Mumia Abu-Jamal - Globalization (Scene of the Crime) lyrics

Intro: Mumia Abu Jamal The new name in the twenty-first century of Imperialism Is really globalization And when you think about that When you read about that When you study about that Globalization really means the Globalization of Capital You don't hear people talking about the Globalization of Labor But you know working people all around the world Have more in common with each other Than they have with their own so-called leaders or the rulers The ruling cla** that is of the Society So people should uh Globalize resistance Globalize and that means... [Verse 1: Stic.man] Globalization.. Some kids get bombs for breakfast And blowed away on their birthday Ask the lil' orphan boy on Iraqi soil What he think about the U.S.A Today was the worst day of his life Uncle Sam k**ed both his parents His village was burned to the ground And they left him and his lil' brother to perish Cus they want the oil in the soil Like vampires they come for blood In the name of freedom and justice Nowhere to hide nowhere to run First they send the soldiers Then come McDonald's and Coca Cola Toxic western culture And once they take over its over... [Hook] Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Halliburton, 7-up, Walmart, Exxon Who cares if you get stepped on, Get stepped on In the name of progress they business has no conscience All they want is profits It's obvious in Africa It's obvious in Mexico, It's obvious in Cuba It's obvious in Palestine, American invasion Foreign occupation, Covert operations Oppressive domination, Resiiiiiiist... - [Verse 2: M1] Yo, 2012 is approaching No food on the shelves and the system is broken It's out of order, we out of water, and out of time Out of my mind, out of prime time with the propaganda Make you wanna snap make ya pop the hammer Call it what it is use proper grammar Land grab call that gentrification Micro-chip Identification Thats just fear and intimidation Nine O'clock news interpretation (?Break of a Nation?) that's Got nothing to lose but our chains Got nothing to use but our brains Stop following the rules And lets change the game, Resiiiiist... [Hook] Blackwater, Ford Trucks, APAC, Starbucks, IMF, Chevron Who cares if you get stepped on, get stepped on In the name of progress They business has no conscious All they want is profits it's obvious in Africa It's obvious in Mexico, It's obvious in Cuba It's obvious in Palestine, American invasion Foreign occupation, Covert operations Oppressive domination, Resiiiiiiist... [Outro] These are the times Baby These are the times, scene of a crime These are the times baby to free your mind, to free your mind