Together

By Alex Jones (1997)
On album The Velvet Rope (1997)

The Velvet Rope
[Verse 1: Fraksha]
Yeah, this world we living in, tell me what went wrong
And who's world are we really in, tell me what's going on
When people are hungry people are starving
People they got no grass in the garden
People they work too hard, too much graph, while the other half laugh
People they sleep outside in the rain praying that life going to change
Life is a dream for so many people tryna stay warm each night they're the same
Better off locked inside of a cage when pain is life and you're locked in a cycle
So many find that life is a maze and we wonder why so many roll for survival
I see people pipeing the rock, I see people hyping a lot (yea)
But I know deep down those people wanna be right not wrong
We all want to feel accepted, respected and feel protected
But so many people they feel rejected I know the way the law works seems real selective
So many feel dejected, life just passing by so many nights
When the people elected, and its got us asking why
Well I'm just stating the facts, so you can't hate me for that
Good luck if you're trna save for a flat
When they're raping the wage cause I'm taking it back
And we should be grateful for that, multi-nationals pay no tax
Angry cops blazing straps and a man gets shot cause his face is black
What kind of place is that? where they make a man feel his race is criminal
And life for some is a miracle and you might have to work hard just to make the game liveable
Situation critical, we on a downwards spiral, worlds in pain and all other signs are vital
We all need more love more patience more trust
More empathy for the man in need believe me we need more faith in us
Cause right now we're stuck in the mud and I don't know if love is enough
Have we gone too far, have we fucked it up
Which world we heading? Nobody knows I'm betting
One thing I'm certain, nobody's going to heaven

[Verse 2: Alex Jones]
This world we're living in who knows what went wrong
And who's world are we really in citizens ain't got no jobs
Holding the world at my fingertips tryna keep the grip to hold on
I let go and explode I blow when I drop like the Boston Bombs
My adic should be off then on traumatized try to figure what went wrong
Warning signs telling me it's gone to long trust you won't last if you're not head strong
We needa give more, take less and consider what we got not one
Think of each other as sister or brother just slip from the gutter you gotta be strong
Living in the land of the lost playing hand or stand there and watch
Fiends tick more than the hands on a clock and a fiend could do anything he can for a dot
So I stick with a family I got lucky that I've never been abandoned I drop
I stand and respect to the man that I plan on my fans still check every gem that I drop
Are we in this together gimme a shot and I'll give you one better the vision eve got is as vivid as ever I'm hoping this picture is with you forever
Society dying from imminent terror the West really ain't doing shit but to let ya
Kids in commission conditions and living these living conditions ain't shit getting better
So what we perceive are the deepest slums are really a dream of peace and love
To the people seeking freedom fleeing their region and we want to leave them stuck
The peace in the Middle East rebuilt up the deep you can feel the grief seeing em stuck
Scenes of killing their own people in blood, just believe in inner peace the freedom will come (trust)

[Verse 3: Scotty Hinds]
I'm sick of the TV depressed by the news it's all propaganda evading the truth
They want us sleepy aiming to snooze tyrannical governments do as they choose
Fighting third world countries how could we lose, sell them guns cause we got the nukes
We'll take the lithium gold and crew now get out ya house and give us ya food
Give us a minute but we'll take two, that's how it works I've seen how we do
Divide and conquer history's proof you'd have to be blind to not see the clues
No we're mindful that money is survival
But I've had an eye for the people being real spiteful, spilt blood in the name of an idol
I been suffering after Flea and become scum when they live on our streets
While we have a Queen who lives in a fucking Palace, with a golden seat
And she had the cheek to mention austerity in her speech
Seems the fruit don't fall to far from the tree that's peak
Literally she's the voice of greed descendant
Of the biggest thieves that history's seen
Half of the reason a half of these countries are up shit creek
From [?]
Where the name is cheap as the coffee beans, the sugar the rice the spice and tea
Survivals the instinct and powers the greed cause they can't separate work from need

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