Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn Lyrics
[Intro:]Ah, the name of this song is Uncle Sam goddamnIt's a show tune but the show ain't been written for it yetWe're gonna see if Tony Jerome and the band can maybe work this shit out formeAnd straighten me out right quickI like it so far man...Yeah, come on, lets go[Chorus]Welcome to the United SnakesLand of the thief home of the slaveGrand imperial guard where the dollar is sacred and proudLets do this shit for real, come on now[Verse 1:]Smoke and mirrors, stripes and starsStolen for the cross in the name of GodBloodshed, genocide, rape and fraudWritten to the pages of the law good lordThe Cold Continent latch key childRan away one day and started acting foulKing of where the wild things are daddy's proudcos the Roman Empire done passed it downImported and tortured a work forceand never healed the wounds or shook the curse offNow the grown up Goliath nationHoldin open auditions for the part of David, can you feel it?Nothing can save ya, you question the reignYou get rushed in and chained upFist raised but I must be insanecos I can't figure a single goddamn way to change it[Chorus x2]Welcome to the United SnakesLand of the thief home of the slaveThe grand imperial guard where the dollar is sacred and power is God[Verse 2:]All must bow to the fat were lazyThe ***** you obey me and why do they hate me (who me?)Only two generations awayfrom the world's most despicable slavery tradePioneered so many ways to degrade a human beingthat it can't be changed to this dayLegacy so ingrained in the way that we think we no longer need chainsto be slavesLord it's a shameful displayThe overseers even got raped along the wayCause the children cant escape from the painand they're born with poisoness hatred in their veinsTry n' separate a man from his soulyou only strengthen him and lose your ownBut shoot that *****er if he walk near the throneRemind him that this is my home (now I'm gone)[Chorus x2]Hold up give me one right hereHold on[Verse 3:]You don't give money to the bumson a corner with a sign bleeding from their gumsTalking about you don't support a crackheadWhat you think happens to the money from your taxesShit the governments an addictWith a billion dollar a week kill brown people habitAnd even if you aint on the front linewhen massah yell crunch time you right back at itPlain look at how you hustling backwardsAt the end of the year add up what they subtractedThree outta twelve months your salary pays for that madnessMan, that's savageWhat's left get a big ass plasmaTo see where they made Dan Rather point the damn cameraOnly approved questions get answeredNow stand your ass up for that national anthem[Chorus x2][instrumental break][vocals: Mankwe Ndosi](You're so low)Custom made (You're so low)To consume the noose (You're so low)Keep saying we're free (You're so low)But we're all just loose (You're so low)[Repeat til fade:]Custom made (You're so low)To consume the noose (You're so low)Keep saying we're free (You're so low)But we're all just loose (You're so low)