Pharoahe Monch — Book of Judges

[Verse 1] America the ugly raped my mother Deceived my sister, separated my brother Murdered my children, hung my father Now they want me to rock the vote, the fucks, why bother? Seen the commercials for they army or whatever Picture me giving a damn? I said, "Never" My mind's too sharp, my brain's too clever My spine is too strong, every line pulls your lever Limitless rhymes for the indigenous, the remedy Plot — gettin' my money like the Kennedys Flip it — put em' in stocks, collect indemnities Rock — roll, behold my epiphanies, and Read 'em and weep, heat 'em, I beat 'em to sleep Mislead 'em til we even Steven, defeat 'em with freedom of speech And let 'em know that I'm the motherfuckin' fire-starter Piss on the Constitution, then burn the Magna Carta [Chorus] All I know is what I feel Deceive my eyes and distort what's real Only truth will set you free I'd rather die on my feet than to live on my knees [Verse 2] We dying over black gold, they harvesting the sand Presidents living marvelous, they starving in Sudan It's obvious you walk a blind path to oblivion The book of judges read the scriptures unlike Gideon Light my fire, start my engine When Pharoahe becomes Moses, it's medicine for who listens A veteran with a mic bringing prophecies to fruition Motivational verses under adverse conditions You're caught in the mainframe, I've seen the maze, man They watch you from the street lights, you and your main man The bar code around your neck same as your name brand You're lost in a strange land, no thoughts of a game plan [Chorus] All I know is what I feel Deceive my eyes and distort what's real Only truth will set you free I'd rather die on my feet than to live on my knees [Outro] Piss on the Constitution, then burn the Magna Carta Piss on the Constitution, then burn the Magna Carta Piss on the Constitution, then burn the Magna Carta Piss on the Constitution, then burn the Magna Carta Piss on the Constitution, then burn the Magna Carta Piss on the Constitution, then burn the Magna Carta Piss on the Constitution, then burn the Magna Carta Piss on the Constitution, then burn the Magna Carta, Carta, Carta