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Streaming Consciousness 2​.​1

from Streaming Consciousness 2​.​0 (Disc 2 of 2) by Cortext

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They patrol our streets, they control the charts-/
Always in our ear, but can't control our hearts-/
You can play the sheep, and be led to the dark-/
-You gon' end up slaughtered instead, bled as a martyr/
So heavenly father, if you're out, there what i'm asking is/
Am I talking to god or the devil wearing a mask coz in/
Your image you created a killer, in the parliament/
They're acting like a life is a chip or something to barter with/
-But I won't sit back, sip and suckle the arsenic/
You working on your figure I'm chiseling up my artistry-/
-Coz life is quick and you're likely to miss the universe-/
-Living life in the gym, trying to be Mr. Universe/
That's why I'm questioning god, like did he miss my universe/
The vatican are keeping your mind, tied while they loot the earth-/
-They'll stab your back with a crucifix through your shirt-/
Then they'll charge you out the arse for a funeral at the newest church-/
-My brother Matty was taken before he true deserved/
-And my heart was heavy carrying his coffin to the hearse-/
I remember seeing the crash, site on the news and heard-/
-Tragic traffic accident takes the life of a youth in Perth-/
-I didn't know what to say when I saw his mum-/
-Trying to find the words to comfort a father who lost his only son-/
-Trying to hold it together but overcome-/
If the lord is playing golf with our souls well he put a hole in one-/
-Losing my man, gave my spirit a fracture-/
-Hope I never see another of my kin in that cas-ket how we-/
-Living that loss is a significant factor-/
-But it ain't such a thing, if you living in Bas-ra and the-/
Children in Rapha see their siblings get cap-tured/
Beaten by the military just for living we have, to/
See it in a diffe-rent manner they deal with the massacre/
Of their fam by turning death into a symbol of valor-/
-When that militant is wielding a strap you think that the/
Hinge of his actions is whether he is or he isn't islamic, No-/
-He's trying to deal with madness-/
-No he doesn't hate our freedom or our liberties you ignorant parrot-/
-Don't buy into what they spin as the facts-/
The world is showing all the symptoms of an organism stricken with can-cer-/
Have they planned, our, death, it would seem, so I'm/
Figuring my plans, with a hand outstretched, to my people trying to/
Get 'em to stand up, the other raised, with a middle finger/
For the finger puppets sitting in Canberra-/
-See this for the kids on the Tampa-/
For the victims of religious synicism and slan-der if I met the/
Richest man, I wouldn't have him giving his grands up-/
The only thing he'd really have to give is some an-swers/
Coz when every last, bottle is popped-/
Whether in a loin, cloth, or Louis leather still you're body will rot-/
--Bet if the global oligarchy were to stop a minute-/
-Think about the things that they've got and what they forgot to get it-/
-I think they'd see that their philosophies are off a little-/
-And they'd be knocking down my door like what I got to give 'em-/
-Love, family, friend-ship they cannot be given-/
-They must be earned and then cherished through any opposition-/
-I bet the hottest pop, singer on top of the business/
-Would give the diamonds in her watch for an honest opinion-/
-Often the rhythm and the power the industry holds-/
-Sours the thinking turning powerful women to hoes-/
-Found her an image spending thousands to get her some clothes-/
-Now she's a corpo-rate stripper you're television's the pole-/
-This is not an image, this is god given-/
-Seeing what you have and don't worry 'bout what you're not given-/
-Like are you threatened by military who bomb civilians-/
-And can't provide the important provisions for your children-/
-Has awful illness killed a quarter of the block you live in?-/
Then please repeat this after me, 'I am not a victim.'-//

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from Streaming Consciousness 2​.​0 (Disc 2 of 2), released December 23, 2012

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Cortext Perth, Australia

Cortext has been putting pen to page for over a decade, developing and honing his unique style and performance. Taking roots in South West WA, he boasts a prolific resume that includes 4 studio albums and countless online releases, and has shared the stage with the likes of Cypress Hill, Immortal Technique and Atmosphere. He brings to the game a message of positive change and a hunger for more ... more

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