BELLY - History Of Violence lyrics

rate me

The Middle East

Let Go. Yea.

I got a lot of shit on my chest. A lot of weight on my shoulders. Too much shit on my mind.

I gotta let it out. My people need me.

Look. Me, in four I was born in a war-torn corner.

Jenin, Phaliastine (Palestine) where the bombs stomped on us

Try to escape but they never stop falling on us

We'd end up with the weight of thw whole world on us

What's the difference between peace and war,

You can make war from peace, but not peace from war

Man, why you think they teach us for

What the speech is for

Can't nobody fuckin' speak no more

Not I'am getting to the point I cant breath no more.

'cause all I ever read is disease and war

Young soldiers die before their seeds are born

They go back and fourth,

Like somebody's keeping score

And if I know,

That mean that somebody else know

If we all know that doesn't mean that helps close

I want peace I guess that makes me a dreamer,

This is for the victims of the Middle East and Katrina

[Chorus:]

Do we deserve this

Is it worth it

Why the fuck they got us feeling like we worthless

They do it on purpose and it's workin'

Hey, I aint tryna say that we perfect

We had a history of violence

We had a history of violence

We had a history of violence

We had a history of violence

We had a history

We aint asking you to love us

Stop tryna judge us

Who made the decision to go ahead and say fuck us

But you seeing them hover

It doesn't matter how high

Them warplanes fly

God's above 'em

What happened to Palestinian right, Lebanese freedom

Or war aimed at civilian life

Building get shot down, children goin' fight

Millions watch but they keep on killing despite

I'am watching daughters that cry

Over father that die,

Hit the power plans,

No power, No water supply

Forget the lies; this is when the truth comes in

They hit airports and ports so no food comes in

My spinnin' is the worlds revolvin'

Right now we teaching our kids that if theres a problem only war can solve it

Truth or dare, tell the truth I dare

Discount boys with toys, like they who to a mayor

Theres people out there too broke to give us their two cents

I speak for them

If you relate I speak for you too then

They say peace, but we don't have a clue when

How we let them drop bombs on the UN

Tears trickle down my face

This is a war against my race

So don't just expect me to fall in my place

Think of the kids, they cant be replaced

It a disgrace

Over one million civilians displaced

Tryna hold back his cries, one hand on his mouth

His Paps died in a Levi, he the man of no house

Aint no plannin' it out

This is what this land is about

And he'll be damned if he let them kick his family out

I've seen it

Am I dreamin'

They call us names, when they acting like extremists

They left us in pieces

That's not what peace is

That's not the teachings of Mohamed, Moses, Jesus

[Chorus:]

Do we deserve this

Is it worth it

Why the fuck they got us feeling like we worthless

They do it on purpose and it's workin'

Hey, I aint tryna say that we perfect

We had a history of violence

We had a history of violence

We had a history of violence

We had a history of violence

We had a history

What happened to our History

All the good we've done

Y'all base your opinion on us, based on what 2% of the religions thinks or the race thinks

We lost a million civilians in Iraq,

That more than what terrorists strike ever took

We lost more American soldiers, then we did innocent lives on September 11th

How does that equal out

And its all for oil, money, political games

Damn

What happened to being civilized people

Were all a civilization, arnt we

For all the people that lost their lives in Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, or anywhere else across the world

This is for you