Panther Power
The American Dream / Wasn’t meant for me / Cause lady liberty is a hypocrite / She lied to me / Promised me freedom, education, equality / Never gave me / Nothing but slavery
[2Pac]
As real as it seems
The American Dream
Ain’t nothing but another calculated schemes
To get us locked up
Shot up back in chains
To deny us of the future
Rob our names
Kept my history a mystery
But now I see
The American Dream
Wasn’t meant for me
Cause lady liberty is a hypocrite
She lied to me
Promised me freedom, education, equality
Never gave me
Nothing but slavery
And now look at how dangerous
You made me
Calling me a mad man
Cause I’m strong and bold
With this dump full of knowledge
Of the lies you told
Promise me emancipation
Indispute nation
All you gave my people was our patience
Fathers of our country never cared for me
They kept my answer
Shackled up in slavery
And Uncle Sam never did a dam thing for me
Except lie about the facts
In my history
So now I’m sitting hear mad
Cause I’m unemployed
But the government’s glad
Cause they enjoyed
When my people are down
So they can screw us around
Time to change the government now
Panther power
[Hook]
Panther power
Panther power
Panther power
Panther power
[Ry Luv]
Coming straight that resides within
Go toe to toe with a panther
And you just can’t win
Suffered fame bats
Suppressed the rest
The rich get richer
And the poor take less
The American Dream
Was an American nightmare
You kept my people down
And refuse to fight fair
The Klu Klux Klan
Tried to keep us out
Besides drew they know
No blacks allowed
With intimidation and segregation
Was a way for our freedom
But now were impatient
Blacks the other skin
Dead or sell outs
Freedom, equality
Then I’ll yell out
“Don’t you ever be ashamed
Of what you are
It’s ya panther power
That makes you a star”
Panther power
[Hook]
[2Pac]
My mother never let me
Forget my history
Hoping I was set free
Chains never put on me
Wanted to be more than just free
Had to know the true facts
About my history
I couldn’t settle for being
A statistic
Couldn’t survive in this
Capitalistic
Government
Cause it was meant to hold us back
Using ignorant, drugs
To sneak attack
In my community think of unity
But when I charged them
Tried to claim immunity
I strike America
Like a case of hard disease
Panther power
Is running through my arteries
Try to stop me
Oh boy you’ll be clawed to death
Cause I’ll be fighting for my freedom
With my dying breath
(Do you remember?)
That’s what I’m asking you
You think you living free
Don’t let me laugh at you
Open your eyes
Realize you have been locked in chains
Said you wasn’t civilized
And stole your name
Cause some time has passed
Seem you all forget
There is no liberty to you and me
We ain’t free yet
Panther power
[Hook]
[2Pac]
As real as it seems
The American Dream
Ain’t nothing but another calculated schemes
To get us locked up
Shot up back in chains
To deny us of the future
Rob our names
Kept my history a mystery
But now I see
The American Dream
Wasn’t meant for me
Cause lady liberty is a hypocrite
She lied to me
Promised me freedom, education, equality
Never gave me
Nothing but slavery
And now look at how dangerous
You made me
Calling me a mad man
Cause I’m strong and bold
With this dump full of knowledge
Of the lies you told
Promise me emancipation
Indispute nation
All you gave my people was our patience
Fathers of our country never cared for me
They kept my answer
Shackled up in slavery
And Uncle Sam never did a dam thing for me
Except lie about the facts
In my history
So now I’m sitting hear mad
Cause I’m unemployed
But the government’s glad
Cause they enjoyed
When my people are down
So they can screw us around
Time to change the government now
Panther power
[Chorus]