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Peace Love and Justice
02:03
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Peace… Love… and Justice!
You got your rights in your hand In this world what you don’t understand
Is why so many people complain Then you’ll know when you feel their pain
And if you don’t watch out Don’t forget that it could be you!
El Salvador, Central America!
There is no dancing in the streets The only dancing’s to the beat of gunfire But when you’re there in the streets The only sound is the sound of gunfire And if you don’t watch out Don’t forget it could be you!
Chile, South America!
See Augusto Pinochet, and when you’re there you can bet
That when the CIA is near That’s when people show their fear
And if you don’t watch out Don’t forget it could be you!
Peace… Love… and Justice!
when your rights aren’t there you can bet
That is when the CIA is near
That’s when people show their fear
And if you don’t watch out Don’t forget it could be you!
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New Battle
02:59
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It’s a matter of opinion
But who’s opinion really counts
Ain’t nobody gonna tear
Ain’t nobody gonna tear us down
We got a new battle
We got a new regime
A non-violent army,
A fight for peace
Armed with a mind of your own
Armed with a heart not made of stone
Nobody said it’s gonna be easy
We can’t use violence to get anything done
We got the bomb we got no choice no more
It’s either non-violence or blow this place to kingdom come
We got a new battle
We got a new regime
A non-violent army,
A fight for peace
Armed with a mind of your own
Armed with a heart not made of stone
If you know what life is for
Then you know that peace is war
Because martin luther king did
Mahatma Gandhi did
Because of jesus Christ
He died of love
And he paid the price
Of a new battle
A new regime
non-violent army,
A fight for peace
Armed with a mind of your own
Armed with a heart not made of stone
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Freedom Street
03:04
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Let's not quarrel, let's not fight
Let's get together, we all can unite
Then take off these chains from off our feet
'Cause we gonna walk, we gonna walk, walk down freedom street
Everybody knows we gonna walk, we gonna walk
Walk, walk, walk, down freedom street
Let me tell you people
United we stand, divided we fall
Respect your brothers, sisters and all
Let's not deal with illiteracy, work it out intelligently
Lord, Lord, 'cause we gonna walk, we gonna walk
Walk, walk, walk, down freedom street
Everybody knows we gonna walk, we gonna walk
Walk, walk, walk, down freedom street, dear, God
Can't see clearly 'cause I worked hard last night
It must be a vision 'cause there's no change in sight
I see a big, big street, where all hands meet
It must be freedom street, oh Lord, freedom street
Everybody knows we gonna walk, we gonna walk
Walk, walk, walk, down freedom street
Everybody knows we gonna talk in the whole wide world
As we go walkin' slowly
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Age Bomb
03:49
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I see the picture of middle-aged man
double-edged smile shows through the tan
ideals shattered by the dreaded age bomb
political renaissance ended with Viet Nam
And if you think that I will sell out, let me tell you that you think in vain
It's a match of my integrity, against the conforms of society
The lofty ideals we have in youth
we use in search of the absolute truth
when we don't find them, our soul despairs
and we go crawling to conservative airs
If you decide against working for a future
you just conform to that societal structure
Life is viewed through a cloud of money
you want to be one of the few to taste the honey
If I'm the first to go to the wall
straight I will stand until I fall
When I'm on the ground, I still won't crawl
I'll still be hoping for the might to fall
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Seeing in the Dark
02:40
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Seeing in the Dark
This is to you white-bred world!
Look out your window
And what do you see?
Let me tell you brother and sister
it’s not misery
And what of the man in the ghetto
What does he see?
A cold compress in the face
And a bullet he gets for free
And what of the man in South Africa?
Not all that glitters is diamonds and gold
But you don’t care you’re sold
Because you have got your gold
And what of the man who’s missing
What does he see?
A cold dark room in a prison
And death by Uzi
You don’t know the power of a dictator
But you believe what you read
Because when you talk of freedom
You’ve never seen a dissident bleed
And what of those faraway lands
Who’s peoples’ only hope
Is to eat just one more day and
Maybe have more hope
And what of the man in the ghetto
What does he see?
Let me tell you brother and sister it is misery
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Soul Brother
03:41
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Soul Brother
Now here we are
You got your guitar
The pain in your head
Somebody cut your bed
I’m your soul brother I’m your soul sister
I’m your soul brother I’m your soul sister
Well you got what you wanted
And you’re really looking fine
You can’t have me for money
You can’t have me for time
I’m your soul brother I’m your soul sister
I’m your soul brother I’m your soul sister
Your brothers and sisters can’t hide
You better let your conscious be your guide
And it’s too hard to tell
What it’s like in hell
I’m your soul brother I’m your soul sister
I’m your soul brother I’m your soul sister
I’m your soul brother I’m your soul sister
I’m your soul brother I’m your soul sister
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D'yer Maker
03:50
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Street Music
02:18
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Street Music
Martin Luther King was right on track
When he said you should be proud to be Black
But I’m a white boy as white as snow
And about being black I don’t know
All I know is that we are brothers
It may sound stupid but we should love one another
The music that we hear on the street
Is the music to which today’s rebels beat
Sound that makes us shuffle our feet
Rappers’ poetry gets us off our seat
No Russians seen, no children screams
The New York Scene, multicorporate teams
The president says America is back:
Iran-gate, Contra-gate, yeah, we’re right on track
I can see the youth fighting back
Listen now before the record companies attack
Let me point out now where our guns are aimed:
In regions of the world the CIA has not yet tamed!
You’ve heard of South Africa everybody knows
Left or Right you know what Afghanistan shows
But do you know of the Fall of Allende?
Do you know what is on the agenda?
So maybe we’re “Leeching” off this sound
Listen now before the missiles leave the ground!
The music that we hear on the street
Is the music to which today’s rebels beat
Sound that makes us shuffle our feet
Rappers’ poetry gets us off our seat
No Russians seen, no children scream
The New York Scene, multicorporate team
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The Storm
03:22
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The Storm
People: the future is up to you
There’s only one thing to do
You’ve got to stand above the slights
Try to live for others rights
Sisters: the time to act is Now!
Don’t give in any how
You’ve got to see and support each other
Get our support–that’s of your brother
Brother: don’t fire up the cross
Don’t feel that sense of loss
You’ve got to let go of resentment
Lose your hatred for them
When the rain comes down what you gonna do?
Take shelter or run on through
There is a storm in our world
So what you gonna do
Hide your head in the sand
Or fight on through
Politician Man: give up what you hold so dear
All your people live in fear
You’ve got to see what you can provide
Only you can decide
Artists: Show the world that you care–
Don’t just live unaware
You’ve got see where you can bring light
See what you can bring to the fight
People: the world is here for you
Make the most of what you do
You’ve got to take a stand
Do it while you can
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Stand Up For Your Rights!
You must give a helping hand
to all of the people that you can
Stand up for your rights, stand up!
Give of yourself what you can
to all of the people that need a helping hand
we're all human
Stand up for your rights, stand up!
Stand up for your rights, stand up!
Stand up for your rights, stand up!Stand up for your rights, stand up!
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The Leeches Chicago, Illinois
Taking an axe to the era of the moral majority, greed, and reagan, The Leeches grooved and riffed with the sounds of the street: rappers poetry got them off their seats, rebels shuffled to their 4/4 beats.
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