Where I stand from, I see the beauty of the sun
The birds and the trees and watch the children learn
But as I look at the sky and the sunshine
There’s a cloud over me and a thought in my mind
People starving in the world, Ethiopians
They’re born by the thousands and die by the millions
Baby born one day in a world so [?]
Died the next day because of the plague
The mother [?] child, hoping “Not you”
And when the life leaves their body, they die as two
Screams roar from the ground, into the sky
Because the number-one [?] passed us by
To be blind to the massacre that must be
To see people with [?] die slowly
A nightmare that’s there, the rhymes are spare
Again and again, I say it’s just not fair
To spend our money on unofficial things
While people in the world are just starving
But we don’t care because it don’t affect us
We live by the dollar, in God we trust
But those who have feelings might signify
And say “Look to the heavens, God tell us why”
Tears fall from your eyes when you hear this story
[?] kingdom, the power and the glory
And there are our children [?] earth
But this vision I have is a heart full of sorrow
For those that suffer, for them is no tomorrow
Evolution at times is like one bad curse
Things are supposed to get better but they only get worse
People talk about pay and they pay no mind
The only thing that makes sense to them – the dollar sign
Those who admit it but realize this [?] exist
But if you stop for a minute and put down the book
You’ll see that things aren’t as good as they look
I’mma take you way back as back as I can
To a place that was known as the Motherland
Known to you and I from our history
A land once free, that was said to be
A place where people lived in harmony
But the sun has set down on this place
Burning a hole in the human race
But if we come together and we struggle and strive
To help those that can’t make it and keep ’em alive
So the words I speak is [?]
Because they don’t have a life like me and you
From the plains of Africa to the New York gutter
Talk and sit down with your neighbor, share the bread and butter
Time to [?]
And this is one mission that must not fail
Over seas, accross the land there’s a sight that lies
For us to be seen by our own eyes
Your heart will burn and your stomach will turn
Because of the knowledge that you just learned
Without words to express what you feel
You keep asking yourself “Is this for real?”
So you bow your head and attempt to pray
Because God has given us the easy way
But did we ever notice or did we hear
That the body count goes greater every year
But remember these words and keep this thought
That each time you turn away another life falls short
Millions of people with helpless cries
[?] and another one dies
Our seed of the future [?] helplessly
Without the power to live, so the soul runs free
The dreams and desires of a life to last
Becomes a journey with the thought and a thing of the past
So reminisce of this is where it’s at
No man, woman or child should live like that
This reality persists and exists
And I just can’t see a way through this…
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RPM X1000 Lyrics – One Mission That Must Not Fail