"ya know one day the indigenous people of the
Earth are gonna reclaim whats righfully
Theres."
"really? uh oh!"
Lose your mind misplace your mind
Forgot you even had a mind
cause someone told you its impossible
To change your mind
A friend of mine made it to twenty-five
We had a celebration "man Im glad that youre alive"
Im happy to see my man youre beatin the odds
And for this on this day we give thanks to the gods
cause everyone deserves a shot except you only get one
I hope its not through the head my son.
cause life is short when youre afraid to die.
Life is hard when youre afraid to cry.
But when I feel alone I sing myself a song
Because wherever I lay a groove is my home.
(chorus)
But can you see me in the desert?
Of course you can!
Can you see me on the mountain?
Of course you can!
Can you see me in the ocean?
Of course you can!
Im just splishin and splashin
And jumpin in the sand!
(repeat)
But he remembered memories of walkin
Through the puddles
Sayin "gee dad, am I the one whos wanted by
The federal government doesnt want me
To go to school
I ask too many questions
And I dont play by their rules.
In school they tried to tall me
That a rock is not alive
But I have seen a volcano growin up and die
In school they tried to tell me
That a tree it couldnt feel
But I have felt a tree and it was bleeding for real
In school they tried to tell
Me animals couldnt talk
But they can understand it when a dog starts to bark
In school they tried to tell me
Man doesnt have a soul
"whet happened to his" I say "cause mine is
Still whole!"
(chorus)
(bridge)
"can you see me? "
"can you see me? "
The reoccuring dream of lifes imprisonment
The reoccuring scream of a world and its residents
The reoccuring theme of a mind full of finger prints
The reoccuring dream of a knife and a president
Well would you like to look at madonnas book on sex?
Or would you rather alex haleys book on malcolm x?
Their fuckin with ice t but they dont even care if
Eric claptons singin I shot the sherriff!
But how many more books on this subject can I read
And how many more frustrations must I try to ease
End how many more days of this bad air can I breathe
And how many more of my friends must just die and leave
But you cant diffuse the ticking time bomb
You cant refuse the time it has come
You cant erase our people from the nation
Ill take a life before they call us "the lost generation"
(chorus)
Can you see me in africa?
Of course you can!
Can you see me in asia?
Of course you can!
Can you see me in australia?
Of course you can!
Aotearoa? western samoa? eskimoa?
Can you see me in the white house?
No you cant!
Can you see me on the radio?
Hell no!
Can you see me with the police?
In handcuffs?
Splishin,splashin,jumpin in the sand.
