Overthrow - Young MC

Friends, homies, and countrymen

Lend me your ears

Let me holla at you for a minute

We found ourselves at a unique moment in time

A time to seize upon a golden opportunity

A time for the overthrow

A time to give a voice to those who have lost their voice

To speak for those who have no status in the current status quo

A time for us to make history by simply changing history

It starts here, it starts now

It’s the overthrow

Now I’m pleased to profess, from the east to the west

That there’s something going on that I need to address

Some feelings in my heart that I need to express

And some possible solutions I need to suggest

The world I see is a world of excess

That’s enjoyed by a few and in spite of the rest

The words that they speak and the way that they dress

And the rest fall back because we say we’re impressed

I see a lot of good people go through stress

Because they won’t sell their soul for the gold of success

I know I’m not alone in pointing out this mess

But to get a coalition, you gotta coalesce

Suppose this one goes out to those who oppress

Don’t care about your clothes or the roads you possess

To make progress, I gotta let you know

You must bear witness to the overthrow

It’s the overthrow

I’m sick and tired of waiting on some overflow

Cause that’s over, bro

And it’s not over property or over dough

Throw the hourglass up, time’s over yo

It’s the overthrow

I’m sick and tired of waiting on some overflow

Cause that’s over, bro

And it’s not over property or over dough

Throw the hourglass up, time’s over yo

While at home in your palace on your throne with your chalice

I’mma creep up from behind with no meaning of malice

Don’t need to be rude, and no need to be callous

Avoid the shot from to Dallas

You’re making so much money that you pack it away

A lot more than was available back in the day

I’m reacting the same, look at this whole thing now

You keep this up, you gon' bring this whole thing down

I won’t stand still just to watch this fail

Cause the actions of some of them beyond repair

So well this train just went off the rails

But if we stand up now, then we must prevail

Cause there’s so many souls who could tell the tale

Let me give you a tip: we gonna tip the scales

I’mma blaze the trail so we all can grow

But you must bear witness to the overthrow

It’s the overthrow

I’m sick and tired of waiting on some overflow

Cause that’s over, bro

And it’s not over property or over dough

Throw the hourglass up, time’s over yo

It’s the overthrow

I’m sick and tired of waiting on some overflow

Cause that’s over, bro

And it’s not over property or over dough

Throw the hourglass up, time’s over yo

Lullaby and goodnight, but the rhymes that I write

That you can’t get away from, try as you might

You had your chance, but you were high as a kite

So because of your sin, now you’re in for a fight

The rap industries wanna speak up tonight

For those in the know where they’re feeling my plight

They smile in your face, but it just isn’t right

Cause they promise you Paris, but they give you parasites

My metaphors are nice when I turn a phrase

And they can be interpreted in different ways

So if somebody out there has got you crazed

Use this song for what you want, man, I won’t be phased

Look, there’s so many folks feel oppressed these days

But if you got nerve, you deserve some praise

They’ll be amazed when you let them know

That they must bear witness to the overthrow

It’s the overthrow

I’m sick and tired of waiting on some overflow

Cause that’s over, bro

And it’s not over property or over dough

Throw the hourglass up, time’s over yo

It’s the overthrow

I’m sick and tired of waiting on some overflow

Cause that’s over, bro

And it’s not over property or over dough

Throw the hourglass up, time’s over yo

It’s the overthrow

I’m sick and tired of waiting on some overflow

Cause that’s over, bro

And it’s not over property or over dough

Throw the hourglass up, time’s over yo

It’s the overthrow

I’m sick and tired of waiting on some overflow

Cause that’s over, bro

And it’s not over property or over dough

Throw the hourglass up, time’s over yo

Now, let me make this clear

Just because I’m a veteran in this game

Doesn’t mean I feel anyone owes me anything

I’m not looking for some kind of handout

But you don’t need to engage in affirmative action

In order to engage in action which is affirmative

Know what I’m saying?

I’m not looking for the proverbial forty acres and a mule

I just want equal access to the real estate agent and the car dealership

And once I get through that door

I will handle my business, please believe

But until that day, you must bear witness to the overthrow