Manifesto

Manifesto Intro: Play for 4 bars, and at the end of each play this riff: -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| ---0-h2----------------| ------------2-3--------| ----------3------------| ( This is real talk, this is non-stop It is a loop now tongue and mind Played off the sidewalk, straight to your boom-box How it travels from ear to memory Well this is medicine, there is a message within And each will find it in their own time ( This is music, this is how I use it It makes you move and move the movement This is how I focus, knowing itâ??s not hopeless (hold out) But it sure starts with me and ends on a whole note Musical medicine, this is my healinâ?? For past and present future things to come ( I see people stressinâ??, over space and possession Out of fear and a need for visual aids of our abundance Give me examples, or something tangible Something I can get my hands on and find real meaning Where is the medicine? Well Iâ??ve been searching And I suppose each will find their own kind ( Well everythingâ??s at stake, it makes it hard to concentrate And there are men who see a war and see a paycheck Such different programming, to live so fearfully Terror this, and terror that, terrible reality There is no medicine on the television So turn it off and turn yourself around ( And letâ??s just face it, the worldâ??s fuckinâ?? racist Even the most peaceful of us gets caught in the trend To live cohesively is almost a fantasy (hold out) And we gotta know it starts with humbling our egos What is the medicine, for cultural woundinâ?? Has its moments, has its melodies, has its time Well I was listeninâ?? to the outgoing seasons About climate change and some of the reasons When the sky opened, like Iâ??ve been hopinâ?? And there came horses by the thousands And there was thunder on their tongues, and lightning on their minds And they were singing this old melody from some other time They sang, â??Donâ??t waste your ha - a - te, Rather, gather and crea - a - te Be a service, be a sensible person Use your words and donâ??t be nervous You can do this; youâ??ve got purpose Find your medicine and use it.â?� They sang, â??Donâ??t waste your ha - a - te, Rather, gather and crea - a - te Be a service, be a sensible person Use your words and donâ??t be nervous You can do this; youâ??ve got purpose Find your medicine and use it.â?�