Not lately
Have I seen my history
Not lately
Have I seen my roots shine clear to me
Not lately
Have I seen my history
Not lately
Have I seen my roots shine clear to me
Disconnected partially deleted
Seared like metal to skin when heated
Fragmented fractured formula repeated
Breakdown the backbone make pliable
Then knead it
Could it be that we did the dirt that we be
And history becomes real cause we repeat it
Circle to spiral to vortex
Amnesia swing hammer hit cortex
Cerebral rewind return to the feeble
Position edit cut slice incisions
Thoughtfully forgetful precision
Fade out truth under the radar
Fade out truth under the radar
Not lately
Have I seen my history
Not lately
Have I seen my roots shine clear to me
Not lately
Have I seen my history
Not lately
Have I seen my roots shine clear to me
Our neck's in a noose
But it's their rope
Inherited their loops
We born choked
Born into history that they wrote
Forced to speak a language that they spoke
Yes sir we're imprisoned in a tight prism
Didn't ask for a it but caught tunnel vision
Encased in a body with the heart missing
Mantra media hypnosis we're forced to listen
Force-fed poison to follow and lip synch
So fuck another anthem - listen
It's the between the lines that's pure genuine
That off beat path leads to the anodyne
Vacate cut from consensus mayday
Off radar
That's where the tracks lay
That's where the tracks lay
This is not our history
This ain't no source of dignity
Just some tall tale of old glory
Stories fed us since we was born
'Bout one mighty nation come along
I came, I saw, I conquered
And put the facts as they belong
Escaping all scorn
I put up a statue for future generations to mourn
In their ignorance
Is
Bliss
'Cause
Our roots are no longer rooted in truth
Fabricated, misguided, ill-used
Forefathers bent and confused
Birthed children with spirits abused
Light years ahead in a sense
Our future ensues
With no past to teach us not to repeat it
Not lately
Have I seen my history
Not lately
Have I seen my roots shine clear to me
Not lately
Have I seen my history
Not lately
Have I seen my roots shine clear to me