ProfessorD.us - The Dope Poet Society - I am the Third World lyrics

I am the Third World, a term that's been used to mean the people Who've been seen as being sickeningly poor, but What's the reason for our lack of power? The real war we must tackle ain't the battle that you Heard of on the TV channel, making you think We're poor because we're weak and ignorant, -think again Our enemies would lead you to believe Backward barbaric methodologies are the cause of the Poverty, disease and failing economies, but All of these are connected to devil revenue The third world is not undeveloped It's over-plundered and under-funded. And don't tell me Nothing ‘bout conditional loans, hypocritical Money trap, give me ten take twenty back And force in the corporate clique you endorse Foreign investment is the Trojan horse They role in with force, claiming to be your savior McDonalds Mclabor ain't no motherf**ing favor! Neither is your greediness, sellin' out dated Computers and data to my neighbor! Chorus: Where we're from is the third world We're all part of the third world In this third world war we must become Warriors of the third world I am the Third World, but check the S1W, for Another view tellin' you who is who In the literature you could take out we were Made out to be barbaric by nature, but Wait sir, how could we be the third when we Ancients? Our civilizations pre-date His. It's curious, check the Roots of this term to learn it's significance Ca viens de le troisieme estate Some French sh**, of tremendous relevance Le troisieme estate is the third estate, meaning third Rate citizens in pre-revolutionary France. Hence, third world is an an*logy to revolutionary strategy Two hundred years ago they beheaded the king It's time we do the same thing cuz Capitalist kingpins are running things in To the trash bin, it has been quite Enough, time to call their bluff, IMF and The world bank, y'all stink, we vote to revolt! (Chorus) I am the Third World, the only thing to be with any dignity The second has collapsed and the first is the worst in Terms of causing ma** destruction and suffering On a scale of which the earth has never seen That is something you know, but what you don't Is that third world debt is a great big joke The whole concept of third world debt is a Great big lie, let me tell you why my Friend, peep the irony, all the luxury of Western society, is indebted entirely To the ancient sources of resources (slave) Labor and knowledge both technical and medical so There you go, now the only way to go Is direct unilateral concessions from oppressors Forget about working together ‘cuz ‘give and take' don't make Sense when you're dealing with a bank out to shake you Down for everything. Funny thing was you Thought they were brought to help us out But they just s** our blood, while some sell us out Here's some history to help sort it out: In the Forties, the founding of developmental studies Was motivated by money, not scholarly study Plus, the US, Europe and their buddies Were worried that the commies would sway our countries To overthrow the global capital Cyclops But since the second world died off, now it's My job! Down with Amerikkka Takin' ya to the next Che Guavera era! (Chorus) I am the Third World, even though I live in the first I thirst for justice and I side with the earth The terms ‘developed' and ‘developing' are wrong ‘cuz the west has a way more volatile style Disrupting what has been developed and reliable Further polarizing and risingly unstable I am the third world truly, and due to the Changeable nature and danger, so might you be You thought you were not ‘cause you were taught these Deceptive divisions, but now in the west We see the emergence of third world conditions 20% of the world's people use 80% of the juice And 90% of the 80% used by the 20% Is controlled by a small number of motherf**ers And that number's only getting smaller We got corporations, with bigger economies than Nations. Think about the implications The rights of profit making machines, supersede The rights of human beings. This is not development So I repeat, unilateral transfer Paying the real debt is the only answer (Chorus) (Cut: Paul Kellogg, Editor of Socialist Worker, Socialist.ca)