Reks - Kites lyrics
[Reks - Kites lyrics]
Dear Mumia, wish Obama woulda freed ya
Thought if anyone could see a
Reason to do it, he would
8 years in Oval Office
Not a damn thing for us
It took all us as supporters
To ensure that he could
Beat Hillary and Mitt
I admit, I was bamboozled by that hope shit
No shit, shoulda knew better
Whoever take a stance as
You did gettin silenced
Met with violence, defyin' your
Ties to the Panthers, stood as a threat
Voice of the voiceless, let's not forget
Someone gon' pay that debt
When the cop laid to rest
Judge Sabo tried to fry a nigga
But you a fighter with the fire in ya
A prophet or messiah figure
I'm just writing to ya
Knowin there's still life within ya
You're off death row, still time's a killer
Out here these kids is lost and forgotten
The cost is options
But good ideas fall on deaf ears
They're playing possum
And I know they know you're innocent
But freedom was gone the minute when
They knew they had you the same
Way they had Chairman Fred geronimo Pratt
Ratta tat tat your soul innocent or no
Doesn't matter though cOINTELPRO in control
You gotta go i'm just tryna get into the know
Tryna understand understand:
These kites I write to breathe
Life into those lost souls
Boxed in in the box
Sitting, downtrodden, rotten
In a world so cold
These kites I write to breathe life in
These kites I write to breathe life in
These kites I write to breathe
Life into those lost souls
Dylan, why did you kill em?
Why did you enter building while they was
Praising Jesus? You turned em into victims
Somebody in there had to had
Them a funny feeling
Still they accepted you
Knew someone neglected you this
World gave you
The ammunition that you used to execute
Confederate flags, and fathers in white rags
Teach your children 'bout the great days, KKK
Burnt crosses, hung nooses, taught you this
Hate within, 8'x10', boxed in
Nothin' but time clutchin' a 9 clock grim
When it tick-tick-tick
And you just wanna hear
The trigger click-click-click
Don't wanna face the judge, face the jury
Face the mugs of the families you tortured
Plans you altered that day you lost it
That day you ruptured foundation, structure
The day they took ya in and you sucked the
Life outta them out of pure evil inside
You're evil inside
That's where the devil resides
It's where the trouble began took
A look in your eyes
All I saw was emptiness, a whole lotta pain
So I began to scribble this kite
Maybe in vain but, I need to understand
I'm just tryna understand
These kites I write to breathe
Life into those lost souls
Boxed in in the box
Sitting, downtrodden, rotten
In a world so cold
These kites I write to breathe life in
These kites I write to breathe life in
These kites I write to breathe
Life into those lost souls
Thought if anyone could see a
Reason to do it, he would
8 years in Oval Office
Not a damn thing for us
It took all us as supporters
To ensure that he could
Beat Hillary and Mitt
I admit, I was bamboozled by that hope shit
No shit, shoulda knew better
Whoever take a stance as
You did gettin silenced
Met with violence, defyin' your
Ties to the Panthers, stood as a threat
Voice of the voiceless, let's not forget
Someone gon' pay that debt
When the cop laid to rest
Judge Sabo tried to fry a nigga
But you a fighter with the fire in ya
A prophet or messiah figure
I'm just writing to ya
Knowin there's still life within ya
You're off death row, still time's a killer
Out here these kids is lost and forgotten
The cost is options
But good ideas fall on deaf ears
They're playing possum
And I know they know you're innocent
But freedom was gone the minute when
They knew they had you the same
Way they had Chairman Fred geronimo Pratt
Ratta tat tat your soul innocent or no
Doesn't matter though cOINTELPRO in control
You gotta go i'm just tryna get into the know
Tryna understand understand:
These kites I write to breathe
Life into those lost souls
Boxed in in the box
Sitting, downtrodden, rotten
In a world so cold
These kites I write to breathe life in
These kites I write to breathe life in
These kites I write to breathe
Life into those lost souls
Dylan, why did you kill em?
Why did you enter building while they was
Praising Jesus? You turned em into victims
Somebody in there had to had
Them a funny feeling
Still they accepted you
Knew someone neglected you this
World gave you
The ammunition that you used to execute
Confederate flags, and fathers in white rags
Teach your children 'bout the great days, KKK
Burnt crosses, hung nooses, taught you this
Hate within, 8'x10', boxed in
Nothin' but time clutchin' a 9 clock grim
When it tick-tick-tick
And you just wanna hear
The trigger click-click-click
Don't wanna face the judge, face the jury
Face the mugs of the families you tortured
Plans you altered that day you lost it
That day you ruptured foundation, structure
The day they took ya in and you sucked the
Life outta them out of pure evil inside
You're evil inside
That's where the devil resides
It's where the trouble began took
A look in your eyes
All I saw was emptiness, a whole lotta pain
So I began to scribble this kite
Maybe in vain but, I need to understand
I'm just tryna understand
These kites I write to breathe
Life into those lost souls
Boxed in in the box
Sitting, downtrodden, rotten
In a world so cold
These kites I write to breathe life in
These kites I write to breathe life in
These kites I write to breathe
Life into those lost souls