Chuck D - Winter in America lyrics

[Verse 1: Paris] I know you thought I wouldn't say somethin' About the way the radio and TV, don't really say nothin' Unless black men stay thuggin' Unless black women straight s*uttin' I know you thought I wouldn't talk about rich white men Still doin' to black artists today what they did to the ones back then Can't you see brother, they don't love you They just want money off of what you do I know you thought I wouldn't speak on those with hot tracks Runnin' 'round tryin to tell me hip-hop is not black For real, it ain't black now? I guess it ain't Long as y'all wanna thug in the 'burbs, slummin' dressed down I'ma talk about the documented fact America funds Israel more than all of Africa What the hell would I be rappin' for If hard truth ain't attackin' ya, blappin' ya? [Hook: Paris] It's the same thing every day, we keep movin' It's the same games people play, we see through 'em Long as I am alive, the grind won't stop We gonna fight 'til we die, the rhymes won't stop Try to maintain through the pain, we keep movin' 'Til the chains break from the brain, we break through 'em Long as justice denied, the grind won't stop Bringin' sight to the blind, the rhymes won't stop, now come on [Verse 2: Chuck D and Paris] Microphone check 1-2, check the sound Ba** for ya face, bring the level around See us break over breaks take the racists and blaze We, back on the stage, it's the prophets of rage Not Dre but I'm still watchin over the game What the hell has happened to us, seem as nothing has changed Just coons on the tube, jiggaboos and pimps Act a motherf**in' fool while labels makin' a mint I spit a verse, maybe curse, every city and town What's the worst that could happen, brothers workin' it out I been around growlin' freedom or d**h since day one Miuzi weighs a ton, don't forget it's the bomb I run up, we Public Enemy, they ain't said sh** Put the message in the music so you never forget Time to take this thing back put the hit in the hits If you ain't mad then you ain't even tripped Pay attention, it's the Enemy [Hook: Paris] It's the same thing every day, we keep movin' It's the same games people play, we see through 'em Long as I am alive, the grind won't stop We gonna fight 'til we die, the rhymes won't stop Try to maintain through the pain, we keep movin' 'Til the chains break from the brain, we break through 'em Long as justice denied, the grind won't stop Bringin' sight to the blind, the rhymes won't stop, now come on [Verse 3: Paris] 9/11 is no longer a conspiracy It's being used to reduce civil liberties Speak critically, they can legally ignore you And let the verachip think for you Screamin' out no child left behind But all we end up, learnin' is how to work for the wealthy kind Cause wealth defines the health we buy, from Blue Cross to Leaders of the banks from the checks we write Foolin' with my food, chickens as big as the turkeys GMO's make produce bloom a month early Cross-pollinatin' rice grains with hormones Highly afraid of ice age, tryin' to fight plagues But the real issue, is when you speak the hard truth Then they will get you, bringin' light to our youth Then they will k** you, if you Armstrong Williams They big scrill you, and force the fickle to feel you, for real [Hook: Paris] It's the same thing every day, we keep movin' It's the same games people play, we see through 'em Long as I am alive, the grind won't stop We gonna fight 'til we die, the rhymes won't stop Try to maintain through the pain, we keep movin' 'Til the chains break from the brain, we break through 'em Long as justice denied, the grind won't stop Bringin' sight to the blind, the rhymes won't stop, now come on