Resurrection movie - Panther Power lyrics

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Song by 2Pac<br /><br>

[Featuring Ray]<br>

Tupac:<br>

As real as it seems the American dream<br>

Ain't nuthin but anotha calculated scheme<br>

To keep us locked up and shot up and back in chains<br>

To deny us our future rob our name<br>

Kept our history a mystery but now i see<br>

The American dream wasn't meant for me<br>

Cause lady liberty's a hypocrite she lied to me<br>

Promised freedom education and ecuality<br>

Never gave be nuthin but slavery<br>

But now look at how dangerous you made me<br>

Callin me a man cause I'm strong and bold<br>

With this gumbo of knowledge of the lies you told<br>

Promised me emancipation and a free nation<br>

All you ever gave my people was starvation<br>

The father of our country never cared for me<br>

They kept our ancestors shacked up in slavery<br>

Uncle Sam neva did a damm thing for me<br>

Except lie about the facts in my history<br>

Now I'm sittin here mad cause I'm unemployed<br>

But the government mad cause they enjoy<br>

When my people are down they just screw us around<br>

Time to change the government now<br>

Panther Power<br>

Ray:<br>

panther power from the place that resides within<br>

Go to for to with a panther and you just cant win<br>

Self proclaimed best supress the rest<br>

The rich get richer and the poor take less<br>

The American dream was the American nightmare<br>

You kept my people down and refused to fight fair<br>

The Ku Klux Klan tried to keep us out<br>

With signs that state 'No Blacks Allowed'<br>

With intimidation and segregation<br>

Once would wait for our freedom<br>

but now we're impatient<br>

Blacks they others they yell sell out<br>

Freedom equality get out yell out<br>

Don't eva be ashamed of what you are<br>

It's your Panther power that makes you a star<br>

Panther Power<br>

Tupac:<br>

My mother neva let me forget my history<br>

Hopin that I would set free cahins that were put on me<br>

Wanted to be more than just free<br>

Had to know tha true facts about my history<br>

I couldn't settle for bein a statistic<br>

Couldn't survive in this capitalistic government<br>

Cause it was meant to hold us back with ignorance<br>

Drugs and sneak attacks in my community<br>

They killed our unity<br>

But when I charged them they cried immunity<br>

I strike america like a case of heart disease<br>

Panther Power is runnin through my arteries<br>

Try to stop me homeboy you'll get clawed to death<br>

Cause I'll be fightin for my freedom til my dyin breath<br>

Ray:<br>

Do you remember that's what I'm askin you<br>

you think you're livin free don't make me laugh at you<br>

Open your eyes realise you've been locked in chains<br>

Said you wasnt civilized and stole your name<br>

Cause some time has passed we seem to all firget<br>

There's no liberty for me and you we ain't free yet<br>

Panther Power <br>

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