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32. Boxes 4 People

from Collage Radio by My Rap Name is Alex

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On the first day of Christmas my culture gave to me
So many damn people I cain't breathe
the stairwells stink, brown water out the sink
the kids have all seen dead bodies, what are they supposed to think
This is life on the brink of being burried alive
There ain't enough for everyone to survive, let alone thrive
But in the governor's mansion there's a plan of perfect purity
Juvy to County to Maximum Security

Holidays are comming and we got boxes for the people
Steadily makin' more so we can give em out equal
In a money made nightmare the only thing free
Iron and steel, plexiglass and concrete

Oh how we used to play back in the day
Foot races at dawn, milk crate hoopin till the lights came on
Now we're gone, passed out or passed on
passed over as people, you get the bottle or the steeple
Steve got ground up in their war machine
Since Amir found the heroine he ain't been seen
Ottis is okay, PS3s his life away
But me I'm big time stay, sittin in the Pelican Bay

Holidays are comming and we got boxes for the people
Steadily makin' more under the thumb of the eagle
In a money made nightmare the only thing free
Iron and steel, plexiglass and concrete

One day it struck me as I sat in this cage
most days I put in mad work for one tenth of minimum wage
I ran my mouth, I spoke out. That was before
I got accused of being in a gang I never even heard of before
in these jingle cell jails, I'm just a victim of the SHU sales
I guess dead men ain't the only ones who can tell no tales

Economy of scale for the police, the judges, the public defenders
The townsfolk have jobs a plenty beating on formerly nonviolent offenders
No other developed nation has so many boxes for their population
Cuz we thought of it first criminal justice industialization
Boxes are comming and we got holidays for the people
Steadily makin' more 'cuz soon poor will be illegal
In a money made nightmare the only thing free
Iron and steel, plexiglass and concrete

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from Collage Radio, released May 1, 2015
lyrics by My Rap Name is Alex
music by My Rap Name is Alex and Liz Bailey

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My Rap Name is Alex Buffalo, New York

My Rap Name is Alex. I'm a story teller from Buffalo, New York in North America. These days I tend to focus on stories having to do with how we can treat ourselves, the beings around us, and our environment much better than we have been.

For more info on me please check out my Patreon link below.
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