TALIB KWELI THE PROUD LYRICS

[Kweli talking]
The Proud
Stand tall or don't stand at all

[hook]
We survive
It's more than pride
We stay alive
Ready to ride

[Kweli talking]
June 11th 2001 ? Timothy McVeigh is executed
And the country breathes a sigh of relief
Goodness prevails over evil it seems
Somehow with him gone, we feel safer
Little do we know

[Verse 1]
Today the papers say Timothy McVeigh's in hell
so everything's OK and all must be well
I remember in Oklahoma when they put out the blaze
and put ?Islamic Terrorist Bombing? on the front page
It's like sayin only gays get AIDS ? propaganda
Like sayin the problem's over when they locked that man up
WRONG! It's just the beginning ? first inning
Battle for America's soul ? the devil's winnin'
The president is Bush, the vice president's a Dick
so a whole lotta f**kin is what we gon' get
They don't wanna raise the babies so the election is fixed
That's why we don't be f**kin with politics
They bet on that
Parents fought and got wet for that
Hosed down, bit by dogs, and got blacks in the House of Rep for that
It's all good except for that, we still poor
and money, power, respect is what we kill for, for real

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[Kweli talking]
August 4th, 2001
A drunken police officer mows down an entire family in Brooklyn
The judge lets him go with no bail
It reminds us just how worthless our lives are to the justice system
I struggle to explain the situation to my son
It's hard

[Verse 2]
Niggas with knowledge is more dangerous than niggas with guns
They make the guns easy to get and try to keep niggas dumb
Target the gangs and graffiti with the Prop 21
I already know the deal, but what the f**k do I tell my son?
I want him livin right, livin good, respect the rules
He's five years old and he still thinking cops is cool


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How do I break the news that when he gets some size
if he's perceived as a threat he'll see the fear in they eyes
It's in they job description to terminate the threat
so 41 shots to the body is what he can expect
The precedent is set, don't matter if you follow the law
How do I give my son pride and make him swallow it all (damn!)
F**k the pigs!
I think the pigs killed Big and Pac too
If they didn't they know who did, they got to
Who they serve and protect, nigga not you
Cops shot, offer 10 G's but they got glocks too
Let you protect yourself or better yet respect yourself
Straight into the hospital is where you gotta check yourself
They be gettin tips from snitches in rival crews
doin 'em favors so they workin for the drug dealers too
Just business enforcers with hate in they holsters
Shoot you in the back, won't face you like a soldier
Kurt Loder ask me what I say to a dead cop's wife
Cops kill my people every day ? that's life

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[Kweli talking]
September 11th, 2001
Terrorists attack of the Pentagon and the World Trade Center kills thousands
and permanently scars America's false sense of security
We see the best examples of humanity in the face of the worst
as firefighters, police officers, rescue workers and volunteers of all sorts fight to save lives
The world will never be the same again

[Verse 3]
My heart go out to everybody at Ground Zero
Red, black, yellow, white, and brown heroes
It's more complicated than black or white
To give your own life is the greatest sacrifice
But it's hard for me to walk down the block
seein rats and roaches, crack vials and 40 ounce posters
People broken down from years of oppression
become patriots when they way of life is threatened
That's a hard conversation to have
We lost kids, moms and dads
People ready to fight for the flag
Damn ? when did shit get this bad?
America killed the innocent too
The cycle of violence is sad, damn
Welcome to the world, we here
We been at war for years but it's much more clear
We got to face what lies ahead
Fight for our truth and freedom and ride for the dead

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