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inpsirational 2 min read 424 views Apr 23, 2015

REPARATIONS - DAMN RIGHT! THE MONEY'S STILL THERE

IT AIN’T LIKE THE MONEY HAS GONE ANYWHERE

REPARATIONS, DAMN RIGHT!

THE MONEY’S STILL THERE

 

COPPER AND SILVER

AND PURE, PURE GOLD

NON-STOP LABOR

OF MY PEOPLE THEY STOLE

 

WALL STREET, NEW YORK

HAS OUR CASH IN IT’S HAND

FORT KNOX, TENNESSEE

HAS THE REST, UNDERSTAND?

 

WHITE BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT

GOT RICH OFF MY NATION

AND PASSED IT ON TO THEIR CHILDREN

IN THIS GENERATION

 

IT AIN’T LIKE THE MONEY

SAID “I’LL DISAPPEAR”

THROUGH TIME AND GENERATIONS

THE MONEY’S STILL HERE

 

WHO’S USING THE MONEY

PASSED THROUGH GENERATIONS

IN WHOSE BANK ACCOUNT

IS IT SAVED

 

LYING THERE GAINING

INTEREST DAILY

WHILE OUR ANCESTORS

LIE IN UNMARKED GRAVES

 

IT’S IN THE BANKS ACCOUNTS

OF THEIR CHILDREN

STOLEN THROUGH

MURDER AND GREED

 

WITH THE MONEY

MY ANCESTORS WORKED FOR

THEY NOW TAKE

CARE OF THEIR NEEDS

 

IT AIN’T LIKE THE MONEY HAS GONE ANYWHERE

REPARATIONS, DAMN RIGHT!

THE MONEY’S STILL THERE

 

GOLD AND SILVER

AND COPPER TOO

DOES NOT DISAPPEAR

OR DISSOLVE

 

THE CASH EARNED FROM BLACK LABOR

MUST GO TO BLACKS

DON’T UNDERESTIMATE

OUR RESOLVE

 

$750,000,000,000,000

THAT'S 750 TRILLION, 15 DIGITS

THAT'S 3 QUARTERS OF A QUADRILLION

DOLLARS WE EARNED, WORKING EVERYDAY WITHOUT PAY

 

WHILE YOU SAT THERE AND LEECHED

AS WE WORKED TILL THE SUN BREACHED...

THE HORIZON

SO TELL ME WHO'S SHIFTLESS AND LAZY?????

 

I’M NOT ASKING FOR HANDOUTS

I'M DEMANDING WHAT IS MINE

RETURNED - READ THE TRUTH

IN THESE WORDS, QUITE SUBLIME

 

YOU STOLE OUR CASH

NOW WE WANT IT BACK

THROUGH GENERATIONS

THROUGH MACHINATIONS AND THROUGH TIME

 

IT AIN’T LIKE THE MONEY

IS GONE ANYWHERE

WALL STREET AND FORT KNOX

ARE GREED-FAT

 

REPARATIONS, DAMN RIGHT!

THE MONEY’S STILL THERE

WE ALL KNOW

WHERE OUR MONEY IS AT!

 

REPAIR, REPAYMENT

RETURN OF OUR GOLD

UNTIL IT’S RETURNED

YOU’LL HAVE HELL

ON YOUR SOUL

 

REPAIR, REPAYMENT

RETURN OF OUR CASH

UNTIL THIS IS DONE

YOU’VE GOT US ON YOUR ASS

 

IT AIN’T LIKE THE MONEY HAS GONE ANYWHERE

REPARATIONS, DAMN RIGHT!

THE MONEY’S STILL THERE!

 

COPYRIGHT  BY BEN WALID

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