Belly - History Of Violence lyrics

The Middle East Let Go. Yea. I got a lot of sh** on my chest. A lot of weight on my shoulders. Too much sh** on my mind. I gotta let it out. My people need me. Look. Me, in four I was born in a war-torn corner. Jenin, Phaliastine (Palestine) where the bombs stomped on us Try to escape but they never stop falling on us We'd end up with the weight of thw whole world on us What's the difference between peace and war, You can make war from peace, but not peace from war Man, why you think they teach us for What the speech is for Can't nobody f**in' speak no more Not I'am getting to the point I cant breath no more. 'cause all I ever read is disease and war Young soldiers die before their seeds are born They go back and fourth, Like somebody's keeping score And if I know, That mean that somebody else know If we all know that doesn't mean that helps close I want peace I guess that makes me a dreamer, This is for the victims of the Middle East and Katrina [Chorus:] Do we deserve this Is it worth it Why the f** they got us feeling like we worthless They do it on purpose and it's workin' Hey, I aint tryna say that we perfect We had a history of violence We had a history of violence We had a history of violence We had a history of violence We had a history We aint asking you to love us Stop tryna judge us Who made the decision to go ahead and say f** us But you seeing them hover It doesn't matter how high Them warplanes fly God's above 'em What happened to Palestinian right, Lebanese freedom Or war aimed at civilian life Building get shot down, children goin' fight Millions watch but they keep on k**ing despite I'am watching daughters that cry Over father that die, Hit the power plans, No power, No water supply Forget the lies; this is when the truth comes in They hit airports and ports so no food comes in My spinnin' is the worlds revolvin' Right now we teaching our kids that if theres a problem only war can solve it Truth or dare, tell the truth I dare Discount boys with toys, like they who to a mayor Theres people out there too broke to give us their two cents I speak for them If you relate I speak for you too then They say peace, but we don't have a clue when How we let them drop bombs on the UN Tears trickle down my face This is a war against my race So don't just expect me to fall in my place Think of the kids, they cant be replaced It a disgrace Over one million civilians displaced Tryna hold back his cries, one hand on his mouth His Paps died in a Levi, he the man of no house Aint no plannin' it out This is what this land is about And he'll be damned if he let them kick his family out I've seen it Am I dreamin' They call us names, when they acting like extremists They left us in pieces That's not what peace is That's not the teachings of Mohamed, Moses, Jesus [Chorus:] Do we deserve this Is it worth it Why the f** they got us feeling like we worthless They do it on purpose and it's workin' Hey, I aint tryna say that we perfect We had a history of violence We had a history of violence We had a history of violence We had a history of violence We had a history What happened to our History All the good we've done Y'all base your opinion on us, based on what 2% of the religions thinks or the race thinks We lost a million civilians in Iraq, That more than what terrorists strike ever took We lost more American soldiers, then we did innocent lives on September 11th How does that equal out And its all for oil, money, political games Damn What happened to being civilized people Were all a civilization, arnt we For all the people that lost their lives in Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, or anywhere else across the world This is for you