Escaping+Big+Brother

=Escaping Big Brother...through music=



Ok, now I know teachers are always wanting you to 'learn stuff' but if you read this page and are not affected, I will give you a million dollars...when I'm a millionaire...which, as a teacher, should be soon right?

Take a close look at the picture above. This (now Pulitzer prize winning) picture is from Kent State in Ohio on May 4, 1970 immediately after the infamous Kent State 'Massacre". If you've never heard about this very famous American incident, it's time you did. In a mere 13 seconds four college students were shot dead by the National Guard during an anti-war protest. To this day, nobody has taken responsibility for their deaths and the incident would forever remind the American public how important it is to pay attention.

The story goes...that very night [|David Crosby, Neil Young, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills] got together and wrote the lyrics to one of our nations most tragic mistakes. Learn more about this event here: [|Kent State Video Clip]

This is a much longer video that includes interviews of both National Guardsmen and victims. [|Democracy Now Documentary About Kent State] media type="file" key="05 Ohio.m4a" width="300" height="50"

Lyrics to Ohio written in one night Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, (Nixon gave the ok for the National Guard to [|take control of Kent State Campus)] We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio.

Gotta get down to it Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago. What if you knew her And found her dead on the ground (this line is about murdered student [|Alison Krause)] How can you run when you know?

Gotta get down to it Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago. What if you knew her And found her dead on the ground How can you run when you know?

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio.

Throughout the years, many musicians have taken written powerful song lyrics meant to make audiences stop and think about current events. Choose a song that you believe has an important message for audiences. Read the lyrics carefully and in your 22 line wikipost, draw the class's attention to why this song is an important reminder as to why we all should pay close attention to the world around us. Look for songs about that focus on themes relative to 1984 including... 1. Abuse of power 2. Real events exposed by song writers 3. The destruction of the individual 4. The importance of individuality 5. Security and Surveillance 6. Rebellion against a unseen power
 * Your Assigment**


 * You may find some songs that actually include lines directly from **//1984//**.

Assignment: 1. Post your audio clip to this page with the title of the song and the name of the song. Make sure it can play in school. Be careful not to delete anybody's song. 2. Include the song lyrics on your wikipost along with your 22 line reaction. 3. Afterwards. 'vote' for another student's song by replying to that post and saying "I want to vote for this song". 4. The three students with the most votes will have their song played for class, so if you want your song played, really write a persuasive and suspenseful wikipost encouraging people to vote for you!

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American Terrorist - Lupe Fiasco Kim Narunsky

[Lupe Fiasco] Close your mind close your eyes see with your heart how do you forgive the murderer of your father? the ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr

[Lupe Fiasco] We came through the storm Nooses on our necks and a smallpox blanket to keep us warm On a 747 on the pentagon lawn Wake up the alarm clock is connected to a bomb Anthrax lab on a west Virginia farm Shorty aint learned to walk already heavily armed Civilians and little children is especially harmed Camoflouged Torahs, Bibles and glorious Qurans The books that take you to heaven and let you meet the Lord there Have become misinterpreted, reasons for warfare We read 'em with blind eyes I guarantee you there's more there The rich must be blind because they didnt see the poor there Need to open up a park, just closed 10 schools we dont need 'em can you please call the fire department they're down here marchin for freedom burn down ATV's, turn their TV's on to teach 'em and Move!

[Hook: Matthew Santos] The more money that they make the more money that they make The better and better they live Whatever they wanna take whatever they wanna take Whatever whatever it is The more that you wanna learn the more that you try to learn The better and better it gets American Terrorist!

[Lupe Fiasco] Now the poor klu klux man see that we're all brothers Not because things are the same becuase we lack the same color And thats green, now that's mean cant burn his cross cause he cant afford the gasoline Now if a muslim woman strapped with a bomb on a bus With the seconds running give you the jitters? Just imagine a American-based christian orginization Planning to poison water supplies to bring the second-coming quicker Ni**a they aint livin properly Break 'em off a little democracy Turn their whole culture to a mockery Give 'em coca-cola for their property Give 'em gum, give 'em guns, get 'em young, give 'em fun If they aint givin it up, then they aint gettin none And dont giv 'em all naw ,man, just give 'em some Its the paper, some of these cops must be Al-Qaeda nigga uh

[Hook: Matthew Santos] The more money that they make the more money that they make The better and better they live Whatever they wanna take whatever they wanna take Whatever whatever it is The more that you wanna learn the more that you try to learn The better and better it gets American Terrorist!

[Lupe Fiasco] It's like Don't give the black man food, give red man liquor Red man fool, black man ni**a Give yellow man tool, make him railroad builder Also give him pan, make him pull gold from river Give black man crack, glocks and things Give red man craps, slot machines Now bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back Don't give the black man food, give they red man liquor Red man fool, black man ni**a Give yellow man tool, make him railroad builder Also give him pan, make him pull gold from river Give black man crack, glocks and things Give red man craps, slot machines

Spencer Hudson "2 + 2 = 5" RadioHead media type="custom" key="5634867"

Lyrics:** Are you such a dreamer To put the world to rights? I stay home forever Where two and two always makes a five

I'll lay down the tracks Sandbag and hide January has April's showers And two and two always makes a five

It's the devil's way now There is no way out You can scream and you can shout It is too late now

Because You have not been Paying attention Paying attention Paying attention Paying attention Yeah, I'm not feeling it Paying attention Paying attention Paying attention Paying attention Yeah, I need it I needed attention I needed attention I needed attention I needed attention Yeah, I love it, the attention Paying attention Paying attention Paying attention

I try to sing along I get it all wrong Because Im not Because Im not I swat them like flies But like flies the buggers Keep coming back But Im not

Oh, hail to the thief Oh, hail to the thief But I'm not But I'm not But I'm not But I'm not Don't question my authority or put me in the dock Because I'm not Because I'm not Oh, go and tell the king that the sky is falling in But it's not But it's not But it's not Maybe not Maybe not

-Green Day Summer has come and passed The innocent can never last wake me up when September ends
 * Ann Dao**
 * "Wake Me Up When September Ends"**

like my father's come to pass seven years has gone so fast wake me up when September ends

here comes the rain again falling from the stars drenched in my pain again becoming who we are

as my memory rests but never forgets what I lost wake me up when September ends

summer has come and passed the innocent can never last wake me up when September ends

ring out the bells again like we did when spring began wake me up when September ends

here comes the rain again falling from the stars drenched in my pain again becoming who we are

as my memory rests but never forgets what I lost wake me up when September ends

Summer has come and passed The innocent can never last wake me up when September ends

like my father's come to pass twenty years has gone so fast wake me up when September ends wake me up when September ends wake me up when September ends

Jack Crescenzo Song: Shuttin' Detroit Down Artist: John Rich
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My daddy taught me in this country everyone's the same You work hard for your dollar and you never pass the blame When it don't go your way Now I see all these big shots whining on my evening news About how they're losing billions and it's up to me and you To come running to the rescue

Well, pardon me if I don't shed a tear They're selling make believe and we don't buy that here

Because in the real world they're shuttin Detroit down While the boss man takes his bonus paid jets on out of town DC's bailing out them bankers as the farmers auction ground Yeah, while they're living up on Wall Street in that New York City town Here in the real world they're shuttin Detroit down Here in the real world they're shuttin Detroit down

Well that old man's been working in that plant most all his life Now his pension plan's been cut in half and he can't afford to die And it's a crying shame, 'cause he ain't the one to blame When I looked down to see his calloused hands Well let me tell you friend it gets me fightin mad

'Cause in the real world they're shuttin Detroit down While the boss man takes his bonus paid jets on out of town DC's bailing out them bankers as the farmers auction ground Yeah, while there living up on Wall Street in that New York City town Here in the real world they're shuttin Detroit down

Yeah while they're living up on Wall Street in that New York City town Here in the real world they're shuttin Detroit down Here in the real world they're shuttin Detroit down In the real world they're shuttin Detroit down They're shuttin Detroit down

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Tory Husband Song: Tiny Little Robots Artist: Cage the Elephant

They’ve got you movin’ to the city Oh my, you think you're lookin’ pretty But they’ve got their pistols too Tucked down beneath their shoe It’s a new sensation World annihilation Moving to the music Patiently it’s waitin’ The city’s screamin’ I can hear them breathin’** Cryin’ out for wisdom
 * Hungry minds are feedin’

I know that you're tired of this** Cause you're a robot They designed your life And you can join us on the other side**
 * But true souls said you know what’s right

Are you scared? **Are you scared? Are you scared?

They’ve got you marching to a drum beat Oh my you got another nose bleed They’ll keep you so amused** You’ll never taste the truth Total domination Chains across your shoulders Social captivation Kill our leaders Persecute our teachers Criticize our culture** Crucify free thinkers
 * It’s a new creation

Cause you're a robot They designed your life But true souls said you know what’s right And you can join us on the other side
 * I know that you're tired of this

Are you scared? Are you scared? Are you scared?

Fill our eyes with money Vanity that’s cunnin’ Only on the surface Diamonds look so stunnin’** Mass deception Altered our perception Made a new connection
 * Sold it to the children

I know that you're tired of this Cause you're a robot They designed your life But true souls said you know what’s right And you can join us on the other side**

media type="file" key="06 Where'd You Go.m4a" width="300" height="50" Ali Watkins Fort Minor: Where'd You Go Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever That you've been gone

She said, some days I feel like sh*t I don't understand why you have to always be gone I get along, but the trips always feel so long, and
 * Some days I wanna quit, and just be normal for a bit

I find myself tryin' to stay by the phone 'Cause your voice always helps me to not feel so alone But I feel like an idiot, workin' my day around the call But when I pick up I don't have much to say, so

I want you to know it's a little messed up That I'm stuck here waitin', at times debatin' Tellin' you that I've had it with you and your career Me and the rest of the family here singing

Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever that you've been gone Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever that you've been gone Please come back home

You know the place where you used to live? Used to barbeque up burgers and ribs Used to have a little party every halloween with candy by the pile But now, you only stop by every once in a while

Yeah, I find myself just fillin' my time With anything to keep the thought of you from my mind I'm doin' fine, and I'm plannin' to keep it that way You can call me if you find that you have somethin' to say

And I'll tell you, I want you to know it's a little messed up That I'm stuck here waitin', at times debatin' Tellin' you that I've had it with you and your career Me and the rest of the family here singing

Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever that you've been gone Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever that you've been gone Please come back home

I want you to know it's a little messed up That I'm stuck here waitin', no longer debatin' Tired of sittin' and hatin' and makin' these excuses For why you're not around, and feeling so useless

It seems one thing has been true all along You don't really know what you got 'til it's gone I guess I've had it with you and your career When you come back I won't be here and you can sing it

Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever that you've been gone Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever that you've been gone Please come back home

Please come back home Please come back home Please come back home Please come back home

Dan Casey Song: Kotov Syndrome By: Rise Against**

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Lyrics: There, high on the watchtower Keeping the peace Whatever that means Because you see the world through Crosshairs and tv’s don’t you

Ten foot walls built around us White picket death So quiet, so safe But if we fall there will be nothing and no one to catch So sit back and watch as we

Spin out of control Spin out of control Try to recover, but collide with each other We spin out of control

Something I cannot change I was born in a place That lives by the sword And thus to it’s blade we’re condemned Don’t you understand why we scream “no more” ?

My dreams are of children Orphaned by blood Spilled at these hands Here on the graves of the innocent We raise our flag

Spin out of control Spin out of control Try to recover, but collide with each other We spin out of control Somethings you don’t forgive somethings you don’t forget Sometimes the fate you suffer is so much worse than death We’re way off course now and we’re drifting out to sea So cut the anchor on your heart to be set free

Spin out of control Spin out of control Try to recover, but collide with each other We spin out of control

Amanda Stankis: Blink 182**
 * Anthem Part 2

Everything has fallen to pieces, Earth is dying help me Jesus We need guidance, we've been misled, young and hostile, but not stupid.

Corporate leaders, politicians, kids can't vote, adults elect them Laws that rule the school and workplace, signs that caution, sixteen's unsafe.

We really need to see this through, we never wanted to be abused We'll never give up, it's no use, if we're f*cked up you're to blame

Let this train wreck burn more slowly, kids are victims in this story Drown our youth with useless warnings, teenage rules they're f*cked and boring

We really need to see this through, we never wanted to be abused We'll never give up, it's no use, if we're f*cked up you're to blame

Everything has fallen to pieces, Everything has fallen to pieces, Everything has fallen to pieces, Everything has fallen to ...

We really need to see this through, we never wanted to be abused, We'll never give up, it's no use, if we're f*cked up you're to blame!

Wooden Ships Jefferson Airplane** http://popup.lala.com/popup/504684659304376166
 * Jack Phillips:

If you smile at me you know I will understand Cause that is something everybody everywhere does In the same language I can see by your coat my friend that you're from the other side There's just one thing I got to know Can you tell me please who won You must try some of my purple berries I been eating them for six or seven weeks now Haven't got sick once Probably keep us both alive Wooden ships on the water very free and easy Easy you know the way it's supposed to be Silver people on the shoreline leave us be Very free and easy Sail away where the morning sun goes high Sail away where the wind blows sweet and young birds fly Take a sister by her hand Lead her far from this barren land Horror grips us as we watch you die All we can do is echo your anguished cry and Stare as all you human feelings die We are leaving You don't need us Go and take a sister by her hand Lead her far from this foreign land Somewhere where we might laugh again We are leaving You don't need us Sailing ships on the water very free and easy Easy you know the way it's supposed to be Silver people on the shoreline leave us be Very free And gone

="No shelter" by Rage the machine= --Nathaniel Matsuura media type="file" key="Rage%20Against%20The%20Machine%20-%20No%20Shelter[1].mp3" width="240" height="20" The main attraction distraction Got you number than number than numb. Empty your pockets son they got you thinkin' that What you need is what they sellin' Make you think that buyin' is rebellin' From the theaters to malls on every shore The thin line between entertainment and war The front line is everywhere there'll be no shelter here Still burn the nightmare works you pushin' for, I'm a snap of the whip, the true feather to tar Memroy erased and promise gone, Tradin' your history for a V.C.R. Cinema simulated life in trauma Forth reich culture, Americana Chained to the dream they got you searchin' for The thin line between entertainment and war There'll be no shelter here, The front line is everywhere. X4 Hospitals not profitful The market bulls got pockets full To advertise some hip disguise View the world from American eyes The parmagon keep fiendin' for more The thin line between entertainment and war Fix the need, develop the taste, Buy the products, or get laid to waste Coca-cola was back in the veins of Saigon And Rambo troops We got a dope pair 'a Nikes on Godzilla pure motherfuckin' filler Get your eyes on the real killer, Cinema simulated life in trauma Forth reich culture, Americana Chained to the dream they got you searchin' for, The thin line between entertainment and war. There'll be no shelter here, The front line is everywhere. X4 American eyes, American eyes, View the world from American eyes, Bury the past, rob us blind, leave nothing behind. X2 Just stare. X4 Or re-live the nightmare

media type="file" key="07 Hands Held High.m4a" width="300" height="50" "Hands Held High"

Turn my mic up louder I got to say something Light weights step to the side when we come in

Feel it in your chest the syllables get pumping People on the street they panic and start running

Words on loose leaf sheet complete coming I jump in my mind and summon the rhyme, I'm dumping

Healing the blind I promise to let the sun in Sick of the dark ways we march to the drum and

Jump when they tell us that they wanna see jumping Fuck that I wanna see some fists pumping

Risk something, take back what's yours Say something that you know they might attack you for

Cause I'm sick of being treated like I have before Like it's stupid standing for what I'm standing for

Like this war's really just a different brand of war Like it doesn't cater the rich and abandon poor

Like they understand you in the back of the jet When you can't put gas in your tank

These fuckers are laughing their way to the bank and cashing the cheque Asking you to have compassion and have some respect

For a leader so nervous in an obvious way Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay

And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day In their living room laughing like "what did he say?"

[Chorus:] Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen

In my living room watching but I am not laughing Cause when it gets tense I know what might happen

World is cold the bold men take action Have to react or get blown into fractions

Ten years old it's something to see Another kid my age drugged under a jeep

Taken and bound and found later under a tree I wonder if he had thought the next one could be me

Do you see the soldiers they're out today They brush the dust from bullet proof vests away

It's ironic at times like this you pray But a bomb blew the mosque up yesterday

There's bombs in the buses, bikes, roads Inside your market, your shops, your clothes

My dad he's got a lot of fear I know But enough pride inside not to let that show

My brother had a book he would hold with pride A little red cover with a broken spine

On the back, he hand-wrote a quote inside When the rich wage war it's the poor who die

Meanwhile, the leader just talks away Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay

And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day both scared and angry like "what did he say?"

[Chorus x6]

[x6] With hands held high into the sky so blue, As the ocean opens up to swallow you.

media type="file" key="What Would You Do by Paris.mp3" width="240" height="20" code Andrew Hughes [CHORUS X2] What would you do if you Knew all of the things we knew Would you stand up for truth Or would you turn away too And then what if you saw All of the things that's wrong Would you stand tall and strong Or would you turn and walk away
 * __"What Would You Do? - Paris__**

I see a message from the government, like every day I watch it, and listen, and call 'em all suckas' They warnin' me about Osama or whatever Picture me buyin' this scam I said "never" You in tune to a Hard Truth soldier spittin' I stay committed gives a f*** to die or lose commission It's all a part of fightin' devil state mind control And all about the battle for your body, mind and soul And now I'm hopin' you don't close ya mind - so they shape ya Don't forget they made us slaves, gave us AIDS and raped us Another Bush season mean another war for profit All in secret so the public never think to stop it The Illuminati triple six all connected Stolen votes they control the race and take elections It's the Skull and Bones Freemason kill committee See the Dragon gettin' shittier in every city

[CHORUS]

Now ask yourself who's the people with the most to gain (Bush) 'fore 911 motherf***as couldn't stand his name (Bush) Now even ni**as wavin' flags like they lost they mind Everybody got opinions but don't know the time 'Cause Amerikkka's been took - it's plain to see The oldest trick in the book is make an enemy A phony evil so the government can do its dirt And take away ya freedom lock and load, beat and search Ain't nothin' changed but more colored people locked in prison These pigs still beat us, but it seem we forgettin' But I remember 'fore September how these devils do it F*** Giuliani ask Diallo how he doin' We in the streets holla 'jail to the thief' follow F*** wavin' flags bring these dragons to they knees Oil blood money makes these killers ride cold Suspicious suicides people dyin' never told It's all a part of playin' God so ya think we need 'em While 'Bin Ashcroft' take away ya rights to freedom Bear witness to the sickness of these dictators Hope you understand the time brother cause it's major

[CHORUS]

So now you askin why my records always come the same Keep it real, ain't no fillers, motherf***a blingin' Mine eyes seen the gory of the coming of the beast So every story every word I'm sayin' 'F*** Peace' See you could witness the Illuminati body count Don't be surprised these is devils that I'm talkin' bout You think a couple thousand lives mean shit to killers? Ni**a I swear to God we the ones - ain't no villans [sic] Or any other word they think to demonize a country Ain't no terror threat unless approval ratings slumpin' So I'ma say it for the record we the ones that planned it Ain't no other country took a part or had they hand in It's all a way to keep ya scared so you think you need'em Praisin' Bush while that killer take away ya freedom How many of us got discovered but ignore the symptoms? Ni**az talkin' loud but ain't nobody sayin' shit' And with the 4th Amendment gone eyes are on the 1st That's why I'm spittin' cyanide each and every verse I see the Carlyle group and Harris Bank Accounts I see 'em plead the 5th each and every session now And while Reichstag burns I see the public buy it I see the profilin see the media's compliance War is good for business see the vicious make a savior Hope you understand the time brother cause its major

[CHORUS X2] code Talk Shows on Mute by Incubus

Take a bow, pack on powder, Wash 'em out with buzzing lights, Pay an audience to care, 'Impress me' personality.

Still and transfixed, The electric sheep are dreaming of your face. Enjoy you from the chemical, Comfort of America.

Come one, come all Into nineteen-eighty-four Yeah, three, two, one Lights, Camera, Transaction

Quick, your time is almost up. Make all forget that they're the moth, Edging in towards the flame, Burn into obscurity.

Still and transfixed, The electric sheep are dreaming up your fate. And judge you from the card castle, Comfort of America.

Come one, come all Into nineteen-eighty-four Yeah, three, two, one Lights, Camera... yeah.

Come one, come all Into nineteen-eighty-four Yeah, three, two one Lights, Camera, Transaction

Lights, Camera, Transaction

Come one, come all Into nineteen-eighty-four Yeah, three, two, one Lights, Camera, Transaction

Your foundation is canyoning, Fault lines should be worn with pride. I hate to say you're so much more. You're so much more Endearing with the sound turned off.

Mother-Pink Floyd Willie Kimball

media type="file" key="1-06 Mother.m4a" width="300" height="50" Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb? Mother, do you think they'll like this song? Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls? Mother, should I build the wall? Mother, should I run for President? Mother, should I trust the government? Mother, will they put me in the firing line? Is it just a waste of time?

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry Momma's gonna make all of your nightmares come true Momma's gonna put all of her fears into you Momma's gonna keep you right here under her wing She won't let you fly, but she might let you sing Momma's will keep Baby cozy and warm Oooo Babe Oooo Babe Ooo Babe, of course Momma's gonna help build the wall

Mother, do you think she's good enough For me? Mother, do you think she's dangerous To me? Mother will she tear your little boy apart? Mother, will she break my heart?

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry Momma's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you Momma won't let anyone dirty get through Momma's gonna wait up until you get in Momma will always find out where you've been Momma's gonna keep Baby healthy and clean Oooo Babe Oooo Babe Ooo Babe, you'll always be Baby to me

Mother, did it need to be so high?

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Alex Moran Song: Hero of War Artist: Rise Against

He said, “Son, Have you see the world? Well, what would you say If I said that you could? Just carry this gun and you’ll even get paid.” I said, “That sounds pretty good.”

Black leather boots Spit-shined so bright They cut off my hair but it looked alright We marched and we sang We all became friends As we learned how to fight

A hero of war Yeah that’s what I’ll be And when I come home They’ll be damn proud of me I’ll carry this flag To the grave if I must Because it’s flag that I love And a flag that I trust

I kicked in the door I yelled my commands The children, they cried But I got my man We took him away A bag over his face From his family and his friends

They took off his clothes They pissed in his hands I told them to stop But then I joined in We beat him with guns And batons not just once But again and again

A hero of war Yeah that’s what I’ll be And when I come home They’ll be damn proud of me I’ll carry this flag To the grave if I must Because it’s flag that I love And a flag that I trust

She walked through bullets and haze I asked her to stop I begged her to stay But she pressed on So I lifted my gun And I fired away

The shells jumped through the smoke And into the sand That the blood now had soaked She collapsed with a flag in her hand A flag white as snow

A hero of war Is that what the see Just medals and scars So damn proud of me And I brought home that flag Now it gathers dust But it’s a flag that I love It’s the only flag I trust

He said, “Son, have you seen the world? Well what would you say, if I said that you could?”

Jack Cardinal Rage Against the Machine: Testify

The movie ran through me The glamour subdued me The tabloid untied me I'm empty please fill me Mister anchor assure me That Baghdad is burning Your voice it is so soothing That cunning mantra of killing I need you my witness To dress this up so bloodless To numb me and purge me now Of thoughts of blaming you Yes the car is our wheelchair My witness your coughing Oily silence mocks the legless boys Who travel now in coffins On the corner The jury's sleepless We found your weakness And it's right outside your door

Now testify Now testify It's right outside your door Now testify Yes testify Its right outside your door

With precision you feed me My witness I'm hungry Your temple it calms me So I can carry on My slaving sweating the skin right off my bones On a bed of fire I'm choking on the smoke that fills my home The wrecking ball is rushing Witness your blushing The pipeline is gushing While here we lie in tombs While on the corner The jury's sleepless We found your weakness And it's right outside your door

Now testify Yeah testify It's right outside your door Now testify Now testify It's right outside your door

Mass graves for the pump and the price is set And the price is set Mass graves for the pump and the price is set And the price is set Mass graves for the pump and the price is set And the price is set Mass graves for the pump and the price is set And the price is set

Who controls the past now controls the future Who controls the present now controls the past Who controls the past now controls the future Who controls the present now?

Now testify Testify It's right outside your door Now testify Testify It's right outside your door

Nick Whittaker** You and me are the same We don't know or care who's to blame But we know that whoever holds the reins Nothing will change Our cause has gone insane
 * Muse — United States Of Eurasia

And these wars, they can't be won And these wars, they can't be won And do you want them to go on And on and on Why split these states When there can be only one?

And must we do as we're told? Must we do as we're told?

You and me fall in line To be punished for unproven crimes! And we know that there is no one we can trust; Our ancient heroes, they are turning to dust!

And these wars, they can't be won Does anyone know or care how they begun? They just promise to go on And on and on But soon we will see There can be only one

United States! United States! Of...

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 * "Earth Song"**

What about sunrise What about rain What about all the things That you said we were to gain... What about killing fields Is there a time What about all the things That you said was yours and mine... Did you ever stop to notice All the blood we've shed before Did you ever stop to notice The crying Earth the weeping shores?

Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah

What have we done to the world Look what we've done What about all the peace That you pledge your only son... What about flowering fields Is there a time What about all the dreams That you said was yours and mine... Did you ever stop to notice All the children dead from war Did you ever stop to notice The crying Earth the weeping shores

Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah

I used to dream I used to glance beyond the stars Now I don't know where we are Although I know we've drifted far

Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah

Hey, what about yesterday (What about us) What about the seas (What about us) The heavens are falling down (What about us) I can't even breathe (What about us) What about apathy (What about us) I need you (What about us) What about nature's worth (ooo, ooo) It's our planet's womb (What about us) What about animals (What about it) We've turned kingdoms to dust (What about us) What about elephants (What about us) Have we lost their trust (What about us) What about crying whales (What about us) We're ravaging the seas (What about us) What about forest trails (ooo, ooo) Burnt despite our pleas (What about us) What about the holy land (What about it) Torn apart by creed (What about us) What about the common man (What about us) Can't we set him free (What about us) What about children dying (What about us) Can't you hear them cry (What about us) Where did we go wrong (ooo, ooo) Someone tell me why (What about us) What about babies (What about it) What about the days (What about us) What about all their joy (What about us) What about the man (What about us) What about the crying man (What about us) What about Abraham (What was us) What about death again (ooo, ooo) Do we give a damn

Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah

Artist: Jay-Z Song: Hard Knock Life**
 * Rob Maher

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Check the bassline out, uh-huh Jigga (bounce wit it), uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh, yeahh Let it bump though

["Annie" sample] It's the hard knock life (uh-huh) for us It's the hard knock life, for us!! Steada Treated,we get tricked Steada kisses, we get kicked It's the hard knock life!!

[Jay-Z] From standin on the corners boppin to drivin some of the hottest cars New York has ever seen For droppin some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard From the dope spot, with the smoke Glock fleein the murder scene, you know me well from nightmares of a lonely cell, my only hell But since when y'all n* know me to fail? F*** naw Where all my n***** with the rubber grips, bust shots And if you with me mom I rub on your tits, and what-not I'm from the school of the hard knocks, we must not let outsiders violate our blocks, and my plot let's stick up the world and split it fifty/fifty, uh-huh Let's take the dough and stay real jiggy, uh-huh And sip the Cris' and get pissy-pissy Flow infinitely like the memory of my n** **Biggie, baby! You know it's hell when I come through The life and times of Shawn Carter n** **Volume 2, y'all n** **get ready

["Annie" sample] It's the hard knock life, for us It's the hard knock life, for us!! Steada treated, we get tricked Steada kisses, we get kicked It's the hard knock life!!

[Jay-Z] I flow for those 'dro'ed out; all my n* locked down in the ten by fo', controllin the house We live in hard knocks, we don't take over we borrow blocks Burn em down and you can have it back daddy, I'd rather that I flow for chicks wishin, they ain't have to strip to pay tuition I see you vision mama, I put my money on the longshots All my ballers that's born to clock Now Imma be on top whether I perform or not I went from lukewarm to hot; sleepin on futons and cots to King Size, dream machines, the green fives I've seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life's ills Then I put it down type braile I'm tight grill with the phony, rappers y'all might feel we homies I'm like still, y'all don't know me, shit! I'm tight grill when my situation ain't improvin I'm tryin to murder everything movin, feel me?!

["Annie" sample] It's the hard knock life, for us It's the hard knock life, for us!! Steada treated,we get tricked Steada kisses, we get kicked It's the hard knock life, for us It's the hard knock life, for us!! Steada treated, we get tricked Steada kisses, we get kicked It's the hard knock life!!

[Jay-Z] I don't KNOW how to sleep, I gotta eat, stay on my toes Gotta a lot of beef, so logically, I prey on my foes Hustling's still inside of me, and as far as progress you'd be hard-pressed, to find another rapper hot as me I gave you prophecy on my first joint, and y'all lamed out Didn't really appreciate it, til the second one came out So I stretched the game out, X'ed your name out Put Jigga on top, and drop albums non-stop for ya, n*!

["Annie" sample] It's the hard knock life, for us It's the hard knock life, for us!! Steada treated, we get tricked Steada kisses, we get kicked It's the hard knock life, for us It's the hard knock life, for us!! Steada treated, we get tricked Steada kisses, we get kicked It's the hard knock life!! .. It's the hard knock life!! ................ it's the hard knock life!!

Mosh by Eminem Devon Smiley

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America And to the Republic for which it stands One nation under God Indivisible with liberty and justice for all... It feels so good to be back..

I scrutinize every word, memorize every line I spit it once, refuel, re-energize and rewind I give sight to the blind, my insight through the mind I exercise my right to express when I feel it's time It's just all in your mind, what you interpret it as I say to fight, you take it as I'mma whip someone's ass If you don't understand, don't even bother to ask A father who has grown up with a fatherless past Who has blown up now to rap phenomenon that has Or at least shows no difficulty multi-task And in juggling both perhaps mastered his craft Slash entrepreneur who has helped launch a few more rap acts Who's had a few obstacles thrown his way through the last half Of his career typical manure moving past that Mr. kisses ass crack, he's a class act Rubber band man, yea he just snaps back

//[Chorus:]// Come along follow me as I lead through the darkness As I provide just enough spark that we need to proceed Carry on, give me hope, give me strength Come with me and I won't steer you wrong Put your faith and your trust as I guide us through the fog To the light at the end of the tunnel We gonna fight, we gonna charge, we gonna stomp, we gonna march Through the swamp, we gonna mosh through the marsh Take us right through the doors (c'mon)

All the people up top on the side and the middle Come together lets all bomb and swamp just a little Just let it gradually build from the front to the back All you can see is a sea of people some white and some black Don't matter what color, all that matters we gathered together To celebrate for the same cause don't matter the weather If it rains let it rain, yea the wetter the better They ain't gonna stop us they can't, we stronger now more than ever They tell us no we say yea, they tell us stop we say go Rebel with a rebel yell, raise hell we gonna let em know Stomp, push, shove, mush, Fuck Bush, until they bring our troops home (c'mon)

//[Chorus]//

Imagine it pouring, it's raining down on us Mosh pits outside the oval office Someone's tryina tell us something, Maybe this is God just sayin' we're responsible For this monster, this coward, That we have empowered This is Bin Laden, look at his head noddin' How could we allow something like this without pumping our fists Now this is our final hour Let me be the voice in your strength and your choice Let me simplify the rhyme just to amplify the noise Try to amplify the times it, and multiply by six... Teen million people, Are equal at this high pitch Maybe we can reach alqueda through my speech Let the president answer a higher anarchy Strap him with an Ak-47, let him go, fight his own war Let him impress daddy that way No more blood for oil, we got our own battles to fight on our own soil No more psychological warfare, to trick us to thinking that we ain't loyal If we don't serve our own country, we're patronizing a hero Look in his eyes its all lies The stars and stripes, they've been swiped, washed out and wiped And replaced with his own face, Mosh now or die If I get sniped tonight you know why, Cause I told you to fight.

//[Chorus]//

And as we proceed, To Mosh through this desert storm, In these closing statements, if they should argue Let us beg to differ As we set aside our differences And assemble our own army To disarm this Weapon of Mass Destruction That we call our President, for the present And Mosh for the future of our next generation To speak and be heard Mr. President, Mr. Senator Do you guy's hear us...hear us...//[laughing]// (Hailie)

COLDPLAY - SPIES by Maddie Lynch** I awake to find no peace of mind. I said how do you live As a fugitive? Down here, where I cannot see so clear I said what do I know? Show me the right way to go.

And the spies came out of the water, But you're feeling so bad 'coz you know And the spies hide out in every corner. But you can't touch them no, 'Coz they're all spies.

They're all spies.

I awake to see that no one is free. We're all fugitives - look at the way we live Down here, I cannot sleep from fear. no I said which way do I turn? Oh I forget everything I learn.

And the spies came out of the water. But you're feeling so bad 'coz you know And the spies hide out in every corner. But you can't touch them no, 'Coz they're all spies.

They're all spies.

And if we don't hide here, They're gonna find us. And if we don't hide now, They're gonna catch us when we sleep. And if we don't hide here, They're gonna find us.

And the spies came out of the water. But you're feeling so good.coz you know that though spies hide out in every corner. they can't touch you, no. 'Coz they're just spies.

They're just spies, They're just spies, They're just spies, They're just spies, They're just spies.

Rebellion (Lies) Lyrics ** Artist(Band): **The Arcade Fire** (unfortunately the song wouldn't upload) Sleeping is giving in, no matter what the time is. Sleeping is giving in, so lift those heavy eyelids.
 * Valerie Maffei**

People say that you'll die faster than without water. But we know it's just a lie, scare your son, scare your daughter.

People say that your dreams are the only things that save ya. Come on baby in our dreams, we can live on misbehavior.

Every time you close your eyes Lies, lies! Every time you close your eyes Lies, lies! Every time you close your eyes Lies, lies! Every time you close your eyes Lies, lies! Every time you close your eyes Every time you close your eyes Every time you close your eyes Every time you close your eyes

People try and hide the night underneath the covers. People try and hide the light underneath the covers.

Come on hide your lovers underneath the covers come on hide your lovers underneath the covers.

Hidin' from your brothers underneath the covers, come on hide your lovers underneath the covers.

People say that you'll die faster than without water, but we know it's just a lie, scare your son, scare your daughter, Scare your son, scare your daughter. Scare your son, scare your daughter.

Now here's the sun, it's alright! (Lies, lies!) Now here's the moon, it's alright! (Lies, lies!) Now here's the sun, it's alright! (Lies, lies!) Now here's the moon it's alright (Lies, lies!)

Every time you close your eyes Lies, lies! Every time you close your eyes Lies, lies! Every time you close your eyes Lies, lies! Every time you close your eyes Lies, lies!

Every time you close your eyes

Every time you close your eyes

Every time you close your eyes

Lies, lies!