For all those who stepped out of the shadows and into the streets to oppose the Sensenbrenner Bill and all it represents.
Click below for lyrics to Outernational’s Song “Que Queremos”.
“Que Queremos”
a trail of tears a trail of death
railroad boxcars no avail he step
vigilante coyote hot sun beat slowly
no water no people old desert so lonely
look into her eyes peering on out
she’s asking why but ohh
how i could not grab the question
suspense was a lesson
is a beating heart a blessing if respect is hemmed in
flourescent green cap wide-brim broad nose
he knew that nobody knows or maybe its as they say
different shit same motherfucking day
wage slave made his eyes rage
blade on belt kept his damn damn safe
black briefcase hold his daily dose
cuz i’m aching for jamaica want them loved ones close
sold his old whole cry for the cold
not enough patience was there hope in his soul
the subway was filled so many somebodies
searching for some sentiments to symbolize a better plan
one man strolled from car to car
with him a rhythm when the door went ajar
from his jaw to his toes his sound was a dose
of a dream that seemed serendiptously close
oh yeah that’s the deal
steal seconds moments hours then years
all trained to pack the trains like sardine cans
yearning ain’t feigned on stolen land
chorus:
que tenemos nada
que queremos todo el mundo
verse:
dirty pretty things fire in their eyes
cyanide pesticide dream refuse to die
name is faceless strangest slaveness
afraid of this place is it cain’s grave
a ton of tomatoes for a filthy fifty bucks
running back to the truck lucila had enough
no papers no savings living day to day
in a plantation mayhem who made this damn nation
mexico to lala immokolee and bogata
manila in the middle of watch guatemala
in this barren beatdown dustbowl of a town
i challenge them to do what we do
cook clean make slave who feeds whom?
dirty pretty things who are you?
the ones you don’t see the fact to your truth
the ones you don’t see the fact to your truth
bridge:
hearts sparked when dusk darkened
somewhat shouted tomorrow this ends
chorus:
que tenemos nada
que queremos todo el mundo
Lyrics by Miles Solay (chorus from Peruvian revolutionaries)
Performed by Outernational