Macklemore - Soldiers Lyrics

Lyrics:

This is for my soldiers
Not my soldiers that chose to be soldiers
But the soldiers that were forced to be soldiers
Now what's the trouble, you scared of being a human?
If the truth is a tool I double dare you to use it
Hit the booth and I'm well aware of what I'm doin'
If I confuse you with the humor I'm preparing them for the movement
I've been alive before and every person's got a purpose
Most don't observe it or know what they're striving towards
Only you can light the torch
Cause you won't survive the war if you don't know what the fuck it is you're fighting for
Most of us won't open up and trust the inner source
Combined with being tempted to just accept it
But don't twist the message, if you must think of my support
Sometimes you gotta pull off the tees and get on some left right left shit
I worked with 80 soldiers hooded behind locked doors
Forced into a war, an entrance with no exit
Before they could grow up, just some crazy soldiers
Armin them with crack and guns, in essence, defenseless
Yup my man rappin killsmatic enhance them
In his own words 21st century panther
13 years old gets into a fight
Decided to steal the kid's bike
Cops come and he ends up in hand cuffs
Two months in and now he's caught in the trap
Got out, got caught with a gat and crack
Now whatta these people think
Juvenile life like that he grew up in a room with a mac
And he'll be policed until the day he can legally drink
Now tell me what's the matter with this picture
I wish it was a dream but it seems too vivid
There's blood on these streets I can't see who's is it
I should probably mind my business
I said tell me what's the matter with this picture
I wish it was a dream but it seems to vivid
There's blood on these streets I can see whose is it
America wants me to mind my business
Now if you contain anything in a cage
Its natural tendency is going to try to be escape right?
When these kids get out of the gates and face life
If you raised them as a criminal what do you estimate they'll behave like?
The ratio is 80 something percent of kids who get locked up again or go straight to the pen
And that's strange right
It's a snowball effect, and they wanna see you again
So they can make sure that America remains white
Yup, going back on that race shit
Most of the neighborhoods are like cages they try and escape and
If the American dream is to make it
It's obviously blatant that if you're left with nothing, what do you do?
Attempted Murder was the case
My man got beat up, stomped in his face
Ask George bush what you do when you're attacked
His boy went and let it spray, hit one of them in the leg
Now George you can relate,
Remember Iraq, or was it Afghanistan? Just ain't funny
Proving sometimes you gotta take something to make money
My man's homie snitched and said that he planned to hit
And he'll be out when he's 46
Now ain't the game something
The soldiers follow the same orders
The generals are Crips folk and south of the boarder
Now is it a kid with a gun or the system he lives in that has his disorder
If there's a fiend on the block, somebody's servin em
If there's a teen with a Glock, there's a cop lookin to turn em in
If you have something I want, there's somebody murderin
Since 1492, where the fuck do you think we learned it from
Now tell me what's the matter with this picture
I wish it was a dream but it seems too vivid
There's blood on these streets I can't see whose is it
I should probably mind my business
I said tell me what's the matter with this picture
I wish it was a dream but it seems to vivid
There's blood on these streets I can see whose is it
America wants me to mind my business

this totally relates to 2018 and 2017 2016

who ever dis liked this go f yourself

Great Song!

How am I just listening to this in 2017!?

does anyone know where i can get an instrumental of this????

YEEES ME TOO

real.... shit...

these are the type of songs he should get more recognition for

cool song

This song needs more likes.

Ukraine 2014

+Pairofnoobs putin is an idiot who should be shot

+Joe English putin makes more money then you :^)

F you to Tyler I know Thrift shop sucks Not all kids are retarded

thrift shop does not suck!!!

Greatest song, anybody heard his old "welcome to myspace" never met anyone thats heard it yet.

say what you wanna say , i think this guy kills it , his music = THE FUCKING BEST ♥

people who hate macklemore don't know what they're missing out on!

This song is just amazing

Well . . . You got your wish!

Great song, love it... thats rap :)

nguyen is viet

i like him in this rap because he sound tougher and more serious.

I know you probably know, this comment was made a year ago, but damn... we did it!

More like 5

This song is inspiring

we succeeded ;)

Why? If anyone should get all the money and attention that being famous gets you, it's Macklemore

Haha people listened to you.

What about his new music being bad?...

Damn the old Macklemore is legit!

What i'm trying to say is that he's not being recognized for his true talent hes being recognized for a catchy song they heard on the radio, pop culture doesn't even understand what he's saying in the song itself lol

I checked out your channel and I see that you don't listen to Hip Hop that much, so let me tell you that there are a lot of rappers that also talk about meaningful stuff

thrift shop is still tight, the beat is on point and he spits like crazy, besides, in away it ts a parody of the materialism in Hip Hop. It just made a crossover into the mainstream, pop culture did embrace the song, but it is still Hip Hop.

we are now at that point and it sucks, a lot

mackLEmore

So is it Macklemore or Mackelmore? Because im confused now..

He should be famous for songs like this not thrift shop.. smh

And the fact that George bush did nothing in his defense to do anything about it. Honestly Macklemore teaches you something just listen to the lyrics.

Macklemore is one of the only rappers that raps about meaning. I think this song is talking about the riots in Los Angeles, the decision of declaring war on Iraq, Afghanistan etc etc.

Hes on the rise without a record label, soon enough his lyrical genius will be discovered, unlike Thrift shop

you hate that an artist you like got successful? Some people are just weird about stuff i guess

Such an intense song...I LOVE IT! :D

he came at the perfect time for me like as if it was a sign thrown at me letting me know to not worry theres others who feel the exact same to me its a sign i really do appreciate and is very very grateful for his music.

I been looking for music this raw and real for a very long time thanks to thrift shop i found otherside then wings and now all 50 plus songs from him and i'm very grateful because everything he says in his songs i say it to my lil bro and his young friends so now i feel like i wasnt the only one in the world who was speaking of all this crazyness in the world about corruption brain washing by advertising really and more felt like no one understood but now i know that someone does and he raps

it happened, and i hate that it happened .__.

too real...

@Tyler Durden Demographic of, not is*

@John Drexler Dope? This is a well written song, through and through. Thrift shop is a gimmick song, meant as a goof. This song has actual meaning.. You damn kids don't know anything. Same reason fools like soulja boy get fame for any length of time. Dumb kids. Not talent, but an idiotic, watered down demographic is musically illiterate children. What a sad state of affairs.

If you thought he was dope cause of Thrift Shop, you shouldn't be listening to Macklemore

gawd, i dont know. i thought macklmore was dope for a minute cuz of thrift store, but this? pretty boring, yall.

hahaha

I come form the future! He is now famous. Here have some cake!

Oh my god some tit said macklemore is getting worse.........go home....just go home actually maybe you are at home so just leave the internet alone we're better of without your views!

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Lmfao first comment on the video says we need to make him more famous, fan doesn't even know this isn't his page is right below me, oh the irony.

Could It be possible to get the Lyrics ? . Cause i can't find them anywhere.
I am a Huge Fan By the way. COME TO MONTREAL , PLEASE :) ahah

why? because now he's insanely popular and it's not cool to like him anymore? macklemore still goes ham. Recognize.

LOL at the rhyme nazi's.. one day you will understand.. .. we hope. Such an ill track though

Where can I find the lyrics , Can't find them at all on google

True Fax. Ryan Lewis murdered Macklemore.

Listen to what he's saying. Rhymes? You have no argument. Lyrically inclined. Shalom

Lyrics don't need to rhyme for them to be meaningful. What are you 6? If you want rhymes go read a childrens book.

I agree.

true story. ever since 'and we danced'

language of my world will always be in my classic collection tho

Poetry doesn't have to rhyme.

Last time I checked you don't have to rhyme. Do your rap/hip hop research then comment on videos. Nothing pisses me off more when people talk shit about something they don't know.

What are you talking about? He still kills it

maybe like a couple years ago but his music has gotten really bad lately. His new music doesn't even rhyme.

We really need to make him more famous because he deserves it