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Pardon Me

from Things Change by The Square Egg

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M. Rens/ Lee
Phoenixcane Music/ My Father's Son Music (SESAC)

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...Now what was funny was that most of the staff and
help at the party were comrades who had recently given up the struggle; figuring we were undermanned and out-financed. They figured we were trying to liberate a people who didnʼt want to know freedom. A fire could still be seen burning in their eyes as they poured Grey Goose and Absolut for the “Gs” and “pimps” that had come to the social gathering.

Now little did they know that right outside the freedom fighters were waiting. They were waiting for us to signal that we were in position.

I never thought that Iʼd live to see the day when we would all finally rise up and look the Big Willys and the sharks, and the snakes, and the misogynists, and the exploiters and drug dealers right in the eyes. All those turned executives; weʼd look them in the face and kiss them their last goodbyes. But finally the
time was upon us...

Upon a time I scribbled and scribed
When music used to be fun
But I canʼt sing that anymore/ Itʼs time I even up the score Itʼs time I make things right for my society
Not talking about blunts I canʼt stand rappers when they front Now what done happened to those days
Of righteous rapping?
Them days is long gone/So now Iʼm hearing wack songs Whenever on my AM or corporate radio dial
Hardly ever on my face do you come to see a smile
Because Iʼm frowning/ Iʼm looking down
When I hear emcees talking about the things they got
They shit is wack But I have to come through and represent for the real Itʼs time step to the micʼ and reel and show you how I feel Itʼs time I come through and do it How it was done in the start
Itʼs time I come through and do it straight from the heart Itʼs time that I do things that sound so nice
Itʼs time that I do things thatʼs gonna be right
Chorus
So pardon me, yʼall/ I got things to do
I got a life to live/ I got my life to change
So pardon me, yʼall/ I got things to do
I got a life to live/ I got my life to change
If itʼs about gats and guns and disrespecting women for fun Man, “Fuck hip-hop”
Yʼall can have it back/ ʻCause, man, I donʼt even rap
What you ainʼt know?/ Iʼm not an emcee I just rhyme a lot Iʼm on the grind a lot/ ʻCause on my mind a lot
Is this situation thatʼs kinda taxing
Iʼm talking about how Black men
Talked about how 4 white cops was beating Rodney King
But nigga, hear yourselves sing
You donʼt want change/ You want to ride in ʻThe Rangeʼ
You donʼt want liberation/ You just want a Play Station DVD
And you want to see whateverʼs on the TV
But for me, Chuck D is still my CNN/ Until we learn to win Until we all get it right
Bring back the blue light in the basement
Discuss the problems we are facing
Whatʼs wrong with the human race, man?
One day we gonna have to - uh - hold up...
Chorus
Now letʼs bring it back with the hotness
To stop shit thatʼs crazy going on in this life
When the hell we gonna get it right?
No need to cuss and fight
Just stop, look and listen at whatʼs going
When it all gets you down nothing left to do
But to take a step back
Correct that/ Shut up that noise
When these men grow from boys they act responsibly
Possibly the impact will be to win back
All of our Now the truth is that you and me we gotta find a way We gotta find a day
When we donʼt wanna hear what they have to say
But thatʼs just an idea meaning follow through if you
want to But I mean if you donʼt see nothing wrong
And things around donʼt haunt you
We can leave it as it is and go about our biz
Itʼs just lives weʼre trying to change anyway
And it ainʼt important/ After all life is meaningless, right?
Chorus

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from Things Change, released January 1, 2005

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