album cover
The Plunderers
88
Hip-Hop/Rap
The Plunderers was released on February 10, 2003 by Elefant Traks as a part of the album An Elefant Never Forgets
album cover
Release DateFebruary 10, 2003
LabelElefant Traks
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM86

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Herd
The Herd
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
The Herd
The Herd
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Snapsuit
Snapsuit
Producer

Lyrics

Dear overseer
It's ages since you graced my pages, but this shit goes in stages
How the machine rages
I've got a spanner for your works, whole patches of industry
I've got no manners for you jerks, you wouldn't listen to me
An eco-friendly emblem on a petrol station
Like a fucking referendum for a queen without a nation
Lies about land rights, build uranium mines, avoiding millions in tax, you've never paid a fine
When, in the ear of our leaders, to start a war like that
If we don't know who were fighting, well then we won't fight back
So I'm calling you out to let you know we know
Your branding shines like gold and hides the shit below
Ever thought that's why Jordan is no politics major?
Because he can't stand the thought of his slaves in Asia?
Who puts a b-boy and a surfer in the same ad break?
I beat the real thing, because it's so fucking fake
He tells a pack of lies and then tries to murder the truth
He's just the same two guys, who tell you all the news
And who's that chimpanzee, straight out a western movie
And here come little Johnny wanna be his deputy
The world is cleft, you see, made to fight one another
Economic big brother operating deep cover
So I'm calling you out, to let you know we know
Your branding shines like gold and hides the shit below
Because everything is really not okay
Despite the forecast of another beautiful grey
I mean a beautiful day, blessed with optimism
A few more companies are killing off their competition
Even blackouts couldn't make these devils stop and listen
A rat race, that's disgraced and should not be forgiven
It's not your pipe to piss in, so there's a price to pay
Whilst burning, you'll be thinking about it everyday
The gap gets greater, and so I'd watch your step
Once slip and there goes your neck, sleep with a sweat
There's too many now looking for your downfall
In the eighties, all they thought about was how tall
Could a corp climb higher than a star sign
Make money, marry money and make more money
Mankind suckered out like a bloodthirsty vampire
They call you citizens upstanding, but we call you damn liars
Image built brand empires all targets
We'll boycott, attack and defame just for starters
Press charges? And bring your lawyers to the table?
But the tables are turning so get out while your able
I love convenience
I love corporations 'cause they give me convenience
And- and I- I saw on the news that there's all these people trying to stop these corporations spread the convenience
And that's, err, that's why we've got to help developing nations get their McDonald's, get their 7-Elevens
They haven't even tasted the goodness yet, man
Whilst ever there's oppression, up will rise dissent
Seen through every century, the anger finds a vent
US forces, just like WWF
Iraq's getting body-slammed by George W.'s best
Keep pushing 'til the point comes where the people have had enough
And disillusion cause of deals that are struck or are corrupt
Can't trust a cop, a politician or a TV set
Now everyone's upset
And yet they still forget
Forget facts
Remember brands
We get jacked
But by their hand
The media is on crack
And hide our heads in the sand
Now every woman and man
Sing your favourite theme song
That catchy jingle
Opposite to what really goes on
Our movement's strong
We're going from strength to strength
Your fradulant future's something that we can prevent
We've come to cause a dissonance within your picket fence
If you still say dismissing your staff's good business sense
More protesters will die
As more companies collapse
So we're questioning the false wisdom lying behind that
Shout to the people to stand against this crap
And revolutionaries who act with beats and raps
Written by: The Herd
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out􀆄 copy􀐅􀋲

Loading...