Modern Day Slavery

They say nothing wrong A change is gonna come you know and I know You know that I know I know that you know that a Gotta change is gonna come First you clean his hands from top to bottom Grab the fabrics, then wash 'em Then you go pick the cotton Listen, y'all, I'm tired, man, I swear (I've been running) for so long Tryin' to be strong, but yo (I've been running) I'm exhausted, my feet hurt (I don't) Wanna run no more (I don't) Wanna run no more They said (a change is gonna come) When? (a change is gonna come) When? (a change is gonna come) Ain't nothin' changed 'cept the chains They're restrainin' our physical frame Mentally we're still livin' the same It's lockdown They knocked down the Towers to raise tax Anything they borrow we pay back I live in the hood you'll Never bump into Pat Sajack But we spin the wheel every time we chill Cops hate Blacks and Hispanics They draw gats and just blam it Before they ask where your hand is I don't see how a wallet can Be mistaken for a cannon So please don't let 'em play us no more In every way I'm ready, willin' And able to war Like any day now it could pop I'll be in the front Like, "Please may the force be With me and this pump" Housing want me to work 'cause I'm Still on my mom's lease Threatenin' to raise the rent if I Don't pick up them park leaves Ain't nothin' in this world for free But somehow they got us fooled Like this world is free This is modern day slavery, you see, carry ID Water is a fee This ain't how it's supposed to be, man (I've been running) for so long Tryin' to be strong, but yo (I've been running) I'm exhausted, my feet hurt (I don't) Wanna run no more (I don't) Wanna run no more They said (a change is gonna come) When? (a change is gonna come) When? (a change is gonna come) Our people are the product Of genocide and slavery Everything in the ghetto was how It was made to be designed in a process Prison Industrial Complex Niggas transformed into numbers and objects We pay the Devil rent for livin' in hell 'Cause the projects was built on The spot where Lucifer fell Incarcerated knowledge heavy weight Every black man should read Deuteronomy Chapter 28 Cursed in the city like we're Cursed in the field cursed on the border And cursed by the New World Order Our sons and daughters were Stolen by another people Yoke of iron, end of the Earth Land of the Eagle This is the sequel to the prophecy Freedom, whether peaceful or violent Is my philosophy i built an army Now I'm gonna build a nation The foundation of a new civilization And overthrow the plantation This is modern day slavery, see? It was designed to be, Patriot Act 3 Just wait, young nigga, you'll see (I've been running) for so long My people been so strong, but yo (I've been running) I'm exhausted, my heart hurts Gunning them all, I'm gunning them all I said, we gotta make a (change come) We gotta make a (change come) Quick, motherfucker, lock and load! Immortal Technique, Joell Ortiz Harlem, Brooklyn you know what it is, nigga The rebirth of the Young Lords Coming soon, motherfucka You sleep and you die, nigga Good night, motherfucka!