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Maria
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Maria was released on November 2, 1999 by Epic as a part of the album The Battle of Los Angeles
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999
LabelEpic
LanguageEnglish
BPM86
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Tha sun ablaze as Maria's foot touches tha surface of sand
On northern land, as human contraband
Some rico from Jalisco passed her name to tha Boss
She's stuffed ten to a truckbed, she clutches her cross
Here comes tha exhaust and it rips through her lungs
She's off fast to tha pasture, like cattle she'll cross
Degree 106, sweat and vomit are thrown
And she prays and suffocates upon tha memories of home
Of Yanqui guns for blood debts on tha loans
Of smoldering fields, rape, rubble and bones
Of graves hidden, trapped up in visions of war
Of nothing, no one, nobody, no more
[Verse 2]
These are her mountains and skies and she radiates
And through history's rivers of blood she regenerates
And like tha sun disappears only to reappear
She's eternally here
Her time is near
Never conquered but here
[Verse 3]
To tear away at tha mask
[Verse 4]
And now she got a quota, tha needle and thread crucifixion
Sold and shipped across tha new line of Mason Dixon
Rippin' through denim, tha point an inch from her vein
Tha foreman approach, his steps now pound in her brain
His presence it terrifies and eclipses her days
No minutes to rest, no moments to pray
And with a whisper he whips her, her soul chained to his will
"My job is to kill if you forget to take your pill"
Her arms jerk, tha sisters gather round her and scream
As if in a dream, eyes on tha crimson stream
Numb as her wrists spit shots of blood to tha floor
I am nothing, no one, nobody, no more
[Verse 5]
These are her mountains and skies and she radiates
And through history's rivers of blood she regenerates
And like tha sun disappears only to reappear
Maria
She's eternally here
Her time is near
Never conquered but here
[Verse 6]
To tear away at tha mask
Away at tha mask
To tear away at tha mask
[Verse 7]
No minutes to rest
No moment to pray
No minutes to rest
No moment to pray
No minutes to rest
It eclipses her day, just a moment to pray
[Verse 8]
To tear away at tha mask
Away at tha mask
To tear away at tha mask
To tear away at tha mask
Written by: Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha
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