She said that there was no love in her heart
'Cause one day a rapist attacked her and broke that all apart
She said there was no way to fix it or to cover her scars
Then one day a guy came along that
Probably could help her start
He was sincere made her believe it was safe
For her to trust again
Before long she was cool with givin hugs to him
Knew that it was right 'cause somethin was wrong
The alarms in her mind didn't tell her he didn't belong
There was no

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He said nobody else ever loved 'em
That's why he get high enough to go touch the heavens above him
Vividly remembers every pipe every needle that stuck 'em
Every alley he ever slept in
Every purse that he snuck in
Every level of hell he's been to
And the one that he's stuck in
The one he can't escape
Even though it's of his own construction
Maybe you can't relate
Maybe you one of those that just doesn't
Maybe he doesn't care
Loves to allow these demons to come in
With no

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Famine striking his home
Land and no social standing
In the economic pecking order
Emergency relief
Distribution systems is in disorder
He's checking water making sure
It's safe enough for his
Daughter to float across in
The boat he built
Hopefully strong enough to support her
Prayin' border patrols
Don't catch her
And process and deport her
Before she reach the shore
Of the land of the free
Where they feed you
Treat you like equals
Deceive you
Stamp you
And call you illegal when there's an

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There's someone here, and it's not me
How could this be? I locked my doors
Kept my armies on my shore
And point my rockets at my sky
I'm so fortified
I built my wall so high
So why oh why are there?

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Intruder Alert Lyrics as written by Wasalu Jaco Rudolph Loyola Lopez

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    Thanks for the lyrics. This is probably my favorite song on the album. I love how he spins the "intruder alert". At first, it's something that you wish had helped the first two people and then he flips it on its head, depending on your stance on immigration. The part at the end with Sarah Green, which I think is equally as moving as Lupe's lyrics. I'm not exactly sure what she says, but it sounds like...

    There's someone here, and it's not me How could this be? I locked my doors Kept my armies on my shores Put my rockets in my sky I'm so fortified I built my walls so high So, why, oh why, Are there...

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