Babylon Breakdown
[CHORUS]Babylon BreakdownBabylon BreakdownBabylon Breakdown[VERSE 1]Message to the messengerLetter to the senatorBlack military represent 'for the ghetto youth Dem we slew themPharisees and Babylon crew demFree education, this generation could use emShackles gotta lose 'emThe pigs got egos, gotta bruise 'emA badge and a gun, try to confuse 'emDiallo never run no gun, a wallet why they shoot him?These are my lungs and my herbGive me the freedom to abuse 'emJealous one's envyThey wanna be in my shoes demIt's gruesomeWhy do they wanna hate me simply cuz the sun rays kissed me?Loved by women like Oprah WinfreyYou can't diss Mr. Officer What you stoppin' me for?I ain't breakin' the lawJust a rapper rappin on tourIs my melanin medicineThe thing that you saw? You stoppin' me for too much speedOr is it DWB? [CHORUS][VERSE 2]Bring back the true and the rawMy people we at warInclusion is illusionConfusion for black and poorBang 'em til it hurts no moreIn the streets, disobey the lawHit them hard till they're scarredScreaming "Oh oh oh my lord"My people neglected, infected with shit with no curePress record, protest music straight from the vocal cordsEvery week homicide, young bodies at the coronerTrue-born leaders and the followersStreets with the camerasAction lights when the freaks come out at night5-0 they always follow usIt's bigger than musicDon't confuse itThe radio might refuse itBigger than musicYou should choose it or let the kids use itI been through itPassports no visasBeing so broke, having philly with no reeferBabylon broken downMan it's so overratedThe shit is so hardWay past constipated[CHORUS]I wanna see Babylon breakdown (breakdown)M.anifest 4 Shades is the sound (4 Shades is the sound)So raw to the core, African Underground (African Underground)Twin Cities where I rest, big up, big up your chest (Big up your chest) (X2)[CHORUS + OUTRO]