A beacon of light
A shining city on the hill
From afar death is out of sight
(Death is out of sight)
But the smell of corpses are fresh still
It only gets stronger as you climb
You should know that I'm protected by the red, black, green
Add a little white cause we stand in solidarity with Palestine
How can I be silent
Too many suffer at the hands of state violence
The disrespect for human life makes me want to riot
Everything in sight gets ignited
The stories told by the guides are true
But these devils have you convinced that is once out the blue
That the sides are two
I'm steadily bearing witness to the atrocities
Committed by these apartheid regimes
The rhythm of history rhyming at various degrees
(Like my songs though)
There's no separation between The Congo, Haiti, and Gaza
Viva la raza
Power to the people and such
I speak up 'cause I've seen too much
A champion because I am the people
In your desperation is how they pimp you
Selling out your folk til dem devils enter your home
Jellyfish fools, ain't got no backbone
Ain't too many artist that's built like this
I'm more than willing to put it all on the line like Eartha Kitt
A beacon of light
A shining city on the hill
From afar death is out of sight
(Death is out of sight)
But the smell of corpses are fresh still
It only gets stronger as you climb
You should know that I'm protected by the red, black, green
Add a little white cause we stand in solidarity with Palestine
30 plus years living in a failed state
A settler colonial project, based on fear and hate
I can't relate
I'm an Afrikan
Some of my ancestors were brought in chains
I can't remember their names
Encoded messages we sang
Against the wicked we bang
Almost a millenia and on my children they still inflict pain
The effects of empire is felt whether far or near
A lack of a sheltered rear
(The state goons are on the way here)
Ain't no civilian if they designate you an enemy
That's why brown bodies are criminalized before infancy
They poisoning the memory of my people
To the point they want in on the criminal enterprise
Ain't enough study being had to combat the lies
So another generation dies
Yet I'm just one man
I got a retirement plan
And that's watching the western empire burn from within
Fortifying my resistance to the man of sin
A beacon of light
A shining city on the hill
From afar death is out of sight
(Death is out of sight)
But the smell of corpses are fresh still
It only gets stronger as you climb
You should know that I'm protected by the red, black, green
Add a little white cause we stand in solidarity with Palestine
TheebMansa - Nightmare In Babylon (feat. Eman Mabrouk) Lyrics
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A beacon of light
A shining city on the hill
From afar death is out of sight
(Death is out of sight)
But the smell of corpses are fresh still
It only gets stronger as you climb
You should know that I'm protected by the red, black, green
Add a little white cause we stand in solidarity with Palestine
How can I be silent
Too many suffer at the hands of state violence
The disrespect for human life makes me want to riot
Everything in sight gets ignited
The stories told by the guides are true
But these devils have you convinced that is once out the blue
That the sides are two
I'm steadily bearing witness to the atrocities
Committed by these apartheid regimes
The rhythm of history rhyming at various degrees
(Like my songs though)
There's no separation between The Congo, Haiti, and Gaza
Viva la raza
Power to the people and such
I speak up 'cause I've seen too much
A champion because I am the people
In your desperation is how they pimp you
Selling out your folk til dem devils enter your home
Jellyfish fools, ain't got no backbone
Ain't too many artist that's built like this
I'm more than willing to put it all on the line like Eartha Kitt
A beacon of light
A shining city on the hill
From afar death is out of sight
(Death is out of sight)
But the smell of corpses are fresh still
It only gets stronger as you climb
You should know that I'm protected by the red, black, green
Add a little white cause we stand in solidarity with Palestine
30 plus years living in a failed state
A settler colonial project, based on fear and hate
I can't relate
I'm an Afrikan
Some of my ancestors were brought in chains
I can't remember their names
Encoded messages we sang
Against the wicked we bang
Almost a millenia and on my children they still inflict pain
The effects of empire is felt whether far or near
A lack of a sheltered rear
(The state goons are on the way here)
Ain't no civilian if they designate you an enemy
That's why brown bodies are criminalized before infancy
They poisoning the memory of my people
To the point they want in on the criminal enterprise
Ain't enough study being had to combat the lies
So another generation dies
Yet I'm just one man
I got a retirement plan
And that's watching the western empire burn from within
Fortifying my resistance to the man of sin
A beacon of light
A shining city on the hill
From afar death is out of sight
(Death is out of sight)
But the smell of corpses are fresh still
It only gets stronger as you climb
You should know that I'm protected by the red, black, green
Add a little white cause we stand in solidarity with Palestine
A shining city on the hill
From afar death is out of sight
(Death is out of sight)
But the smell of corpses are fresh still
It only gets stronger as you climb
You should know that I'm protected by the red, black, green
Add a little white cause we stand in solidarity with Palestine
How can I be silent
Too many suffer at the hands of state violence
The disrespect for human life makes me want to riot
Everything in sight gets ignited
The stories told by the guides are true
But these devils have you convinced that is once out the blue
That the sides are two
I'm steadily bearing witness to the atrocities
Committed by these apartheid regimes
The rhythm of history rhyming at various degrees
(Like my songs though)
There's no separation between The Congo, Haiti, and Gaza
Viva la raza
Power to the people and such
I speak up 'cause I've seen too much
A champion because I am the people
In your desperation is how they pimp you
Selling out your folk til dem devils enter your home
Jellyfish fools, ain't got no backbone
Ain't too many artist that's built like this
I'm more than willing to put it all on the line like Eartha Kitt
A beacon of light
A shining city on the hill
From afar death is out of sight
(Death is out of sight)
But the smell of corpses are fresh still
It only gets stronger as you climb
You should know that I'm protected by the red, black, green
Add a little white cause we stand in solidarity with Palestine
30 plus years living in a failed state
A settler colonial project, based on fear and hate
I can't relate
I'm an Afrikan
Some of my ancestors were brought in chains
I can't remember their names
Encoded messages we sang
Against the wicked we bang
Almost a millenia and on my children they still inflict pain
The effects of empire is felt whether far or near
A lack of a sheltered rear
(The state goons are on the way here)
Ain't no civilian if they designate you an enemy
That's why brown bodies are criminalized before infancy
They poisoning the memory of my people
To the point they want in on the criminal enterprise
Ain't enough study being had to combat the lies
So another generation dies
Yet I'm just one man
I got a retirement plan
And that's watching the western empire burn from within
Fortifying my resistance to the man of sin
A beacon of light
A shining city on the hill
From afar death is out of sight
(Death is out of sight)
But the smell of corpses are fresh still
It only gets stronger as you climb
You should know that I'm protected by the red, black, green
Add a little white cause we stand in solidarity with Palestine
Writer: Eman Mabrouk, James Bryant II
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Copyright: Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid