"Bread and Water" Lyrics

No thanks just bread and water
Used to fatten us up like cows for slaughter
Now we saw the light we join the oppressed in the fight
And we stay lean so we don't forget their plight

These days I got war in front of me
I'm against it it's my duty to protest it
Thousands marched and no one got arrested
Zero media coverage-word you guessed it
And the government chose to ignore the people
Now it's evident that they're prepping for a sequel
The way I see it we got a choice to make
Is it business as usual or is it time to wake?
Same ways of protest won't be effective
We got to sacrifice more it's got to be collective
Five days a week you're a part of the system
Now you’re going to take the weekend to play the victim
Nah son, it's got to be a fundamental change
Reassess priorities and rearrange, man
We got family and we don't want them to grieve
But we got to lend a hand to those who struggle to breathe

No thanks just bread and water
Used to fatten us up like cows for slaughter
Now we saw the light we join the oppressed in the fight
And we stay lean so we don't forget their plight

Son you know this life is temporary
Some of the shortest life spans are legendary
It ain't the number of years but the worth they carry
So we may as well live life revolutionary
The more we have, the more we're afraid to risk sometimes
Frustration leads me to pencil rhymes
We hesitate when someone's being attacked
We don't help right away we're watching our own back
Thinking: what could we lose if we get involved?
By living leaner it could be the issue is solved
It ain't a choice it's a duty to intervene
You might disagree but it's a part of my deen
We place our life on the line if need be
Son this life it ain't supposed to be easy
That's why we're still standing up to tyrants
Fearless marching through the sound of sirens

No thanks just bread and water
Used to fatten us up like cows for slaughter
Now we saw the light we join the oppressed in the fight
And we stay lean so we don't forget their plight