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the police is not our police
the president is not our president
who will you complain to
when the police is not a police
the president is not a president
the judge is not neutral
and whatever you do is in pointless
the police doesn't protect us
they protect those who rip us off
all our lands are gone
but they have prisons for everyone
the police is not our police
the president is not our president
what can you say
who will you complain to
if the police is not a police
the president is not a president
the judge is biased
and whatever you do is in pointless
who will you go to when your neighbor shoots at your door, and your homey threatens you for the way you look or the way you think
who will you go to when the ones you think would protect you, attack you and threaten your life.. I better not say anything. I have nothing more anyway.. I don't want be incriminated and accused of incitement
turns out talk ain't so cheap, and you do pay for singing
you're not gonna get away with every word you say, boy
the police is not our police...
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oh master of deception
who has brought us to this
all have conspired against us
planted treason among us
for the Jews,
the Americans
the Saudis
and all the Arabs
Turky Iran, England, Germany, France and Russia
I don't know who else
everyone conspired against us
rise up rise up, oh Aram
rise up in the lands of Sham
lets kill and die
for uncle sam
and the Jews,
the Americans,
the Saudis
and all the Arabs,
India, Pakistan, China, Japan, God, Satan and the aliens
I dunno who else...
everyone conspired against us
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Father أبونا
02:13
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Teach me Aramaic oh father
and I'lI tell you in a language you understand
how they Nakbatized us
Lets play sado-maso, father
we bend over and kiss the asses of the ones who torture us
Oh father
shame oh father
oh Fuck, father
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Situation uneven O Arabs and closing down on me
I dunno if I Should live safe or free
Situation uneven O Arabs and closing down on me
I dunno if I Should live safe or free
Situation uneven O brothers and I can't complain
I feel a volcano inside about to explode
They besieged the Arabs' minds with a million red lines
Situation uneven O brothers and closing down on me
Situation uneven O Arabs and closing down on me
I dunno if I Should live safe or free
Situation uneven O Arabs and closing down on me
I dunno if I Should live safe or free
This prison cell O people and closing down on me
Competing over breathers in the ghetto of fascism
Competing over breathers in the ghetto of fascism
And cages within cages
and guards in our heads
My fear is a prison cell O people and closing down on me
I can't take no more humiliation and slavery
I can't take no more humiliation and slavery situation
Situation uneven O Arabs and closing down on me
Should I live safe or free
Situation uneven O Arabs and closing down on me
Should I live safe or free
Situation uneven O Arabs and closing down on me
I dunno if I Should live safe or free
I dunno if I Should live safe or free
Or free
Or free
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I wanted to be human without belonging
not political, national nor religious
I wanted to be human without any identity
without borders
I wanted to be free
I came to this world
and before I knew it
they built walls, put barriers and blockade on me
no one explained to me
no one gave me a chance to chose
I wanted to be human without any title
I wanted to home to be everywhere
I wanted to get lost in this world like any animal
like any animal, fuck humanity
I said I was human, I have the right to be anywhere
they labeled me with a name and number and said "get out. This is our land. only for us and our people. never come near us, dark skin boy"
I wanted to be human without any belonging
I wanted to be human without..
I wanted to be
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6. |
Tired تعبان
03:06
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I ain’t no shepherd to be herding the sheep
black sheep running away from their herds
you know I carry the world on my shoulders
troubled kids is the last thing I need
I am tired
this weight is breaking my back
oh son, I'm tired of being me
I don’t really know where to go
you know I'm walking without legs
I crossed the milky way with a glimpse of an eye
Am I awake or asleep or something in between
I traded the world for those 4 walls
I am tired
this weight is breaking my back
oh son, I'm tired of being me
I don’t really know where to go
I am from Nazareth and my father is a carpenter
he will build me a boat bigger than the house
fuck them animals
I don't need no favors from Noah
I can walk on the flood if I wanted to
but I'm tired...
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Amsterdam أمستردام
03:03
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I want to stay in Amsterdam
eat, smoke weed and sleep all day
and do whatever I want
I don't owe anything to anyone
I don't want to go back to reality
I don't but.. I'm on my way
I want to walk foot by foot
in the red light zone
I want to sing in the street
as if no one hears
I don't want to go back to reality
I don't but.. I'm on my way
I want to stay in Amsterdam
eat, smoke weed and sleep all day
so they want me to wake up
I prefer Amsterdam
I don't want to go back to Nazareth
I don't but.. I'm on my way
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Azereeni آزريني
03:43
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Stand by me in a world
that killed the humming of my soul
Oh my people, that's my beast
he has the humming of my head in his hands
though my religion is a life
my lord tied up my tongue
a bond from the demons of Jesus
and a bond from the demons of my mother
we believed
my fetish in the sky
his fetish under the ground
stand be my against agents
who will hand my head with a kiss
pull me out before I..
surrender to my Obsession
or just be my Marry
ease my pain your perfume
say hello to my father
I hope he's happy
we believed
my fetish in the sky
his fetish under the ground
stand by me against my self
I'm encoding my moans...
delete what happened
delete everything
we believed in
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Jowan Safadi Palestinian Territory
Haifa based musician, singer songwriter Mostly known for sarcastic and political songs often considered
provocative.
He broke through to the Arab world with the release of his album Namrud, breaking social taboos .
His lyrics can be controversial with his personal reflections on a wide range of issues that give his work a rare and revealing authenticity
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