Lyrics
Si se puede liberar a la gente
Expressing the belief that it is possible to liberate people.
Si se puede liberar a la gente
Reiteration of the idea that it is possible to liberate people.
Before the sunset, our backs sweat
Describing physical exertion before sunset, possibly alluding to hard work.
Uncle Sam said to cut your grasses, Harvest your talents
Reference to Uncle Sam instructing to utilize talents for meager pay.
For less than minimum wages
Highlighting exploitation with wages below the minimum.
As I urgently press these pages, from the pain that is tainted
Expressing urgency and pain from the consequences of immigration policies.
From brainless actions of a president amending immigration madness
Criticizing the president's actions affecting immigration negatively.
I'll take a s**t on the White House and use the flag as a napkin
Using provocative imagery to express disdain for the government.
They assassinated my parents, my peoples dreams through the American dream
Claiming the assassination of parents and dreams due to the American dream.
Torched my Hispanic family tree to generate and print your precious vicious money
Accusing the system of destroying Hispanic family roots for monetary gain.
Your son he's, taken away to a different country, caged away in a pound like a pouting puppy
Describing a personal tragedy of a family member separated and confined.
Si se puede liberar a la gente
Reiteration of the belief in the possibility of liberating people.
Si se puede liberar a la gente
Continued emphasis on the potential liberation of people.
Sunny side up as I flip up these rhymes
Positive imagery of flipping rhymes, possibly representing a hopeful outlook.
Dedicate this to the backs of the gardineros
Dedication to manual laborers (gardineros) facing challenges.
Begging for their spins to realign, with the constellations
Desire for a realignment of fortunes for those facing discrimination.
Till they snap back to this racial segregation
Referencing racial segregation and its impact.
Nation full of discrimination
Critiquing a nation with a history of discrimination.
Formulating every type of frustration built into our absence of liberation
Highlighting frustration built from the absence of liberation.
And I will not stop till I save this generation
Expressing determination to continue efforts until the generation is saved.
Si se puede liberar a la gente
Reiteration of the belief in the possibility of liberating people.
Si se puede liberar a la gente
Continued emphasis on the potential liberation of people.
Which one of you stand as a manifestation?
Challenging individuals to manifest positive change.
Which one of you unbrand yourself from this global tribulation?
Encouraging individuals to detach from global tribulations.
Geometric, peep the message
Using geometric metaphor, urging people to understand the message.
I have every right to remain expressive
Asserting the right to express oneself poetically.
Anything you say, can and will be used as a poetic lesson
Playing on the legal phrase, indicating words used as poetic lessons.
Feel the essence of my adolescence
Invoking the essence of adolescence, suggesting a personal connection.
I am a vessel for the temple of sound
Describing oneself as a vessel for the transformative power of sound.
With nothing but a pad and a pencil
Highlighting simplicity with just a pad and a pencil to convey a message.
Advocating that this governmental has fucked with the wrong mental
Accusing the government of negatively impacting mental well-being.
Si se puede liberar a la gente
Reiteration of the belief in the possibility of liberating people.
Si se puede liberar a la gente
Continued emphasis on the potential liberation of people.
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