Textbook Lies

They use Hellen Keller as a model of inspiration that you can overcome
any situation that you facing but they mistaken 'cause she said if her
parents didn't have that cash arrangement they couldn't have afforded
all her teaching and her training and she knew it but our history books
and schools they all blew it 'cause the problem is only those with money
have the money to solve 'em - they say work harder and smarter and
you'll be what you're supposed to be but know I see people with
3 jobs barely affording their groceries - they don't teach us that
Washington he owned slaves and it's odd - seeing his statue 10 feet tall
body of a Greek god - they teach history like it ended - as if it didn't
keep resulting in our present - many racists they call heroes we call
presidents - truth we need this - though i didn't wanna believe this
the richest country is one of the most violent and mischievous
wars spreading - the U.S. warlord of war weapons - we got the most
weapons and wars - the bully of the planet  - but when you
confront 'em bullies lie every time that's their habit - start having
truth in action happen when you start asking

HOOK
Why do they lie and hide the truth that we facing?
Why do our textbooks lie in education?

You wanna make school more interesting? just tell the truth
the real gangsters is the government - we got books full of proof
Howard Zinn - Tha People's Music CD that I unfolded the
Lies My Teacher Told Me - all sources that told like it's supposed
to be - I know it's the inclination to avoid conflict situations
so they afraid saying nothing about the U.S. bullying other nations
no other country has a military base in the United States
why the U.S. have a base in almost every country every place?
why our textbooks tell us everything every president did was great?
but ask your teacher - why the richest country can't feed the poor
ask your teacher - why the U.S. got the most weapons for war
ask you teacher - why rich people got 3 or 4 houses while
people sleeping on the floor - ask your teacher why the ghettoes
in the cities don't look the same as the suburbs that's rich in the same
state and to explain and a great teacher'll tell you how we can
arrange to make a change and say with you with rage

In 1493 Columbus stole all that he could see - he killed Natives and
stole their land - he did it 'cause he had all the best weapons in his hands
he spoke Spanish to the Natives saying, "If you don't become a Christian,
we'll kill you and make your kids and wives slaves while they're livin"
all arisen from greed - money is why he crossed the seas - 500 years
European world domination - weapons and greed leads to them still
bombing nations -  a situation where our textbooks lie and try to hide the past
so you won't question what they did - they still lie to the mass(es)
when they killed too many Natives they wanted more slaves created
so then Hati they invaded - but Hati fought back for 10 years and
almost overcame it - then the slave makers started that European
racist act African slave tradin - understandin the lies we're told in our
texts is - seeing most of our government (still) comes from Columbus' descendants
they tell us he was good and so are we in what the present is - to become good
we could stop the wars spreading - no more weapons - use that money to
start ending - starvation - start facing - that's the way to start changing
matter fact till that happens need you to start saying