Eric Israel - What Do You Believe lyrics

(Intro) I know, clearly, one half the truth And that is one half more than they recognize... The old adage from Santayana That those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it, is a lie There is no history Everything we are is eternally with us... (Verse 1) We might've been cursed since birth to endure hardships on this earth But I'm not waiting for worse to come to worst to put my people first Im searching for the truth You're telling me it hurts? If it'll set me free I'll take the pain for what it's worth I'll even take a leap of faith and go to church Grab a bible, read a verse Pray to God for rebirth Cuz the children on this earth, are headed for the worst To suffer our mistakes, for goodness sakes, Im bout to burst! I'm pissed! With Congress jedi mind tricks They can't find a fix for this mess, instead They stack courts, play games, change rules in the system From what our forefathers intended All I see is taxes, fees, regulations A sh**tier nation for the next generation The creation of modern day slaves Workin decades for pay, no vacation days man... (Hook) Only human. Dodge This (gunshot)... You keep telling yourself what you know, but what do you believe? How bout the social (unknown dialogue) You stupid motherf**er! No no! You keep telling yourself what you know, but what do you believe? (Verse 2) If you believe what you perceive than you're easily deceived Just like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden Taking the fruit from the tree they shouldn't be eating The first history teaching we are perpetually Repeating and repeating, food for thought And the media's force feeding it Increasing it's ease of effectiveness Making it easier for them to mislead us. But listen What good is knowledge without wisdom? You got the recipe but you're lost around the kitchen Conforming to fit in, ignoring what you're mixed in Taking lies and shades of truth, not knowing the difference There isn't, for instance, what is this Obamacare There's no real help there, just a new welfare And because I care, I suggest you watch your stepping Because if you don't stand for something You might fall for anything. (just saying) (Hook) (Skit) Let me try from the first to indicate the point That we're aiming at. The point is this: That human consciousness is at the same time as being a form of awareness and sensitivity and understanding... It's also a form of ignorance (Verse 3) (Well...) You can call me ignorant, belligerent An impudent conspiracist, politically illiterate If the shoe fits Im wearing it An extremist, don't give a sh** So into it I'm intimate Connected with my intuit cuz I don't trust your intellect Painfully cognizant of the democratic deficit I see you're non responsive to the public interest Now you got yourself a disappointed citizen Hoping you taste your medicine so you know the state you put us in What did you expect? Freedom's in our DNA You take away the Bill of Rights God-given rights are here to stay Don't get it twisted, listen to what I say Before The Constitution, Ten Commandments been in play And If I'm a dead man walking for talking About your God complex ima enjoy my "tea party" Recollect my thoughts then take up my crucifix Recognize a snake is full of dirty tricks Only God could judge me