"Book of Judges"

My favorite rap song is probably "Book of Judges" by Pharoahe Monch. It's a cool blend of rap and rock- great for jamming in the car with the windows down! The beat, however, is only one of the reasons why I love this song. The lyrics are especially powerful. I was thinking, and they're actually pretty relevant to the whole Occupy Philadelphia protest. Pharoahe Monch describes how the government has always been about human rights, equality, and democracy, yet it constantly fails to live up to its ideals. "America the ugly," as opposed to a widely popular song about our country, "America the Beautiful", demonstrates the hypocrisy in our nation. While presidents are "living marvelous", the masses are left starving and broke. He repeats, "Piss on the Constitution, burn the Magna Carta" throughout the song. I think these lines are a calling to Americans to take action against that 1% of rich in the country and the hypocritical government. Here are the lyrics! Check out the song.

Lyrics to Book Of Judges :

[Verse 1:]
America the ugly raped my mother
Deceived my sister separated my brother
Murdered my children hung my father
Now they want me to rock the vote the fucks why bother?
Seen them commercials for the army of whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never!
My minds too short my brain's too clever
My spine is too strong every line pulls your lever
Limitless rhymes for the indigenous the remedy
PLAT! Getting' my money like the Kennedy's
Flip it! Put em' in stocks collect anemities
Rock, roll behold my epiphanies and
Read em' and weep, heat I beat em' to sleep
Mislead em' until we even-steven defeat em' with freedom of speech
And we let them know that I'm the motherfuckin' fire-starter
Piss on the constitution and burn the Magna Carta

[Chorus:]
All I know is what I feel
Deceive my eyes and distort what's real
All truth will set you free
I rather die on my feet than deliver my knees

[Verse 2:]
We dying over black gold they harvesting in the sand
Presidents living marvelous, they starving in Sudan
It's obvious we walk a blind path to oblivion
The book of judges read the scriptures unlike Gideon
Light my fire, start my engine
When Pharaohe becomes Moses its medicine for who listens
A veteran with the might bringing with prophecy to fruition
Motivation verses on an adverse condition
Caught on the mainframe I see the maze man
They watch you from the street light you and your main man
The bar code around your neck same as your name brand
You're lost in strange land no thoughts of a game plan

[Chorus:]
All I know is what I feel
Deceive my eyes and distort what's real
All truth will set you free
I rather die on my feet than delivery my knees

[Outro:]
Piss on the constitution, then burn the Magna Carta