letra de which side are you on? (music video version) - b. dolan
[intro (speech samples)]
[man]
don’t let them escape unpunished
[juan gonzález]
a transgender african-american woman is facing trial for murder after an incident outside a minneapolis bar where she was reportedly harassed and then physically attacked
[amy goodman]
reportedly interrogated without counsel, placed in solitary confinement
mcdonald’s supporters have said the case is symptomatic of the bias against transgender people and african americans in the criminal justice system
[verse 1]
who lеt the torch passed
fall in the tall grass?
firе alarm wire’s disarmed
what do you call that?
call it predictable
political cliché
so when the movie ends
the revolution’s dead. replay
the sequence of events that led to these deep divisions
i’ve realized that all the wrong people are in prison
the children wanna know if i believe in the reptilians
i tell ’em i don’t know, but on the tv i see lizards
when action was in fashion you were such an easy mimic
bumpersticker quote lifting crib-note statistic
grasp for the straw man, born-again cynic
fair-weather firebrand, spark my suspicion
knew you were the type to take the fight like a gimmick
and rock the t-shirt when your sweat wasn’t in it
the clock is still ticking for the victim of the future
you’re waiting till they look like you to ever choose, but—
[chorus]
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
d-mn
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
ask the industry
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
ask a emcee
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
go ahead
[verse 2]
who wrote the greatest lines of our generation
but couldn’t get from under they own small-minded hate trip?
the same rappers say they’re troopin’ the front lines
and casually use the word f-ggot as a punchline
that’s not a man, that’s not a tough guy
that is a sucker and a fraud to the culture
hip hop is folk music grown from the struggle and
half these fools could put the mic down and run as a republican
f-ck ‘em, then. they learn from they own wrong
h0m-phobes don’t go to my shows. we too strong
and if you in the front row harassing girls during a song
imma reach out and ask you, “exactly …
[chorus]
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
you ain’t gotta like it
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
[verse 3]
i’m on the side of poor people gettin’ organized
i’m on the side of choice where it is in short supply
i’m on the side of those the system doesn’t authorize
l-g-b-t: we are on the side of pride
justice and equality
egypt to wisconsin when they march against the policy
if you bringing down a king, i’m on your side probably
kids’ll give me sh-t for this; it really doesn’t bother me
they were not around when we were wrestling with poverty
so i follow none and ask no-one to follow me
use your own mind; use your heart and your anger
check yourself because apathy is a cancer
and let your action be the answer
[coda]
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
ask your government
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
ask your media
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
ask yourself
(which side are you on?)
(which side are you on?)
[outro (sample of pete seeger)]
don’t scab for the bosses
don’t listen to their lies
us poor folks haven’t got a chance
unless we organize
don’t scab for the bosses
don’t listen to their lies
us poor folks haven’t got a chance
unless we organize
letras aleatórias
- letra de love - jay fire
- letra de be a ladies' man (he's a ladies' man) - mel tormé
- letra de no time for that - the waiting
- letra de dark patterns - matiss evreoux
- letra de halt mich, küß mich - andrea berg
- letra de what am i going to do? - johnathan rice
- letra de do you love me - the supremes
- letra de geekin in the booth - schafter
- letra de think of u [kz future disco mix] - crystal kay
- letra de ausgerechnet du - bernhard brink