Baba Brinkman - Covenant lyrics

This is a covenant For all my cousins and brothers and sisters lovin' it I wanna see some hip-hop heads in government I swear to God; we should be runnin' it, instead of this Fundamentalist son of a b**h; twisted Neo-Cons Holdin' a fleet of bombs worse than Vietnam I wanna be like John Lennon singin' freedom songs Come on, people, respond if you're feelin' me; reach for the ceilin' Increase your ability to rebel against The tyranny of military intelligence Pre-emptive strike isn't a synonym for self-defense Go ahead and tell it to the skeletons who live in a prison of limited vision This is, and it isn't, a metaphor I wanna see some freestyle battles instead of war I wanna feel like real peace is what we're headed for Instead of a settled score Let's invent a better agenda than this endless vendetta When the gold rush is over the covenant's comin' To get some hopes up, and get some parties crackin' wide open Like some coconuts, and get some crowds goin' nuts If you know what I'm goin' on about then let me know it! This is a catalyst For this tragedy of common extravagance This is critical ma**, and when it collapses We'll be livin' as savages, after the cataclysm When this planet isn't inhabitable we'll reminisce About a state of existence that isn't primitive Like day and night, when the light cycle is limited This is definitive, but it isn't inevitable If we get committed to better alternatives The trick is learnin' to live with impermanence We better get this jet ready for some turbulence But whose concern is this? When the engine is burnin' Then everyone begins turnin' to survivalists But any vital statistics I try to list Get dismissed as pessimistic; it's idleness That's why defiance is justifiable This fight is final so I define this alliance as tribal When the gold rush is over the covenant's comin' To get some hopes up, and get some parties crackin' wide open Like some coconuts, and get some crowds goin' nuts If you know what I'm goin' on about then let me know it! When the gold rush is over the covenant's comin' To get some hopes up, and get some parties crackin' wide open Like some coconuts, and get some crowds goin' nuts If you know what I'm goin' on about then let me know it! This is a battle cry I'm tryin' to rally the gadflies to ask why Society has to be stratified; that's right We're like the Last Samurai attackin' a line of cannons Tryin' to find some kind of advantage or leverage And the watchword is co*k-sure irreverence So we're lookin' to hip-hop for deliverance ‘Cause the cycle never ends; it just goes right to the beginning again After extinction level events are introduced Like a riot with a few quiet interludes When the fight has been moved to your living-rooms Then what'cha gonna do? This revolution isn't a coup It's a mood you gotta get into when the trial ends Mahatma Ghandi style with non-violence But it's a wildin'-out song now, ‘cause silence Would leave us environmentally like the last Polynesians survivin' On Easter Island, so keep freestylin' When the gold rush is over the covenant's comin' To get some hopes up, and get some parties crackin' wide open Like some coconuts, and get some crowds goin' nuts If you know what I'm goin' on about then let me know it! This is a testament To the infinite potential of citizens To get together and begin settlin' differences Instead of splittin' like The Commitments; Lauryn hit it when she said, “Hypocrites Always wanna play innocent;” it's no excuse These evasive clichés are over-used It's been makin' me crazy enough to blow a fuse But the gra** is growin' roots, and after this moment of ma**ive Over-graspin' is over, we'll know what to do to moderate And all this faith in technology is not the way We've gotta change the way we operate and stop the waste ‘Cause it's not safe, and often the race to the bottom is automated When the way to the top is difficult Hate it or not, your response is pivotal You could stay sedated and watch and say it's pitiful Or get involved with it and build critical sk**s And get your representatives ready for this political will When the gold rush is over the covenant's comin' To get some hopes up, and get some parties crackin' wide open Like some coconuts, and get some crowds goin' nuts If you know what I'm goin' on about then let me know it!