¡We can no longer be a bunch of empty minds living in critical times refusing to recognize real lies!

Thursday, 16 February 2012

MESSAGE TO THE MESSENGERS...


"We got respect for you rappers and the way they be free-weighin' But if you're gon' be teachin' folks things, make sure you know what you're sayin'
Older folks in our neighborhood got plenty of know-how
Remember if it wasn't for them, you wouldn't be out here now
And I ain't comin' at you with no disrespect
All I'm sayin' is that you damn well got to be correct
Because if you're gonna be speakin' for a whole generation
And you know enough to try and handle their education
Be sure you know the real deal about past situations
It ain't just repeatin' what you heard on the local TV stations
...Sometimes they tell lies and put 'em in a truthful disguise
But the truth is that's why we said it wouldn't be televised
They don't know what to say to our young folks, but they know that you do
And if they really knew the truth...why would they tell you?"

Gil Scott-Heron
"Message to the Messengers"


4 comments:

  1. So wise and so true! Especially in this day and time when so much is at stake! Great post! :)

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    1. I often wonder if we will see the tides turn.

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  2. Man I want to

    share this with all of my friends.Thank You

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