andquot;ya know one day the indigenous people of the
earth are gonna reclaim whatand's righfully
thereand's.andquot;
andquot;really? uh oh!andquot;
Lose your mind misplace your mind
forgot you even had a mind
and'cause someone told you itand's impossible
to change your mind
a friend of mine made it to twenty-five
we had a celebration andquot;man iand'm glad that youand're aliveandquot;
iand'm happy to see my man youand're beatinand' the odds
and for this on this day we give thanks to the gods
and'cause everyone deserves a shot except you only get one
i hope itand's not through the head my son.
and'cause life is short when youand're afraid to die.
life is hard when youand're afraid to cry.
but when i feel alone i sing myself a song
because wherever i lay a groove is my home.
(chorus)
but can you see me in the desert?
of course you can!
can you see me on the mountain?
of course you can!
can you see me in the ocean?
of course you can!
iand'm just splishinand' and splashinand'
and jumpinand' in the sand!
(repeat)
But he remembered memories of walkinand'
through the puddles
sayinand' andquot;gee dad, am i the one whoand's wanted by
the federal government doesnand't want me
to go to school
i ask too many questions
and i donand't play by their rules.
in school they tried to tall me
that a rock is not alive
but i have seen a volcano growinand' up and die
in school they tried to tell me
that a tree it couldnand't feel
but i have felt a tree and it was bleeding for real
in school they tried to tell
me animals couldnand't talk
but they can understand it when a dog starts to bark
in school they tried to tell me
man doesnand't have a soul
andquot;whet happened to hisandquot; i say andquot;cause mine is
still whole!andquot;
(chorus)
(bridge)
andquot;can you see me?andquot;
andquot;can you see me?andquot;
The reoccuring dream of lifeand's imprisonment
the reoccuring scream of a world and itand's residents
the reoccuring theme of a mind full of finger prints
the reoccuring dream of a knife and a president
well would you like to look at madonnaand's book on sex?
or would you rather alex haleyand's book on malcolm x?
their fuckinand' with ice t but they donand't even care if
eric claptonand's singinand' i shot the sherriff!
but how many more books on this subject can i read
and how many more frustrations must i try to ease
end how many more days of this bad air can i breathe
and how many more of my friends must just die and leave
But you canand't diffuse the ticking time bomb
you canand't refuse the time it has come
you canand't erase our people from the nation
iand'll take a life before they call us andquot;the lost generationandquot;
(chorus)
Can you see me in africa?
of course you can!
can you see me in asia?
of course you can!
can you see me in australia?
of course you can!
aotearoa? western samoa? eskimoa?
can you see me in the white house?
no you canand't!
can you see me on the radio?
hell no!
can you see me with the police?
in handcuffs?
splishinand',splashinand',jumpinand' in the sand.
