Before you put on this record,
understand this is for all of my ancestors
who were raped,
who were killed,
and hung
because of their plight for freedom and for dignity.
They died for me and they died for you.
This is for them to know that yes,
even today in 1992,
we are still fired up
and we're still talking about revolution.
Brothers
and sisters, let me share with you some news.
As I sit on my plus couch watching the news,
there has been a rude awakening.
I have marched until my feet have bled.
And I have riots in those who call the feds.
What's left my conscience said?
What's left my conscience said?
As I look out my window,
I see the little ones playing amongst each
other with the water guns in pure poverty.
Generations of good people in cycles of poverty.
It bothers me, so I ask myself, I say,
How you doing as much as you can for the struggle?
Am I doing as much as I can for the struggle?
Then why do I cry when my people are in trouble?
My ancestors slapped me in the face and said,
Go! And they told me to get on up.
Marcus Garvey said to me,
Bring your get on up.
My brother Malcolm X said,
I ain't more,
and ain't like we never seen blood before.
Come on, let's talk revolution now.
Revolution! All my people say.
Revolution!
All my brothers say.
Revolution!
All my sisters say.
Revolution!
All my people say.
Revolution!
Hey!
Revolution!
All my people say.
Revolution!
All my people say.
Revolution!
I see blood, or more.
Malcolm has one shot up.
I see tears,
cause now it seems that we've forgotten.
I've seen years of people searching for solutions.
Restitutions,
excuses,
no more,
no more confusion.
Come on,
come on,
let's talk right,
let's talk right.
Talk up, talk up, but don't talk up all night.
There's gotta be action if you want satisfaction.
If not for yourself, for the young ones.
For you in the US, we can't allow ya.
To tell us that getting together was
not as important as getting Bosnia.
I ain't with it.
Just forget it.
We can't even debate if you don't understand our situation.
You don't want us to go get a gun now, do you?
You don't like to see people running around in beds,
do you?
You wanna live like 90210 while we scream out,
yes!
My grandmothers ago, we erased it.
You must acquire a taste for something we've never tasted.
So people, let us wear our palettes.
It's either the bullet or the ballot,
cause now,
revolution now.
Revolution!
All my people say.
Revolution!
All my brothers say.
Revolution!
All my sisters say.
Revolution!
All my people say.
Revolution!
All my people say.
Revolution!
All my people say.
Revolution!
can
you let the
Kaame Komo,
Marcus Harner,
James Pitten,
Revolution.