2Pac — Panther Power - Social Revolution - Black Powe USH

[Verse 1] As real as it seems the American Dream/ Ain't nothing but another calculated scheme/ To get us locked up shot up back in chains/ To deny us of the future rob our names/ Kept my history a mystery but now I see/ The American Dream wasn't meant for me/ Cause lady liberty is a hypocrite she lied to me/ Promised me freedom, education, equality/ Never gave me nothing but slavery/ And now look at how dangerous you made me/ Calling me a mad man cause I'm strong and bold/ With this dump full of knowledge of the lies you told/ Promise me emancipation in this new nation/ All you ever gave my people was starvation/ Fathers of this country never cared for me/ They kept my ancestors shackled up in slavery/ And Uncle Sam never did a damn thing for me/ Except lie about the facts in my history/ So now I'm sitting hear mad cause I'm unemployed/ But the government's glad cause they enjoyed/ When my people are down so they can screw us around/ Time to change the government now panther power// [Chorus] [Verse 2] Coming straight that resides within/ Go toe to toe with a panther and you just can't win/ Self proclaimed best suppressed the rest/ The rich get richer and the poor take less/ The American Dream was an American nightmare/ You kept my people down and refuse to fight fair/ The Ku Klux Klan tried to keep us out/ Besides drew they know no blacks allowed/ With intimidation and segregation was a way for our freedom/ But now we’re impatient/ Blacks the other skin: dead or sell outs/ Freedom, equality, then I'll yell out/ "Don't you ever be ashamed of what you are/ It's ya panther power that makes you a star”/ Panther power// [Chorus] [Verse 3] My Mother never let me forget my history/ Hoping I was set free chains never put on me/ Wanted to be more than just free/ Had to know the true facts about my history/ I couldn't settle for being a statistic/ Couldn't survive in this capitalistic/ Government cause it was meant to hold us back/ Using ignorance, drugs, and sneak attack/ In my community think of a unity/ But when I charged them, tried to claim immunity/ I strike America like a case of heart disease/ Panther power is running through my arteries/ Try to stop me oh boy you'll be clawed to death/ Cause I'll be fighting for my freedom with my dying breath/ Do you remember that is what I'm asking you?/ You think you're living free don't make me laugh at you/ Open your eyes realize you've been locked in chains/ Said you wasn't civilized and stole your name/ Cause some time has passed seem to all forget/ There is no liberty for you and me we ain't free yet/ Panther power//