The Revoulion

The revolution will not be televised

No

The revolution will not be televised

The revolution will be live

No more freedom in disguise

It’s only freedom in the skies

So I keep my head high

And think about our ancestors who made it home

And how they looking down at us

thinking like what the world is going on

This is what we fought for

And took physical assault for

So we can treat each other worse than the slave owners that bought us

We’re buying drugs and then we deal them to each other

Not thinking about the fact that we are killing one another

We want money, power and respect

But what is that?

When the same kids that you neglect

Are going to be the ones who run the world

Did you forget?

When are we going to start caring about the decisions that we’ve made?

Is it going to be when you’re 30?

And you get killed by the person you jumped in 12^th grade

Or is it going to be when you’re homeless?

And the same kid in high school you were calling bummy

Is the person you have to ask for money

Is it going to be when you beat that kid up?

Just cuz you wanted to seem tuff

But then your friends put it on Facebook so end up locked up

Or is it going to be in the hospital

When you’re on your death bed infected

And the doctor that has to cure you

is the kid in school you always disrespected

It’s crazy how dramatic I have to be before you all can even get the message

Why does it seem like nobody listens until something big happens

But, I’m just trying to put the message in your brain

Hoping when you read this poem you will not leave out how you came

Hoping this is just a spark that will someday ignite a flame

That will sit in your chest and give you heartburn until you want to change

But, like I said I can only give the message

And pray to god and hope in my heart that you’ll accept it

Just don’t reject it

Because like I said

The revolution will not be televised

The Revolution Will Be Live!