Chuck D - Catch The Thrown lyrics

[Hook] What you reap, is what you sow And what you keep, is what you owe And what the people want to know is Who's gonna catch the thrown? And what you got, is what they want And what they see, they sat they need And people bleedin', from the greed Now who's gonna catch the thrown? [Verse 1] Thrown at, thrown under Thrown to the side Throwing up disgusted, so we're throwin' down Thrown under the bus draggin' on the ground Power to the people salutin' the underground Against those standing in mansions, spittin' down at us From up their higher ground Feed the people, fight the power, fix the poor But that 1% done shut the door In God we trust our money, it's a slap in the face To the rest of the whole human race Post racial wealth and taste, change a name But you can't change race in the United States People say they're kings, plus say they're queens If we all don't eat, what does it all mean? We watch and listen, but I'll leave it alone But who's gonna catch the thrown? [Hook] What you reap, is what you sow And what you keep, is what you owe And what the people want to know is Who's gonna catch the thrown? And what you got, is what they want And what they see, they sat they need And people bleedin', from the greed Now who's gonna catch the thrown? [Verse 2] Divide and conquer, the oldest trick in the game Is the one between the people who are really the same As the rich get richer, the poor get bitcin' The people keep kissin', the feds don't listen This recession's seen a black depression Situation of a nation headed for desperation No quarterback gets sacked on the couch The sound of black America is "Ouch!" Governments don't love you and president executions End up looking like some final solutions Murder is an institution backed up and hacked up By some handwritten, constitution Do what you do! Buddhist, Christian, Hindu m**m and Hebrew, you're all what you do I be seeing human beings that stew, yet Never have so many been screwed by so few! We watch the kings and queens and what they owe But who's gonna catch the thrown? [Pre-Hook] There's a man going 'round takin' names [Verse 3: Cormega] The system is designed to incriminate Genocide was devised to eliminate Equality is a myth They had me in jail for a crime I didn't even commit A stereotype They feel every color is inferior, right? Brothers who resist are considered a threat From Sitting Bull, to Malcolm X In the land of the free, and suspect elections John Kennedy had the mob connections President Reagan sold guns to Iraq Yet they try to say that criminals are all black What's up with these corrupt politicians? Them d** they be shippin', but they never go to prison This f**ed up system better never try to bag me f** Zimmerman, he's guilty, clearly [Bridge] Catch the thrown! You've got to testify Is that the one percent that you need Says that you occupy Catch the thrown! I've got to testify Is that the one percent that y'all want You've got to occupy [Pre-Hook] There's a man going 'round takin' names [Verse 4] Free the mind prisoners, but they ain't listening F the po-po, but who that whistling? Foes making a k**ing, Juxtaposed against those givin' a livin' Give me shelter, cause these issues be official Is the need to feed replaced by the greed? I ain't tryin' to yell at you or sell to you Some B.S. they already told to you End up being sold to you, did I mention? The cheapest price is to pay attention Now the test is just being at your best With that you can hold your own But who's gonna catch the thrown? [Hook] What you reap, is what you sow And what you keep, is what you owe And what the people want to know is Who's gonna catch the thrown? And what you got, is what they want And what they see, they sat they need And people bleedin', from the greed Now who's gonna catch the thrown? [Outro: Flavor Flav] Ay yo Chuck, I think we got this sh** under wraps, son Dun said, dun said, dun said Let's get the F up outta here, man