Verse 1:
Sun up to sun down, I’m one with the land
Feet rooted in the ground, working with my two hands
The farming life: the only one that I know
In tough times turn to 5-6 loans

Diving deeper in debt, can’t afford a decent meal
Thinking ‘bout our daughter, is her fate already sealed?
Don’t want her growing up not knowing how to read or write
Or make the same mistake I did by signing the dotted line

I fell for the lines by men dressed to the nines
Making lofty promises to live a better life
It used to be we would plant what we would eat
Now they dictate the crops meant to be sent overseas

Every year they demand a larger yield
Everybody profits but the ones who work the fields
Landlords, loan sharks, corporations, middle men
Ignoring…the worsening conditions that we’re living in

…but what makes my heart break
is when I see my daughter’s eyes going through the hunger pains
I feel our livelihood slipping away
But deep down I know there’s a way that it could change

(Chorus)

Verse 2:
The tension weighs thick, time ticks, it’s a powder keg
Lines drawn…it’s Us against Them
We started organizing, couldn’t take it any more
…So they responded with military force

Occupying our schools and our homes
Terrorize the people, full militarized zone
Sole purpose: quell the movement of the masses
Tipping point in a clash against the fascists

In the picket lines, they pushed and we pushed back
Drowning in an echo of bullets and gun claps
While people ducking and running, I’m tryna find my family
Stopped dead in my tracks and now I can’t even breathe

I see my child in the field face down
Shot in the back another life taken down
With her body laying motionless in my arms
The anguish of a scream’s like the ring of an alarm

Followed by the tears falling from a dark place
Where the blood stains paint a picture that won’t be erased
From my memory, the pain remains forever present
The reality of life, the plight of the peasant

(Chorus)

Verse 3:
The pain and anger’s taking hold of my soul
It’s like nothing could stop it from spinning out of control
Until they started coming through and integrating with us
Mass work in the community, developing trust

Droppin’ knowledge on why we live in these conditions
How the only way to freedom is defeat the current system
Build a new society that’s based in socialism
Knowing victory won’t happen if the hope is missing

Fighting for our basic rights, the dignity to live
Nobody seems to hear the cries blowing in the wind
The ones in government serve their own interest
Left with no other choice but to stand up and resist

Raising up a fist, along with my consciousness
See the real enemy is tightening the grip
The imperialists label us a terrorist
But really what it is, is the complete opposite

Real change is from the bottom, not the top
The suffering of our people gotta come to a stop
Struggle on a higher level than I ever have before
Now I’m a principled guerilla fighter in the people’s war

(Chorus)