We in a time of murder A time of hunger A time of long slow genocide The blame is simple It’s always been there It's never hidden Like the Pope when on parade Display of riches Display of power But riches and power are a fragile state Urban the II Straight to Richard Edward longshanks and all of his hate borrow to murder then kill the lender All the pogroms that paid for the Crusades Let alone intimate animosity Of neighbors and cousins That leads to atrocities All throughout history It don’t occur naturally It’s sick & slick choreography Did I mention the pope ? Did I mention the king ? Did I mention the East India company ? Did I mention the opium ? Did I mention the tea ? Right let’s not forget 500 years of slavery Did I mention the stock price ? Did I mention the oil ? Did I mention my phone My car my home And all of the batteries ? From Switzerland to Non-zion The power adjacent been banking on Hugging the devil and hanging on Yeah invest in the devil And see what could go wrong Oh dear Capital pawns The most radical wrongs Been beaten Then the beaten beat others American bombs The colony’s falling The emperor’s gone Ko bimoko be danala Ko bimoko be danala Ko bimoko be danala Ko bimoko be danala Danama danama danama bidenou danama I used to sneak in Eqbal Ahmad's class to hear him speak Danama danama danama bidenou danama What was the exchange between Paulette Nardal and Marcus Garvey? How would they see Gaza up in flames? Danama danama danama bidenou danama I read Rashid Khalidi as i walk for miles and miles I read Rashid Khalidi as i walk for miles and miles Ngo tieya ye danaye Moussoya ye danaye Demisenya ye danaye Makoroba ye danaye Sky’s red Turn blue Back to red Then purple at the end Danama danama danama bidenou danama Sky’s blue Turn red Back to blue Then purple once again Sky’s red Turn blue Back to red Then purple once again