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    Lead The Way

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    Aint nobody gonna lead the way
    It’s up to you and me to make the differences we’re trying to
    See and take control of our own minds

    [ How many people got control of their mind? ]

    Take control of our own minds, stop letting them
    Shape and mold’em till we go blind

    [ Unlock your brain and set your mindstate free ]

    Conscience:

    Once you open the door there ain’t no closing it you’re / A soldier at war living within the core of the storm / Just like the war on CNN, a war where these men sent / Missiles at victims and swore to defend them / I’m talking about the war for your soul, and the corporate goal / Ownership of everything and total control / Over every facet of life that we live, hell, that’s the reason that we / Rap on the mics to these kids we’re trying to reach’em so they’ll / Stand up and fight to resist the system / Help their minds get equipped quicker cause the cycle just gets sicker / The more that we sip liquo

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