Monthly Archives: March 2014

The Pain is Deep

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THE PAIN IS DEEP
When a mother mourning the loss of her son
When another brother killed by another brother gun
When the past weighing heavy on my hearty like a ton
Regrets, reminiscing on my life and the things I’ve done

THE PAIN IS DEEP
When you got to turn to the streets to feed a fam
When you’re being governed by a government that doesn’t give a damn
When they give us the guns and drugs to get us in a jam
The you get stuck in a place like where I’m at now

THE PAIN IS DEEP
When exploitation got the best of you and you’re struggling to survive
When you got to do things you don’t want to do just to stay alive
When mass incarceration got husbands losing their wives
And you’re telling your kids you’ll be home soon, and you know it’s a lie

THE PAIN IS DEEP
When I witness my Africans dying from starvation
When I witness women subject to male domination
When I analyze the oppression our people facing
When I hear lies from the rulers controlling this nation

THE PAIN IS DEEP
When I want to change the world, but I’m stuck in this cell
When I want to organize a revolution that will not fail
When I know the oppressed are not doing so well
And I need the time to be now, when justice can prevail!

-Faheem

Hold Your Head High

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I know the days are hard
Nights can be rough
But remain strong
And never give up
Hold your head
Through all the pain
The sun will eventually rise
Through all the rain
Struggles are apart of life
Hard times come with living
But suffering is optional
All pain is giving
tears will come
Sometimes you’ll feel down
Have strength through life difficulties
And elevate to high ground
The day will soon be here
When you will hurt no more
Life will be filled with happiness
For all the sadness you’ve endured
Today might not be the best
And may be filled with sorrows
And focus tomorrow
Some things you’ll face
And never know why
But never let it break you
Continue to hold your head high

-Faheem

War and Execution

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When it’s done by the poor, it’s a criminal activity
When it’s done by the country, it’s United States victory
It’s terrorism when it’s done to Amerika, so call what it is
Does America not bomb other countries, killing innocent women and kids?
We kill, and we get death row or life
Soldiers get medals for hundreds of killings in a night
What is execution? Is it not murder for hire?
Do they not get paid to set a man on fire?
They call them State executioners, killing a man filled with hate
But their really contract killers, committing homicide for the state
All these government people are what they call us
They just get away with it by saying “In God We Trust”
It should be clear without any confusion
What they call terrorism and murder, they call justice
If it’s war and execution

-Faheem

Freedom

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Not just from here, but worldwide oppression
Release me from prison and the states repression
Got me victimized like brothers in Attica
Exploited by the imperialist like my people in Africa
I need freedom from all this racial hate
Unlock my chains from the laws of the state
I don’t want to be controlled by 1% of this nation
So take off my shackles of capitalist exploitation
Free me from the war on the poor, called war on gangs
And this war on me because I fight for chance
I just want to be free, I’m tired of being a victim
Tired of being oppressed by the United States system
I don’t want to be here occupying your prisons
Witnessing communities staying poor because of government decisions
I got to make a stand, never will I sit
Freedom is what I want, freedom I’m going to get

-Faheem Abdir-Rahim