Blue Scholars
Opening Salvo (instrumental)
Uhh, now, it's the opening salvo
Where po's scope the people like Muhammad and Malvo
A sample of the battle we waged against an animal
Made to snuff us out like the wick of a candle
And all the youth dressed in camo
We're ready to handle
And no this war was not scripted
We can't change the channel
We're canceling all subscriptions
This is the last issue
When the casket's closed you can't take the cash with you
No postmortem residuals
We're individuals who
Indivisible become the most invincible
But that is not the issue at hand
We demand a simple right to question y'all
People where the fuck is freedom at?
It's all we ask but instead we get our asses
Assassinated fast if they catch you talking trash
If the first shall be last
It's time to prepare
Black clouds, sky falling
Put a hand in the air
(Chorus)
Yea my people building monuments to weather the flood
I'ma leave how I came screaming covered in blood
Died once, born twice, both times we knuckled up
Alongside our people we're gonna struggle with love
And my people building monuments to weather the flood
I'ma leave how I came screaming covered in blood
Died once, born twice, both times we knuckled up
Alongside our people we're gonna struggle with love
So struggle with love
Struggle with love
Struggle with love
Now this here's for those who choose fights
Whose fruits might never not ripen until after their life
It's not right how they martyr our leaders
And target our children
Disrespect our sisters
And wonder why we're militant
Peace to my third world equivalent
Even if I can't fight beside you
I write what I can
To get our fam in other lands to understand your pain
'Cause your beef is mine and we're one and the same
And I know about this privilege
But if you're from where I'm from
Then you know a bigger burden comes with it
And that's what I carry when you see me on a hustle
I'm talking as a walking document of our struggle
Kasamas hold me down and remember that I love you
With Ajani hold your head up if they ever take me from you
And please tell 'em that I tried
Don't cry
'Cause no matter where you are, a struggle's nearby
(Chorus)
Right now I want to thank God for being me
My soul won't rest until the colony is free
1896 revolution incomplete
Silence is defeat, my solution is to speak
Resurrect the legacy of martyrs I beseech
Time to choose a side, it's the mighty vs. the meek
My big brother Free brought the word from the East
We're the bullet in the middle of the belly of the beast
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