Unity of Oppression

The history of oppression

You know we can't erase it in a pop song

But the facts, we gotta face it

Men rape women, and man rapes the environment

And people with opposed religious views are violent

How can we advance with a memory so short?

We live in a society that kills animals for sport

And how can we discuss gender, class, or race

When we can't respect the rights of lesbians and gays?

In our efforts to make a difference, we specialize

But the contradiction arise, we fail to realize

The damages done to the Native American

These singular issues, I just can't understand

How you can love one, and have hatred for another

You torture your sisters, while sayin' peace to your brothers

As long as we insist on being so aggressive

We will continue to play the role of the oppressor

When men and women, straight and gay

Whites and non-whites begin to unite

When humans can treat non-human species with fairness and dignity

Then, only then, is there unity (Of oppression)

Got to understand the concept of unity (Of oppression)

Make a sacrifice for the price of unity

Got to understand the concept of unity (Of oppression)

Make a sacrifice for the price of unity

To all the white liberals and non-white militants

That over-simplify the impact of prejudice

Blame it on the whites, and you're right, but it keeps us divided

That agenda becomes short-sighted

I hear you condemning all racist sentiments

And then I hear you making anti-Semitic comments

Instead of only allowing one type of equality

Place the blame on each other

Yet we should be expanding our scope of understanding and hope

Just posing some questions, and make some suggestions

We don't claim to speak from a position of authority

We only want one thing, and that's unity (Of oppression)

We got to understand the concept of unity (Of oppression)

Make a sacrifice for the price of unity

We got to understand the concept of unity (Of oppression)

Make a sacrifice for the price of unity

We got to understand the concept of unity (Of oppression)

Make a sacrifice for the price of unity

We got to understand the concept of unity (Of oppression)

Make a sacrifice for the price of unity (Of oppression)

We got to understand the concept of unity

Make a sacrifice for the price of unity

Unity (Of Oppression)

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