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False Sense Of Nature
06:06
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10,000 years, of rule and submission
a social construction, widespread subjugation
a calling for man, to reap and persist
a surge of elitists, colonial demons
waves of submission // spread through religion
a social condition // masking exploitation
systematic, implementation, patriarchal rise, through domination
reigning supreme, through violence and greed
authority vested, in men for their power
casting // non-men // unsuited // for power
we who were deemed fit casted aside the rest
necessitation of domination, a tactic for rising, to slay and devour
though once overt now is hidden, the anti-colonial struggle persists
the separation of capitalism and male dominance is a false apprehension
the spread of disparity flooding the lands, the labor of womyn branded for man
false sense of nature masked by a book, upheld through the ages and praised as the norm
grievous affliction will torture their souls, the hour is now for us to subvert and rise
we are the wardens that confine our souls, we are the captors we seek to destroy we make our laws for profit to gain, standing on pillars of greed while the rest slip away
profit has buried our culture in flames, the scripture contrived to cease power from non-men, workers rebuilt on foundations of lies, maintaining the norms that we see falsified
we are the wardens that confine our souls, we are the captors we seek to destroy
lef in the darkness until we can see, the power we hold and the privilege that still lies unseen.
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Determination of a people, to over come faith in false nations
commonwealth is stolen wealth, flames to their consecration
machetes speak of blood
a flood of hope bursting the lungs // death to their law, fire to their houses
immortal death of pius paternalism // death to their law fire to their houses
generations of desperation, of lost limbs and tortured souls
subjected to the will of these demons, subjected to the vultures rule
salcedo lured to inhale Guaorabo, with his las grasp a people understood
three nights waited for the immortal to rise, three nights plotting for rebellion to rise
and we'll dance on the ashes // of their colonial ruin
and we'll dance on the ashes // of their imperialist nightmare
economically driven migration, socially forced assimilation
commonwealth is stolen wealth, corrupting minds with settler filth
the supreme council gathered to witness the death of a god
to inhale the hope it embodied, to celebrate the stench of decay
they too bleed as men
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As Aldebaran scorched the skies, entangled winds, inhaled fallout
spreading toxins across vast miles, of Moana Nui to these forgotten isles
arms en masse, far from sight, in the absence of Matari'i
the follower shall burn bright, so will every star named for destruction
manipulate // that you took necessary precautions
exposure // cases recorded and discarded
unrest // over 40 years of dissent
countless are the numbers // of ta'ata who have attested
against a world // were lives are fodder
for the needs of forgiveness // and accountability process
when will their pleads be heard?
Moruroa, the site of horrors, to watch the sky melt, and an ocean collapse
41 aerial, 147 sous terre, gave birth to tsunamis, and earthen fractures
used solely to abuse, linked in the chains of oppression, the "conquered" shall see the might of man made gods
or will these gods reap their fruits of wrath?
Fangataufa, this madness continues, endless bombardment, to improve our weak economic lives
riddled with cancers and shortened lifespans, what good has it brought us? a modernized 21's century life
used solely to abuse, linked in the chains of oppression, the "conquered" shall see the might of man made gods
or will these gods reap their fruits of wrath?
no more shall we be bound to chains, to be silenced and subdued, no longer are these crimes forgotten, we will live without tyranny.
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Abolition
02:51
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Neo-colonial rises, an oppressed bourgeoisie takes bait
to climb capitals ladder, and a prison state for the rest
steel cages hold a generation, of revolutionary leaders the nation deems forgotten
war on drugs, and mandatory minimums, Jim Crowe manifest
of settler Christendom, billion dollar enterprise, criminalizing communities
racial profiling futures enforced through brutality
our people prey on each other, internally colonized, our society crumbles, and services deteriorate
undervalued education, fast food health care, social service band aids masking reality
we are not safe // with ICE, prisons, or police
our needs are not met // with an incarceration state
communities criminalized // by the overseers law
promised change kept in line // with a ballot or a stick
excess workers criminalized, with the needs of capitalists
detention and deportation, tools to make them rich
privilege and scapegoating, dividing workers, reactionary politics, enforcing their boarders
abolish the courts // raze the walls // community alternatives to capitalist law
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Friends & Comrades
05:36
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Fading memories, of loved ones lost, remains of spirits, celebrated ghosts
fading memories, unraveled threads, with dissonant hears, we bow our heads
seeing the world through pried open eyes, drowning confusion to white out their lies
faithless convictions conquered by time, distance between us, drawing these lines
these demons we left // lied in our wake
these demons we left // undermining our fate
these demons we left // renewing pain
these demons we left // struggle in vain
air tightens our chest, naivety blurs our vision, escape embodies isolation, obscuring rescission
the waking ground dissipates, the earth swallows whole, flames consume flesh, the demons taking toll
artificial life, cheating our hearts, inevitable loss, promise departs
artificial life, time taking friends, consummated crisis, absence descends
fading memories, of loved ones lost, remains of spirits, celebrated ghosts
fading memories, unraveled threads, with dissonant hearts, we honor our death
no recompense, for fractured realities, isolated memories, of only you and me, regrets, for all our lives unlived, apologies, to that we can't forgive (or forget).
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Rising // to meet the task // our birthright // to the very last
our dreams // burning // unsettle our hearts and minds
ancestral blood // reclaiming // our destiny // unleashing
their manifest // up in flames // their gods will be damned
trading our souls for merely means, embedded norms to always keep
they've trained us all for centuries, to keep at bay while they conquer for greed
decimate our dreams from ever being, theres no coincidence this is a strategy
our will is torn and limbs still bleed, subjugated by tyranny
they've closed our eyes, and cloaked their lies, to burn out what fire remains inside
let's seize the time, together we'll bind, unleash what we've planned for sometime
exploited forms of profiting, impoverished souls oppressed for centuries
repetitive and degrading, to what end will they precede?
we'll watch their houses slowly burn, feel something more than apathy
children starved of nurturing // shackled and torn used as machines
appropriate their policies // to invoke new forms of slavery
torn away from what they've known // blood where the rivers once flowed
stripped of their lives and fed from dirt // chastised for asserting their own worth
we remain
they've closed our eyes, and cloaked their lies, to burn out what fire remains inside
let's seize the time, together we'll bind, unleash what we've planned for sometime
exploited forms of profiting, impoverished souls oppressed for centuries
repetitive and degrading, to what end will they procede?
we'll watch their houses slowly burn, feel something more than apathy
they cease at nothing for their greed, we've compromised enough to see
subvert // set flame // refute // reclaim
they perish, we remain
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