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Wolves (Intro)
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Wolves (Intro) was released on February 8, 2000 by LOUD Records as a part of the album Let's Get Free
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Release DateFebruary 8, 2000
LabelLOUD Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM77

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dead Prez
Dead Prez
Performer
Mark Bat
Mark Bat
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
C. Gavin
C. Gavin
Lyrics
L. Alford
L. Alford
Composer
Andrew Mair
Andrew Mair
Composer
V. Williams
V. Williams
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dead Prez
Dead Prez
Producer
Christos Tsantillios
Christos Tsantillios
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm not a hunter but I am told
That in places like in the Arctic
Where indigenous people sometimes might hunt a wolf
They'll take a double edged blade
And they'll put blood on the blade
And they'll melt the ice and stick the handle in the ice
So that only the blade is protruding
And that a wolf will smell the blood and wants to eat
And it'll come and lick the blade, trying to eat
And what happens is when the wolf licks the blade
Of course, he cuts his tongue and he bleeds
And he thinks he's really having a good meal
And he drinks and he licks and he licks
And of course, he is drinking his own blood and he kills himself
[Verse 2]
That's what the Imperialists did to us with crack cocaine
You got these young brothers out there thinking that they're getting something
That they're gonna make a living with
They is getting something so they can buy a car
Like the white people have cars, why can't I have a car?
They getting something so they can get a piece of gold;
White people have gold, why can't I have gold?
They're getting something to get a house
White people have a house, why can't I have a house?
And they actually think that there's something that's bringing resources to them
But they're killing themselves just like the wolf was licking the blade
And they're slowly dying without knowing it
[Verse 3]
That's what's happening to the community, you with me on that?
That's exactly and precisely what happens to the community
And instead of blaming the hunter who put the damn
Handle and the blade in the ice for the wolf
What happens is the wolf gets blamed for trying to live
[Verse 4]
That's what happens in our community
You don't blame the person, the victim
You blame the oppressor
Imperialism, white power is the enemy
Was the enemy when it first came to Africa
Snatched up the first African
Brought us here against our will
Is the enemy today
[Verse 5]
That's the thing that we have to understand
Written by: Andrew Mair, C. Gavin, L. Alford, V. Williams
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