This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely...
We're the ones who you paid to see a piece of my soul for your money
And it's my job, to smile while pigs feast
Swallows slop out of the head of a crooked priest
A monster you sell is things like hell
And they know not to ask, think or tell
Bang them all like good boys and girls
And we'll feed the shit wish you only could tell
And I go...
Head first in the river.
Head first in the river.
Lost my breath in the river.
Head first in the...
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
I forget your name.
What you believe they wanna know about me
I wear my lungs upon my sleeves
And that one there might as well be
Fillin' his shot glass with gasoline
They made me live in the factory
Where the made my friends and we worked for free
But that's alright, cause my soul i keep
And these bones are mere accidents.
Head first in the river.
Head first in the river.
Lost my breath in the river.
Head first in the...
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
We weren't built to last this long.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to...
Yeah they love to.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely...
We're the ones who you paid to see a piece of my soul for your money
And it's my job, to smile while pigs feast
Swallows slop out of the head of a crooked priest
A monster you sell is things like hell
And they know not to ask, think or tell
Bang them all like good boys and girls
And we'll feed the shit wish you only could tell
And I go...
Head first in the river.
Head first in the river.
Lost my breath in the river.
Head first in the...
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
I forget your name.
What you believe they wanna know about me
I wear my lungs upon my sleeves
And that one there might as well be
Fillin' his shot glass with gasoline
They made me live in the factory
Where the made my friends and we worked for free
But that's alright, cause my soul i keep
And these bones are mere accidents.
Head first in the river.
Head first in the river.
Lost my breath in the river.
Head first in the...
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
We weren't built to last this long.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to...
Yeah they love to.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
Move it's what they say
Sell them the bones that they love to hear break
I said move to another birth place
Yours truly sincerely oh oh I forget your name.
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Great song.
except it's: "the mantra you sell, it stings like hell"
"play in the mud like good boys and girls and we'll feed you the shit that we're sure we can sell"
"would you believe they wanna know about me?"
"they made me in the factory"
swallow slop out of the "hand" not head.
hahah, just check lowcountryawareness.com for lyrics. even though it's kind of hard to read some of it.
no, its head.