Do You? from Critical by Old Sol Raps

Do you
Ever even think about it?
Or do you just take the stories
As they're told without even doubting?
Do you
Ever really listen?
Or do you just pay attention
To stimulation from screens that glisten
Do you
Even really try?
Or do you just let things happen to you,
Hoping, getting by?
Do you
Even really care?
I hope your answer’s yes
But if not
Then I hope
You're at least aware


My blood is mixed
With conquistadors
And the ones they missed
With rifles, knives,
and blanket gifts
We still survive
With a thankful fist
Despite the fact
There's a massive rift
Between me and the roots
Of this wood adrift
I wanna reconnect
With a forgotten myth
Wisdom and knowledge
That got the pit
Burned in a pile
Systematic
Destroy identity
And twist the attic
Scrape it empty
Til its void and static
Nothing left
But fear and panic
So fill it up
With something
Thats easy to bend and mold
Follow my god
Do as your told
Your ways are evil
Savage and cold
In fact
You should be
Thanking me
I saved your souls
And set them all free
From the depths of hell
On a mission holy
Thats a fucking lie
You wanted power
Wanted control
You wanted strings
And a puppet to pull
Tug and drag
On the path
To your goal
So here we are today
The strings
Have all been
Cut and frayed
But still remain
Stuck to our limbs
I see it in missions,
Prayers, and hymns
And still
how religious
My family is
Clutching a cross
Of oppressive men
Passed down as the truth
To youth and then
The day comes
When nobody questions them


Do you
Ever even think about it?
Or do you just take the stories
As they're told without even doubting?
Do you
Ever really listen?
Or do you just pay attention
To stimulation from screens that glisten
Do you
Even really try?
Or do you just let things happen to you,
Hoping, getting by?
Do you
Even really care?
I hope your answer’s yes
But if not
Then I hope
You're at least aware


We are fed bullshit
On a daily basis
From the food we eat,
To the screens with faces
Of people
We don't
Even know
But it feels like company
When we're alone
Or even with the fam
Forget real people
And eat the scam
That's the plan
To keep you in place
A reservoir of idiots
Behind a dam
You all think it's an ocean
And they get power
From your lack of motion
Just sit and consume
Keep eyes glued
To the screens in the room
Inundated in advertisement
Media program and master minded
Images
Just for your response
Impulsive action is what they want
So your attention
Is their money
And your ignorance
Is their insurance, dummy
So fuck an intellectual
Informed populace
Just push my button
Keep watching this
Shell of a person
Not to miss
They are famous
Cuz I said so
Worship them
And forget to get yo’
Own
Happiness in life
You already had it
Plain in sight
But eyes diverted
Carrots dangled
Fame and fortune
And camera angles
Are the blinders placed
To keep you entangled
In the reins of cruel men
And banners spangled
So unplug your mind
Cleanse your soul
With eyes open wide

Do you
Ever even think about it?
Or do you just take the stories
As they're told without even doubting?
Do you
Ever really listen?
Or do you just pay attention
To stimulation from screens that glisten
Do you
Even really try?
Or do you just let things happen to you,
Hoping, getting by?
Do you
Even really care?
I hope your answer’s yes
But if not
Then I hope
You're at least aware

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