the alchemist with the twist from the true soil
I am an alchemist who creates a unique twist from the real earth.

My blood brother Adolpho on the side of me
My blood brother Adolpho is beside me.

My vision ain't blurry, so don't even lie to me
I see clearly, so don't lie to me.

The rebirth the revival of our culture survival
Revitalizing our culture means reviving our survival chances.

To elevate, the black man is vital
It is essential to raise up black people.

You gotta realize now what we're facing
Now, you need to come to grips with what we're up against.

The floors I'm pacing from the anger in the nation
I'm marching the floors with the national anger.

Here's the situation from a darker view
This is the situation from a pessimistic perspective.

Night and day, salt and pepper in the earthly stew
Day and night, two contrasting elements blend on earth.

But the salt thinks it tastes better, straight up superior
However, the salt believes it's superior and tastes better.

Therefore, the flavor of the pepper's inferior
Therefore, the taste of the pepper is viewed as inferior.

Incorrect though, giving some heartburn
This is incorrect and causes discomfort.

Level of a devil better wait your turn
Evil levels are higher; wait for your turn.

And here is one recollection of imperfection
Here is an example of imperfection that I recall.

No one should be judged by complexion
Skin color should not be used to discriminate.

Lie-braries; broken down as lies buried
Libraries have become broken things filled with lies.

To force their beliefs to pilgrims all hurried
To make their ideas the only ones—with haste.

Television; tell-a-lie-vision
Television's subliminal messages alter reality.

A schism; negative realism
An event or circumstance that separates people; thinking negatively.

Four-hundred-and-thirty-five years til weak
435 years until we're vulnerable.

Mental deaf dumb and blindness put us to sleep
We were foolishly blinded, deafened, and made ignorant.

Out of the dark comes light so the first can't be
After the darkness, light emerges, and there can be no return.

So Armageddon comes like a thief in the night
Armageddon appears like a thief in the night.

Rednecks flex to my context, but in the projects
Rednecks try to dominate, but it is more difficult in urban areas.

Some won't survive the next confrontation
Not everyone will come out alive from the next conflict.

And I'm aware of segregation
I recognize the existence of segregation.

Pump your black fist for the anger in the nation
Show your support for the national outrage by raising your fist.

Some walk slow, cause the water's not shallow
Some individuals move slowly because the water is deep, and they can't touch the ground.

Let my people go, you little Pharoah
Release my people, you insignificant ruler.

Listen how they word it, be observant
Pay attention to the language used and be vigilant.

Then house negro; today, civil servant
Once a house servant, currently a public worker.

I want to drop the bomb but remain calm
I want to be cautious while making a huge impact.

Strong like the power of the Fruits of Islam
I am mighty like the power of the Fruits of Islam.

Black is beautiful, hot like fire
Black is lovely and passionate.

Guess how many times they thought they killed the Messiah
They attempted to murder the Messiah many times.

Malcolm X, Dr. King, let's sing
Let's sing for Malcolm X and Dr. King.

All around the world let freedom ring
Let freedom sound all over the globe.

Reality is real, so how do you feel
The truth is authentic, so what's your emotional reaction?

From being kings on a throne to picking cotton in a field?
How did we go from royal palaces to toiling in farms?

Your slavery is lack of identity
The inability to define oneself equals slavery.

One of the things that's not making you a friend of me
The lack of self-identity is the reason we're not relating.

What's your cause - aim, rationale?
What is your cause, goal, reasoning?

Cause I made up my mind, I never scrape or bow
I've decided to never be subservient or acquiesce.

But teach my own, the sound of black unity
But I'll teach my own about black harmony.

Together we can rise and now's the opportunity
Now is the time to come together and ascend.

The Tuskegee Experiment, indeed it was big
The Tuskegee Experiment was certainly significant.

When they used the black man as a guinea pig
When they treated black people as experimental animals.

Animalism, pumped on a lower level
Running on lower levels of mental capacity, like an animal.

But can only be the works of the devil
However, those activities were only done by the evil one.

And I'm telling you now the frustration
I'm informing you how frustrated I feel.

The future's facing from the anger in the nation
The present national frustration affects our future.

(Let's get together)
(Let's unite)