The Times

[Verse 1 - Oddisee:] Televised revolutions on the net Only yet we're witnessing connecting us could pose a threat Over through the openness of poverty & hopelessness Cover it with shadows of a mob, tipping over stress And they've got their torches lit Progressive acting vocalist Close the lips of those who only wish to keep on holding whips Stolen chips are given back, what be that, Sherwood Justice wears the face of us, who be that, Thurgood Butter flies are flapping wings Off the banks of river Nile Entitled waves amass a scene Wash away the villains vile This is how we disembowel The belly of beast Another message from the east I only hope we hear it loud Let the wise men deliver, to the salivating crowd Thirsty for the end of hurting, fiending to begin the plow Plant the seeds for the pupils raised in the ways of now Present for the present state to never let it come around [Hook:] And; My, my look at the times we're living in As blind eyes begin to see the vivid end As time dies, a new era fit to begin Let's celebrate the end, and get to starting over [Verse 2:] Birth of a nation Problems that they're facing Shadowed by rejoicing tears, cry for liberation Indeed congratulations is in order I'm from north of the border Responsible for the slaughter I was on their side For them I'll always ride Being raised in the states, I learned we're in the same tribe Niggas in the eyes of those from outside They wanted us to die, it's conquer and divide It's all for the oil that rest beneath our soil Within our turmoil their nations are going to thrive It's too late though The murders and the rape Have replaced how we relate With the kind of hate though All according to plan Use the color of a man Then divide up all his land As if it was fate though But good luck though to my brothers in the south Africa's youngest country hope you show them what you're about [Hook]