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Lyrics:
21 pounds, 21 pounds, 21 pounds
John Trudell: So, when Columbus got here, he got off the boat and he said to the first people he saw “Who are you?” And the first people he saw said “We’re human beings”.
They say the world keep turning
California is burning
Who reignited the thirst for knowledge
Over the learning?
Oh wise and powerful, black scholar holding a sermon
The Gods is
proud of you with your sword raised in a turban.
John Trudell: Columbus said “Oh, Indians”
The return of the prodigal Sire accountable
For making remarks remarkable
I hear some artists withdrew and I was responsible.
A vessel partial for sending that holy gospel through
John Trudell: Columbus is every descendant of the tribe of Europe that came. This is a mentality that came. The Columbus mentality, we name it. But in about discovering this is, it's almost like this. . .when the virus got here .
We go to war when peaceful solutions are impossible.
A mountain is not to be confused with an obstacle.
John Trudell: Anyway, when Columbus got here, and he didn't know what it meant to be a human being.
Stop fucking resisting, back up, back up
I’m not moving
Back up, back up
What the fuck I’m standing right her,. I’m not moving. I’m standing still.
Back up, Back up, Back up
Love, patience, brotherhood and unity. We try, and we try and we try. If they become a threat
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