He certainly did earn that reputation.
Miss Liberty turn in a Jezebel
All the dreams you go sell, turn in a hell
Her bed of roses are filled with thorns
Her righteous robes are tattered and torn
If she had only stood for love, that would have been enough
She wouldn't have to hide in her shame
If she had only stood for love, that would have been enough
But now we all burn in her flames
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful life
Amerimacka, is like licking honey off of a knife
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful sight
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful light
The land of the free built on slavery, whoa, yeah
Our consciousness in captivity
The promised land is the lion's den
Your culture of greed has got to end
Now we're laying in the mud, looking up above
Tear water just a drop from the sky
They try to keep us in the mud, separating us from love
But me not gon let them conquer the I
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful life
Amerimacka, is like licking honey off a knife
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful sight
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful light
Say Amerimacka, gonna miss Amerimacka-macka
Amerimacka, we've seen the sound of choppa, choppa
Amerimacka, this one is like a tanka, tanka
Say Amerimacka, me know dem are sing ah
Say Amerimacka, me know dem are the attacker
Me see the world of them and man that world is shattered, shattered
Oh whoa
Say Amerimacka, me see the dreams are shattered
Me look up on the sky and man me see a little altar, altar, yeah, yeah, whoa
All the dreams you go sell, turn in a hell
Her bed of roses are filled with thorns
Her righteous robes are tattered and torn
If she had only stood for love, that would have been enough
She wouldn't have to hide in her shame
If she had only stood for love, that would have been enough
But now we all burn in her flames
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful life
Amerimacka, is like licking honey off of a knife
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful sight
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful light
The land of the free built on slavery, whoa, yeah
Our consciousness in captivity
The promised land is the lion's den
Your culture of greed has got to end
Now we're laying in the mud, looking up above
Tear water just a drop from the sky
They try to keep us in the mud, separating us from love
But me not gon let them conquer the I
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful life
Amerimacka, is like licking honey off a knife
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful sight
Amerimacka, oh what a beautiful light
Say Amerimacka, gonna miss Amerimacka-macka
Amerimacka, we've seen the sound of choppa, choppa
Amerimacka, this one is like a tanka, tanka
Say Amerimacka, me know dem are sing ah
Say Amerimacka, me know dem are the attacker
Me see the world of them and man that world is shattered, shattered
Oh whoa
Say Amerimacka, me see the dreams are shattered
Me look up on the sky and man me see a little altar, altar, yeah, yeah, whoa
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Amerimacka Lyrics as written by Richard Hilton Norman Howell
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Mostly agree with sunnyata. Line 2: All of de dreams you will set 'em inna hell
Line 8: But now we all burn in her flame
I think the chorus is: Amerimacka Oh what a beautiful life Amerimacka It's like licking honey off of a knife
Amerimacka Oh what a beautiful sight Amerimacka Oh what a beautiful lie
Line 11 (not counting chorus): The promised land is in the lion's den
Lines at the end: Say Amerimacka Anda Miss Amerimackamacka Amerimacka Les see dey stott de shaka chaptra Amerimacka Dis one here's like a darka talka Say Amerimacka Me lonely man dat... Singa Say Amerimacka Me no de man dat talka Me save de world not dem, But man dem would not eat the shaka shaka Woh oo woh oo...
Say Amerimacka Me see dey dreams are shatta Me look up on da sky an man me see a need a to alta alta Yeaaaaaaaah yeaaaaahah! woh oh