The Proud Lyrics - Quality - Talib Kweli

(Talib Kweli) 

The proud 

Stand tall or don't stand at all, c'mon 

Uhh, yeah 

Break it down 

What we do? 

(Chorus) 

We survive, it's more than pride 

We stay alive, ready to ride 

(Chorus) - repeat through intro 

(Intro: Talib Kweli) 

One two, one two yo 

Aight. put it down yo 

June 11, 2001 

Timothy McVeigh is executed 

And the country breathe a sigh of relief 

Goodness prevails over evil, it seems 

Somehow when he's gone, we feel safer 

Little do we know 

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(Verse One) 

Today the paper say Timothy McVeigh's in hell 

So everything's okay and all must be well 

I remember in Oklahoma when they put out the blaze 

And put Islamic terrorist bombing, on the front page 

It's like saying only gays get AIDS, propaganda 

Like saying the problem's over when they locked that man up 

Wrong! It's just the beginning, the first inning 

Battle for America's soul, the devil's winning 

The President is Bush, the Vice President's a Dick 

So a whole lot of fuckin is what we gon' get 

They don't wanna raise the babies so the election is fixed 

That's why we don't be fuckin with politics 

They bet on that, parents fought and got wet for that 

Hosed down, bit by dogs, and got blacks into house arrest for that 

It's all good except for that - we still poor 

Money, power and respect is what we kill for, for real 

Photos 

(Chorus) - repeat through interlude 

(Interlude) 

August 4, 2001 

A drunken police officer mows down an entire family in Brooklyn 

The judge lets him go with no bail 

It reminds us, of just how worthless our lives are to the justice system 

I struggle, to explain the situation to my son, it's hard 

(Verse Two) 

Niggaz with knowledge is more dangerous than than niggaz with guns 

They make the guns easy to get and try to keep niggaz dumb 

Target the gangs and graffiti with the Prop 21 

I already know the deal but what the fuck do I tell my son? 

I want him livin right, livin good, respect the rules 

He's five years old and he still thinkin cops is cool 

How do I break the news that when he gets some size 

He'll be percieved as a threat or see the fear in they eyes 

It's in they job description to terminate the threat 

So 41 shots to the body is what he can expect 

The precedent is set, don't matter if he follow the law 

How do I give my son pride and make him swallow it all (damn!) 

Fuck the pigs! I think the pigs killed Big and 'Pac too 

If they didn't they know who did, they got to! 

Who they serve and protect, nigga not you 

Cops shot off of ten G's but they got glocks too 

Let you protect yourself, or better yet respect yourself 

Straight into the hospital is where you gotta check yourself 

They be gettin tips from snitches and rival crews 

Doin them favors so they workin for the drug dealers too 

Just business enforcers with hate in they holsters 

Shoot you in the back, won't face you like a soldier 

Kurt Loder asked me what I say to a dead cop's wife 

Cops kill my people everyday, that's life 

(Chorus) - repeat through final interlude 

(Final Interlude) 

September 11, 2001 

Terrorists attack the Pentagon and the World Trade Center 

Kills thousand and permanently scars America's false sense of security 

We see the best examples of humanity in the face of the worst 

As fire fighters, police officers, rescue workers 

and volunteers of all sorts, fight to save lives 

The world will never be the same again 

(Verse Three) 

My heart go out to everybody at Ground Zero 

Red, black, yellow, white and brown heroes 

It's more complicated than black and white 

To give your own life is the greatest sacrifice 

But it's hard for me to walk down the block 

Seeing rats and roaches, crack viles and 40 ounce posters 

People broken down from years of oppression 

Become patriots when they way of life is threatened 

It's a hard conversation to have 

We lost kids, moms and dads, people ready to fight for the flag 

Damn, when did shit get this bad? 

America kill the innocent too, the cycle of violence is sad 

Damn! Welcome to the world, we here 

We've been at, war for years but it's much more clear (yeah) 

We got to face what lies ahead 

Fight for our truth and freedom and, ride for the dead 

(Chorus) - repeat to end