Dear Brother

Dear brother When you gonna call back your mother Think you're sleeping in the gutter We both know you can do better And when you gonna write your older brother, a letter Hey man, I miss you, getting my shit together And for the record, I wrote this note as a reminder Hermano mio, there's a future you can believe in Gonna take more than songs of justice and freedom Yeah (oh yeah) Oh, there's a future you can believe in Gonna take more than songs of justice and freedom Freedom, yeah If you're thinking about leaving Hold my hand, overstand, as two can be a kingdom Blessed, and when the rain comes Put your hand in the dirt, Baba, this is where you came from This is where you came from This is where you came from This is where you came from System's broken, no fucks given Wealthy people living off the backs of the broken Dreams of America Dreams of America Need a pipe carrier And let me sponge you off so the vision can get clearer Your mother's crying, boy, can you hear her? You gotta put down the weight You gotta get out of your way You gotta put down the weight You gotta get out of your way Dear lover You can find me on the front lines covered In the blood and tears of another Brother, sister, mother Revolution for your broadcast on Facebook and Twtitter There's a noise I can hear it when the megaphone roars Wipe the tears from this tear gas, choice You have a choice Stand in front of your fear, baby, time to find your voice It's a story A love story, you can believe in Death, birth, your life's worth, it's trending A story, a love story How vain are we to expect a happy ending I got my hands up Follow directions 'til they shoot us I'm fuckin' sick and tired of no justice No peace Promise me I'll never pick your body off the streets We're all taking heat here (oh, oh) The trust is broken, I don't get these police Disenfranchised, step into a new life Maybe if you listen to the wind, there's a war cry Peace in America Peace in America Be decent, America Let me sponge you off so the vision can get clearer Your mother's crying, can you hear her? What I see in you (uh, uh) A young tree bearing fruit Place to start (oh, oh) Don't hide behind your heart You gotta put down the weight You gotta get out of your way You gotta put down the weight You gotta get out of your way Ye tiahu, ye taihu Tiahui Yaotecame tlalpixque (Tiahui) Ximohuala nikan cenyilzti Juntar los pueblos empieza con la familia Hermano luchamos por lo k dijo la abuelita (es tiempo) I can see it in grandma's eyes My ancestor's wildest dream, we survived genocide This goes out to all the young souls that never made it Promise me I'll never pick your body off the pavement Rematriate the land that they've taken The water they poisoned My people've been praying for peace Hands up dont mean that they won't shoot United at the borders, a generation facing the truth Se acabo el silencio Bullets fly by, raining in the night time 'Round the world, tribes gather as the tides rise Put down the weight, my love, this is our time What I see in you (uh, uh) A young tree bearing fruit Place to start (oh, oh) Don't hide behind your heart You gotta put down the weight You gotta get out of your way You gotta put down the weight You gotta get out of your way