W.A.R. Songtext
von Pharoahe Monch

Okay, yeah

We are renegades, this means W.A.R.
16′s bust to break unjust laws
Overthrow regimes in the name of the cause
Renegades never slaves, this means W.A.R.

100% uncut raw
Fuck limited freedom, nigga, we want more
The machine is corrupted down to the core
Rebel army, muthafucka, this means W.A.R.

I got a middle finger for mass media, mute the news
'Cause when the gun draws, received a million views
Which gives me the right to break the rules
Say, "Fuck radio" if the people can′t pick and choose

While B.E.T. gets screwed by Viacom
The new revolutionary-ish I am on
It's not brush fire rap, it's 5 alarm
Motivational music after I am gone


My inner visions, mysticism call me Mr. Wisdom
They wanna turn the globe into a prison
And being sick is better than being dead
′Cause when you′re sick and in bed, you're indebted to meds

Cloned chickens walkin′ around without heads
The food is contaminated, the water got lead in it
Population control, make the babies sick
RFID chips, RU-486

This is a war against consciousness
Controlling your soul, sort of a physiological dictatorship
And we are on the front line
Guilty as charged if intellect is a crime

Say, we are renegades, this means W.A.R.
16's bust to break unjust laws
Overthrow regimes in the name of the cause
Renegades never slaves, this means W.A.R.

100% uncut raw
Fuck limited freedom, nigga, we want more
The machine is corrupted down to the core
Rebel army, muthafucka, this means W.A.R.


Alhamdulillah, it′s a spiritual calling
My ode to Neda, we are still mourning
It's not a documentary about global warming
This is lunar explosions, a global warning

For when the moon bleeds, you can′t tell night from morning
Cities submerged underwater, post New Orleans
It's not your average rap recording
This is insane lieutenant's taking aim at Mormons

While the American brain remains dead and dormant
My stimuli supplied by my endorphins
The mind′s eye greater than pi and broadband
I break on through to the other side without doorman

It′s not The Doors, man
I am equipped with a better memory chip than dolphins
With more keys to open more doors than 4 foremen
To executive floors where they're walkin′ on all fours, man

K-9's standin′ upright amongst you
Aided by swine spreadin' the H1N1 flu
On some rabies shit, RU-486
Population control make the babies sick

This is a war against consciousness
Controlling your soul, sort of a physiological dictatorship
And I am on the front line
(Come on)
Guilty as charged if intellect is a crime

Say we are renegades, this means W.A.R.
16′s bust to break unjust laws
Overthrow regimes in the name of the cause
Renegades never slaves, this means W.A.R.

100% uncut raw
Fuck limited freedom, nigga, we want more
The machine is corrupted down to the core
Rebel army, muthafucka, this means W.A.R.

This means W.A.R.