Rahman Jamaal - Start to Read lyrics

[Hook: Gabe] Turn off the news and start to read The media is full of racism and rich mans creed They plant lies in our head like sunflower seeds Its time to open our eyes and see peoples needs Books are our allies because of the knowledge they feed The media is full of racism and white mans greed The only way for us to succeed Is if we open our eyes and start to read [Verse 1: Gabe] When I look at the Media all I see is xenophobia Endless stereotypes empowering the colored dystopia Their authority over the way we think prevents our evolution Because if awareness were to spread there would be a revolution Everyone in the Middle East is considered a terrorist But in reality it's our system that has prejudice Teaching people of color to hate who they are To keep them separated from the same cultured jar Sugarcoating the message just like they did in Walt Disney This sh** is faker than the ingredients of a diet pepsi So many lies right before our eyes How could we be so blind and not see through their disguise BlackFace redface yellowface and brownface They're all part of a concept that we must erase Do yourself a favor and start reading some books Then you will understand why I write these hooks [Hook: Gabe] Turn off the news and start to read The media is full of racism and corporate greed They plant lies in our head like sunflower seeds Its time to open our eyes and see peoples needs Books are our allies because of the knowledge they feed The media is full of racism and the white mans greed The only way for us to succeed Is if we open our eyes and start to read [Verse 2: Rahman Jamaal] What is literacy? I mean literally But the ability to hear & see lyrically The conspiracy of a language we're experiencing When transparency's disappearing mysteriously Behind the mirrors of the TV's and ma** produced CD's And DVD's that make you think we live freely To receive what we need, believe it or not, it isn't free weed If it isn't leadership in the street for kids to achieve And get education better than the racism spread in the fed and state prison System of legislation and private corporations in bed with the nation, let us be patient What? They'd let us be patients of sterilization without consent? And they kick people out to build new apartments leaving them homeless with no house to rent? [Verse 2: Gabe] What about the extent that they're willing to go To not teach us what they're unwilling to show They teach biology but they won't teach us about eugenics How the disease of white supremacy is an epidemic They only talk about one Holocaust American Indians & the Maafa have all been lost They don't teach us how to live outside of capitalism So just for saying this you probably think it's radicalism [Hook: Gabe] Turn off the news and start to read The media is full of racism and 1%ers greed They plant lies in our head like sunflower seeds Its time to open our eyes and see peoples needs Books are our allies because of the knowledge they feed The media is full of racism and white mans greed The only way for us to succeed Is if we open our eyes