A Song For Assata
In the Spirit of God
In the Spirit of the Ancestors
In the Spirit of the Black Panthers
In the Spirit of Assata Shakur
We make this movement towards freedom
For all those who have been oppressed, and all those in the struggle
Yeah. yo, check it-
There were lights and sirens, gunshots firing
Cover your eyes as I describe a scene so violent
Seemed like a bad dream, she laid in a blood puddle
Blood bubbled in her chest, cold air brushed against open flesh
No room to rest, pain consumed each breath
Shot twice with her hands up
Police questioned but shot before she answered
One Panther lost his life, the other ran for his
Scandalous the police were as they kicked and beat her
Comprehension she was beyond, trying to hold on
To life. She thought she'd live with no arm
That's what it felt like, got to the hospital, eyes held tight
They moved her room to room-she could tell by the light
Handcuffed tight to the bed, through her skin it bit
Put guns to her head, every word she got hit
"Who shot the trooper?" they asked her
Put mace in her eyes, threatened to blast her
Her mind raced till things got still
Opened her eyes, realized she's next to her best friend who got killed
She got chills, they told her: that's where she would be next
Hurt mixed wit anger, survival was a reflex
They lied and denied visits from her lawyer
But she was building as they tried to destroy her
If it wasn't for this German nurse they would've served her worse
I read this sister's story, knew that it deserved a verse
I wonder what would happen if that would've been me?
All of this just so we could be free
So dig it, y'all
I'm thinking of Assata, yes
Listen to my love, Assata, yes
Your power and pride is beautiful
May God bless your soul
It seemed like the middle of the night when the law awakened her
Walkie-talkies crackling, I see them when they're taking her
Though she kind of knew
What made the ride peaceful was the trees and the sky was blue
Arrived to ********* Prison about 6 in the morning
Uneasy as they pushed her to the second floor in
A cell, one cot, no window, facing hell
Put in the basement of a prison with all males
And the smell of misery, seatless toilets and centipedes
She'd exercise, paint, and begin to read
Two years in a hole, her soul grew weak
Away from people so long she forgot how to speak
She discovered freedom is a unspoken sound
And a wall is a wall and can be broken down
Found peace in the Panthers she went on trial with
One of the brothers she had a child with
The foulness they would feed her, hoping she's lose her seed
Held tight, knowing the fight would live through this seed
In need of a doctor, from her stomach she'd bleed
Out of this situation a girl was conceived
Separated from her, left to mother the Revolution
And lactated to attack hate
Cause federal and state was built for a Black fate
Her emptiness was filled with beatings and court dates
They fabricated cases, hoping one would stick
And said she robbed places that didn't exist
In the midst of threats on her life and being caged with Aryan whites
Through dark halls of hate she carried the light
I wonder what would happen if that would've been me
All of this just so we could be free
Yeah, I often wonder what would happen if that would've been me
All of this just so we could be free
So dig it, people
I'm thinking of Assata, yes
Listen to my love, Assata, yes
Your power and pride is beautiful
May God bless your soul
Yo, from North Carolina her grandmother would bring
News that she had had a dream
Her dreams always meant what they needed them to mean
What made them real was the action in between
She dreamt that Assata was free in their old house in Queens
The fact that they always came true was the thing
Assata had been convicted of a murder she couldn't of done
Medical evidence shown she couldn't have shot the gun
It's time for her to see the sun from the other side
Time for her daughter to be by her mother's side
Time for this beautiful woman to become soft again
Time for her to breathe, and not be told how or when
She untangled the chains and escaped the pain
How she broke out of prison I could never explain
And even to this day they try to get to her
But she's free with political asylum in Cuba
I’m thinking of Assata, yeah
Listen to my love, Assata, yeah
We’re molded from the same mud, Assata
We share the same blood, Assata, yeah
Your power and pride, so beautiful
May God bless your soul
Your power and pride, so beautiful
May God bless your soul
Freedom? You're asking me about freedom? You're asking me about freedom?
I'll be honest with you.
I know a whole more about what freedom isn't than about what it is,
because I've never been free.
I can only share my vision with you of the future, about what freedom is
The way I see it, freedom is-- is the right to grow, is the right to
Blossom. Freedom is-- is the right to be yourself, to be who you are,
to be who you wanna be, to do what you wanna do--
A Song For AssataLRC歌词
[00:03.654] In the Spirit of God
[00:05.772] In the Spirit of the Ancestors
[00:08.652] In the Spirit of the Black Panthers
[00:11.888] In the Spirit of Assata Shakur
[00:14.621] We make this movement towards freedom
[00:17.193] For all those who have been oppressed, and all those in the struggle
[00:21.298] Yeah. yo, check it-
[00:23.725] There were lights and sirens, gunshots firing
[00:26.977] Cover your eyes as I describe a scene so violent
[00:29.693] Seemed like a bad dream, she laid in a blood puddle
[00:32.611] Blood bubbled in her chest, cold air brushed against open flesh
[00:36.865] No room to rest, pain consumed each breath
[00:40.352] Shot twice with her hands up
[00:41.738] Police questioned but shot before she answered
[00:44.709] One Panther lost his life, the other ran for his
[00:48.015] Scandalous the police were as they kicked and beat her
[00:50.649] Comprehension she was beyond, trying to hold on
[00:53.396] To life. She thought she'd live with no arm
[00:56.318] That's what it felt like, got to the hospital, eyes held tight
[00:59.267] They moved her room to room-she could tell by the light
[01:01.449] Handcuffed tight to the bed, through her skin it bit
[01:04.263] Put guns to her head, every word she got hit
[01:06.971] "Who shot the trooper?" they asked her
[01:08.645] Put mace in her eyes, threatened to blast her
[01:11.420] Her mind raced till things got still
[01:13.592] Opened her eyes, realized she's next to her best friend who got killed
[01:17.565] She got chills, they told her: that's where she would be next
[01:20.547] Hurt mixed wit anger, survival was a reflex
[01:23.123] They lied and denied visits from her lawyer
[01:25.669] But she was building as they tried to destroy her
[01:28.420] If it wasn't for this German nurse they would've served her worse
[01:30.874] I read this sister's story, knew that it deserved a verse
[01:33.713] I wonder what would happen if that would've been me?
[01:36.182] All of this just so we could be free
[01:38.204] So dig it, y'all
[01:49.674] I'm thinking of Assata, yes
[01:55.081] Listen to my love, Assata, yes
[02:00.038] Your power and pride is beautiful
[02:05.325] May God bless your soul
[02:10.718] It seemed like the middle of the night when the law awakened her
[02:13.820] Walkie-talkies crackling, I see them when they're taking her
[02:16.589] Though she kind of knew
[02:17.820] What made the ride peaceful was the trees and the sky was blue
[02:21.026] Arrived to ********* Prison about 6 in the morning
[02:24.163] Uneasy as they pushed her to the second floor in
[02:27.289] A cell, one cot, no window, facing hell
[02:29.550] Put in the basement of a prison with all males
[02:32.339] And the smell of misery, seatless toilets and centipedes
[02:34.734] She'd exercise, paint, and begin to read
[02:37.608] Two years in a hole, her soul grew weak
[02:40.385] Away from people so long she forgot how to speak
[02:42.912] She discovered freedom is a unspoken sound
[02:45.531] And a wall is a wall and can be broken down
[02:48.287] Found peace in the Panthers she went on trial with
[02:51.006] One of the brothers she had a child with
[02:53.643] The foulness they would feed her, hoping she's lose her seed
[02:56.282] Held tight, knowing the fight would live through this seed
[02:59.010] In need of a doctor, from her stomach she'd bleed
[03:01.588] Out of this situation a girl was conceived
[03:04.407] Separated from her, left to mother the Revolution
[03:07.500] And lactated to attack hate
[03:09.601] Cause federal and state was built for a Black fate
[03:12.286] Her emptiness was filled with beatings and court dates
[03:14.966] They fabricated cases, hoping one would stick
[03:17.560] And said she robbed places that didn't exist
[03:20.117] In the midst of threats on her life and being caged with Aryan whites
[03:22.969] Through dark halls of hate she carried the light
[03:25.605] I wonder what would happen if that would've been me
[03:28.169] All of this just so we could be free
[03:30.341] Yeah, I often wonder what would happen if that would've been me
[03:33.382] All of this just so we could be free
[03:35.276] So dig it, people
[03:36.009] I'm thinking of Assata, yes
[03:41.590] Listen to my love, Assata, yes
[03:46.644] Your power and pride is beautiful
[03:52.345] May God bless your soul
[04:17.786] Yo, from North Carolina her grandmother would bring
[04:21.593] News that she had had a dream
[04:23.762] Her dreams always meant what they needed them to mean
[04:26.368] What made them real was the action in between
[04:28.927] She dreamt that Assata was free in their old house in Queens
[04:32.378] The fact that they always came true was the thing
[04:34.871] Assata had been convicted of a murder she couldn't of done
[04:37.651] Medical evidence shown she couldn't have shot the gun
[04:40.368] It's time for her to see the sun from the other side
[04:43.016] Time for her daughter to be by her mother's side
[04:45.584] Time for this beautiful woman to become soft again
[04:48.205] Time for her to breathe, and not be told how or when
[04:51.009] She untangled the chains and escaped the pain
[04:53.496] How she broke out of prison I could never explain
[04:56.100] And even to this day they try to get to her
[04:58.789] But she's free with political asylum in Cuba
[05:01.648] I’m thinking of Assata, yeah
[05:06.772] Listen to my love, Assata, yeah
[05:12.187] We’re molded from the same mud, Assata
[05:17.375] We share the same blood, Assata, yeah
[05:22.722] Your power and pride, so beautiful
[05:28.022] May God bless your soul
[05:33.358] Your power and pride, so beautiful
[05:38.623] May God bless your soul
[05:57.575] Freedom? You're asking me about freedom? You're asking me about freedom?
[06:07.131] I'll be honest with you.
[06:09.912] I know a whole more about what freedom isn't than about what it is,
[06:18.012] because I've never been free.
[06:20.521] I can only share my vision with you of the future, about what freedom is
[06:29.666] The way I see it, freedom is-- is the right to grow, is the right to
[06:36.327] Blossom. Freedom is-- is the right to be yourself, to be who you are,
[06:43.633] to be who you wanna be, to do what you wanna do--
