The Roots, Wadud Ahmad - False Media lyrics

"And we will weaken ourselves for
What is really the issue
And then, behind that all
Lies a very personal
Intuitive belief: that I don't
Think old men ought
To promote wars for young men to fight"

America's lost somewhere inside of Littleton
Eleven million children are on Ritalin
That's why I don't rhyme for
The sake of riddling
False media we don't need it, do we?
Pilgrims, slaves, Indian, Mexican
It looks real fucked up for your next of kin
That's why I don't rhyme for
The sake of riddling false media

If I can't work to make it
I'll rob and take it
Either that or me and my
Children are starving and naked
Rather be a criminal pro than
To follow The Matrix
Hey, it's me, the monster y'all done created
I been inaugurated
Keep the bright lights out of our faces
You can't shake it it ain't no
Way to swallow the hatred
Aim, fire, holler 'bout a dollar
Nothing is sacred
We gon' pimp the shit out of nature
Send our troops to get my paper
Tell 'em, "Stay away from them skyscrapers
Ain't long 'fore you get y'all acres"
I'ma show 'em who the glo bal gangster
Sentence me to four more years, thank you
I'ma make you feel a little bit safer
Because it ain't over
See, that's how we get your
Fear to control you
But ain't nobody under more
Control than the soldier
And how could you expect a
Kid to keep his composure
When all sorts of thoughts
Fought for exposure again?

America's lost somewhere inside of Littleton
Eleven million children are on Ritalin
That's why I don't rhyme for
The sake of riddling
False media we don't need it, do we?
Pilgrims, slaves, Indian, Mexican
It looks real fucked up for your next of kin
That's why I don't rhyme for
The sake of riddling
False media we don't need it, do we?
America's lost somewhere inside of Littleton
Eleven million children are on Ritalin
That's why I don't rhyme for
The sake of riddling
False media we don't need it, do we?
Pilgrims, slaves, Indian, Mexican
It looks real fucked up for your next of kin
That's why I don't rhyme for
The sake of riddling
False media we don't need it, do we?
America's lost somewhere inside of Littleton
Eleven million children are on Ritalin
That's why I don't rhyme for
The sake of riddling
False media we don't need it, do we?
Pilgrims, slaves, Indian, Mexican
It looks real fucked up for your next of kin
That's why I don't rhyme for
The sake of riddling
False media we don't need it, do we?
False media we don't need it, do we?
False media we don't need it, do we?
False media we don't need it, do we?