Pharoahe Monch - Book of Judges (Desire ) lyrics

America the ugly raped my mother
Deceived my sister, separated my brother
Murdered my children, hung my father
Now they want me to rock the vote, the fucks
Why bother? Seen the commercials for they
Army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn? I said, "Never"
My mind's too sharp, my brain's too clever
My spine is too strong
Every line pulls your lever
Limitless rhymes for the indigenous
The remedy
Plot gettin' my money like the Kennedys
Flip it put em' in stocks
Collect indemnities
Rock roll, behold my epiphanies, and
Read 'em and weep, heat 'em
I beat 'em to sleep
Mislead 'em til we even Steven
Defeat 'em with freedom of speech
And let 'em know that
I'm the motherfuckin' fire-starter
Piss on the Constitution
Then burn the Magna Carta

All I know is what I feel
Deceive my eyes and distort what's real
Only truth will set you free
I'd rather die on my feet than
To live on my knees

We dying over black gold
They harvesting the sand
Presidents living marvelous
They starving in Sudan
It's obvious you walk a
Blind path to oblivion
The book of judges read
The scriptures unlike Gideon
Light my fire, start my engine
When Pharoahe becomes Moses
It's medicine for who listens
A veteran with a mic
Bringing prophecies to fruition
Motivational verses under adverse conditions
You're caught in the mainframe
I've seen the maze, man
They watch you from the street lights
You and your main man
The bar code around your neck
Same as your name brand
You're lost in a strange land
No thoughts of a game plan

All I know is what I feel
Deceive my eyes and distort what's real
Only truth will set you free
I'd rather die on my feet than
To live on my knees

Piss on the Constitution
Then burn the Magna Carta
Piss on the Constitution
Then burn the Magna Carta
Piss on the Constitution
Then burn the Magna Carta
Piss on the Constitution
Then burn the Magna Carta
Piss on the Constitution
Then burn the Magna Carta
Piss on the Constitution
Then burn the Magna Carta
Piss on the Constitution
Then burn the Magna Carta
Piss on the Constitution, then burn
The Magna Carta, Carta, carta