Public Enemy - Icebreaker Lyrics
(Chuck D verse)I KNOW A SILENT NATION IN DISLOCATIONFRUSTRATION FROM LEGISLATIONLED TO DEMOGRAPHIC IN ISOLATIONANOTHER PARTICIPATION IN DECAPITATION10-4 DIE RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGHIS A WALL STUCK BETWEEN DYING AND DOING TIMECANT IGNORE SMACK DAB BORDER WARAS THE BEAT GOES ON, WORDS FLOWED ONI CAUGHT THE LAWPYRAMIDS MACHU PICHUTHINGS THEY DONT TEACH YOUDONT APOLOGIZEYOU WERE HERE FIRST ON THIS EARTHBEFORE THESE MILLENNIAL COWBOYS CLAIMED THEIR TURFNOW WHOS 1000 MILES AND RANDESERTED IN THE DESERTWILD WILD WEST HURT TO THE DIRTANTI IMMIGRATIONAGAINST BROWN SWKINSOUNDS LIKE BROWN SHIRTSSILENCED BY SO CALLED LEGAL VIOLENCESOMEBODY HAD PERMISSIONTO PUT HUMANS IN THIS CONDITIONTHIS LAND IS WHOS LAND??THEY MUSTVE FORGOTKICKING THE BLACK IN THE ASSWHILE KEEPING THE BROWN OUTTHIS ONE SIDED LAW MAKES ME SCREAM AND SHOUTI. C. E. IS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT(Sgt Hawkes verse)SGT HAWKE AND I'M FOUND WHERE THE COP BEI GET ON ILLEGALS LIKE I'M A PAPARAZZIYOU SEE THE FLASH BUT IT AIN'T A CAMERAGUNFIRE SHELLS HOT ENOUGH TO DAMAGE YANO TRAFFICKING NO DRUG SMUGGLINGI.C.E AND WE CAME IN THUGGINGSTRAIGHT OFF THE WIRE LIKE SNOOP AND CHRISYOU GET RUSH LIKE LIMBARGH WE GET AT YOU QUICK( Sekreto verse translated in english)WHAT WILL THEY DO WHEN THEY FIND OUT ABOUT THISCOME FOR ME, FOR WHAT I REPRESENTTHIS IS MY ACCENT AND I'M PROUD OF IT.WE'RE BUNCHES AND CANNOT BE STOPPEDABSURD LAWS WITH RACIST INTENTIONSBENEFIT ONLY TO THESE CLASSIFIERSTHEY INSIST, I INSIST - SO HERE WE GOBROKEN CHAINS, JUMPING BORDERSTHRIVE OR DIE, WE'RE NO LONGER SATISFIEDITS TIME FOR POWER TO CHANGE HANDSMORE RIGHTEOUS HUMANS, IS MORE HUMAN RIGHTSTHEY SAY, THEY OWNERS, BUT WE WERE HERE FIRSTTHE WORLD IS FREE AND WITHOUT FEAR WE BROADCASTMULTI-COLOR RACE, IS HOW WE'RE PAINTEDI HAVE A DREAM AND THAT DREAM HAS BECOME MY DESIREPOWER TO MY PEOPLES, NOT POWER TO THE GOVERNMENTS(Chuck D verse 2)CAR RADIOS HIGHWAY HOESMOTORBIKE TYPESSKATEBOARD WHORES WATCH EM CLOSE THEM DOORSCLAP THEM HANDS AND STOMP THEM FEETTO MORE GOVERNMENT WARSGOOD MAN BAD GOVERNMENTGREAT DRIVER WACK CARSO I SEEN IT BEFOREMARXISM DUAL CITIZENSCHINA SUPPORTMEANING YALL GO GET A PASSPORTSLAVERY IS AMERICAS PAST SPORTHOMELAND SECURITYAGAINST MY HOMEBOYS SECURING MECHAINED BRAINS DIASPORACOMIN NAFTATHE same IDEA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AFRICABERING STRAITBEFORE PALIN AND PALEFACEWAITING FOR THE ICE TO BREAK70% OF AMERICANS AINT BEEN NO PLACESO THE HUMAN RACE GETS DISPLACEDWHILE THE GREEDY MANSEES THE LANDHIS PLANSEIZE THE LANDTO FEED HIS FACEA CHILD LOST IN THE WILDPICKED YOUR FOODBUILT YOUR HOUSEWHILE STILL ON EXILEBARBED WIRE AND CACTUS THE NEW MIDDLE PASSAGETO A PERSONTHIS NEW WHIRL ODORS JUST REHEARSING(Marcus J verse)BY THE TIME I GET TO THE END OF MY VERSECALISTHENICS OF THE TONGUE EXERCISING THE FIRSTTHAT’S FREEDOM OF SPEECH SO I SPEAK MY RIGHTSEEMS TO ME THERE WILL ALWAYS BE POWERS TO FIGHTSO CHUCK LET THEM KNOW THAT THE BULLS BREAK ICEWITH THE POWER OF THESE WORDS THAT WE PUT WITHIN A MICLIKE THOSE IN THE PAST PUT POWER TO PENIT WAS NUMBER 13 MADE US ALL EQUAL MENNOW ARIZONA BACK TO LEGISLATE THE HATEGUESS FREEDOM AIN’T FREE ON THIS SIDE OF THE GATEBUT EVERYTHING CHANGES IF I LOOK A CERTAIN WAYSECURING THE HOMELAND FROM HOW IT WAS MADENOW THE ICE THAT WE SKATE UPON IS DEFINITELY THINBUT WE GOT TO BREAK BAD TO LET THE GOOD BEGINA COLD FLAG POLE GRABBED A HOLD OF MY TONGUE5-0 FROZE AND WE ALL GOT DUMB(Tiradiation verse)ONE MAN’S TERRORIST, ANOTHER’S FREEDOM FIGHTERFUTURE TECH MOLOTOV *****TAILS AND A LIGHTERLEGALIZED GANG SHIT, FEDERAL B.I.YOU WANNA BUY A WEAPON, THEY WON’T HESITATE A SECONDWETHER AFRICAN, MEXICAN, MIDDLE EAST OF HAITIANTHEY’LL SLAUGHTER THE INDIGENOUS AND PLUNDER YOUR NATIONPETITION THE U.N. TO GAIN LEGAL TRACTIONTHEN CALL YOU THE ENEMY TO JUSTIFY THE ACTIONTHE BROWN IN THIS WORLD IS TO DRAW IREOF THE SECRET SOCIETY SOUL SUCKING VAMPIREEITHER I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF LIARSOR A DEGENERATE SENATOR’S PANTS ARE ON FIRESURROUND YOU WITH WALLS TO PROTECT FREEDOMOVER-LAPPING LAWS TO ENSURE CONFUSIONPROTECT YOUR NECK IN THE 2012 SEASONTHEN BOUNCE A CHECK IN THE BANK OF ILLUSION( Professor Griff verse)HOME GROWN TERRORIST, FOR THE BENEFITCAN'T FIND A TITLE OR A NAME THAT TRULY FITSTHESE LAND JACKERS, PALE FACE LAND GRABBERSCAUGHT IN A BORDER WAR, THE STENCH FROM THE BORDER WHORESREAL DEMONS, FEININ FOR A REAL REASONCAN'T TRUSS EM CAUSE THEY ALWAYS *****IN SCHEMIN.BROKE TREATY'S WIT THE REDMAN, THEY SAID DAMKLAN DISQIZED AS FAM, ***** UNCLE SAMPAUSE FOR THE CAUSE, OPEN THE MENTAL DOORSFOREIGN INVADERS, HUMAN TRAFFIC TRADERSUN-DOCUMENTED WORKER, WANT IT BACKPANIC WHEN THE BROWN MAN LINK WIT THE PRO BLACKSWHO'S THE REAL CITIZEN, HAVE YOU EVER BEENYOU RAPED AND ROBBED EVERY PEOPLE THAT EVER LET YOU INLEGALIZED THEFT , OF THE NATIVES LANDSPEAK WITH A FORK TONGUE, RUM AND GUN IN HANDHookTHE I C E ,WHO GET 's DEPORTED AND WHO GOES FREEWHO GET' s DETAINED AND REMAINSWHO GET'S A CARD AND WHO GETS THE BLAME
