Under Attack

Every time I turn my back, we under attack
Every time I turn my back, we under surveillance
Every time I turn my back, we under attack
Every time I turn my back, we under surveillance
I plead to the media, I plead to the government
Stop beating us into depression
I plead to the media, I plead to the government 
Stop leading us into recession
Every time I turn my back, we under attack
Every time I turn my back, we under surveillance
Every time I turn my back, we under attack
Every time I turn my back, we under surveillance
I plead to the media, I plead to the government
Stop beating us into depression
I plead to the media, I plead to the government 
Stop leading us into recession
I'm from the land of the Like it or Not
Where the rich get rich and the poor get shot 
Where what you say can't be what you think
And you gotta take a pill with each and every drink
Commercialized and told that we're manic 
Brutalized if we grow organic 
Jus so we buy and try what they produce 
It's all a big lie we've all been seduced 
Every time I turn my back, we under attack
Every time I turn my back, we under surveillance
Every time I turn my back, we under attack
Every time I turn my back, we under surveillance
I plead to the media, I plead to the government
Stop beating us into depression
I plead to the media, I plead to the government 
Stop leading us into recession
Every time I turn around I hear the same sound 
Every body heads up, what's going down? 
All around we're chasing the crown
Yo It's in the air if it's in the ground 
I'm from the land of spend and then get it 
Where your worth is based on your credit 
And if you're young, you're just an expense,
That's why they got us all under surveillance 
Promised the top we're stuck in the middle 
From the start we played second fiddle 
Work so hard make a name for ourselves 
Turned your back on us to protect your wealth 
Every time I turn my back we under attack
Every time I turn my back we under surveillance 
I don't wanna turn my back be under attack 
But I'm gonna turn my back if things don't change 
Time has come you know the time has come 
For you to face the music 
(Repeat 10x) 
Dip, dive, grow, socialize 
All in one community in big brother's eyes
Realize before choosing sides
What we under, it's no wonder, 
we been hypnotized 
That disguise is promised in prize 
But we be true, we see through 
The concrete lies 
We live our lives, peace signs to the skies,
Even when we under attack we still survive 
Time has come, you know the time has come 
Time has come for you to face the music 
I plead to the media, I plead to the government 
(Vocal chops - fade out)

Afrobeat Fela