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Thru the Eyes of a G

from Poetry, Power, & Pistols EP by Zachary Peterson

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[Fred Hampton Speech]
We've got to defend ourselves. We intend to defend ourselves. We've did so in the past and we gonna do it today and the day after that and the day after that...Because only through the proper example of the self defense and the proper example of retaliation and by letting these people know that we move for some basic laws. That anything that goes down on the oppressed people, on the part of the oppressor, it should be reciprocal. And, in plain politarian workers language, it takes two to tango. As soon as these motherfuckers go, we go.

[Verse]
Thru the Eyes of a G...nah, better yet
Through those of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton and Malcolm X
A rebel, fist raised to the heavens, screaming "Black Power" til our lungs burn
The other hand flipping the bird
Harsh words to the oppressor...
Gripping my nuts, giving a fuck whether the shits offensive
Intentionally disrespectful, 'cause a white man can kill a black man n' never face a sentence
They get a raise and a dinner with steak
But switch place and we're convicted, property of the state
Forever trapped in the system and improperly placed in a
Max security prison with an hour a day
....3 hots n' a cot
But I think it's time we flip the script on 'em, let 'em know how poverty taste
Sit back and watch how their policy change
'Cause I mean its a reason Ice T made "Cop Killers"....
'Cause cop's killing...Why the fuck you think we constantly dodging the jake?
'Cause we just tryna dodge the grave
Hold up, cut the beat, I got something to say

[Acapella]
Fuck the fame and the riches 'cause i'm in this for greatness
I spit that shit for them niggas that dodged the needles and razors
Came up in the trenches but they handled their business
Missing that prison sentence and taking care of their babies
This for them OGs
Fist to the heavens steady screaming "fuck the police!!"...'cause them niggas is racist
'Cause their so quick to book us when we're doing the crime
But ain't nowhere to be found when we need them to save us
My eyes open when I pray but I ain't kneeling to Satin
I keep 'em open 'cause I know niggas is thieving and snaking
And the pigs tryna put me in a pine box
'Cause their scared and afraid of the fact that I'm young and I'm black and most of all educated
Plus, I'm tryna burn every fucking confederate flag
Top of my lungs screaming,"Fuck a confederate fag!!"
Tell them busters they can suck a black yankee doodle
Had to take the beat out to make sure they heard what I'm saying to 'em
'Cause they're so fucking pitiful, it's sickening, I hope they feel the hate I'm coming with
This revenge, fuck the punchlines and the funny shit
'Cause what niggas really fail to realize is that they used to enslave us with the same chains they cuff us with
So fuck it then, I think it's time we let 'em piss their drawls
'Cause they're thinking the same shit whenever the pistols drawn
So I'm ready for war, a young black rebel with a cause and you heard it from me
'Cause we don't deserve justice, then they don't deserve peace

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from Poetry, Power, & Pistols EP, released November 5, 2016

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Zachary Peterson Centreville, Virginia

Born and raised in the #DMV. Just a young man that loves to make music. All in all, my music is my bio.

I produce, engineer my own music, rap, and croon (for lack of better words, but I wouldn't call it singing) on occasion.

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