Common Ground feat. Cyril Neville and Matt Lavelle

Mainstream media murderers Killing your mind on prime time You can turn off the TV But it won't stop the suffering Shock and awful flash the cameras The other side is less painful Headlines scream silence Entertains the status quo Chorus We know the truth, its time to pass it down Our future rests on common grounds How far will we have to go? If the waters keep on risin’ If we can’t reach common grounds What will we stand on? When the system fails And the levees break Will we salvage our roots? Will we break these chains? Chorus We know the truth, its time to pass it down Our future rests, it rests on common grounds Reach common grounds, while time still remains We are the ones, lets break these chains Let’s unchain our hands And reach for common grounds! (Spoken) The watermark of a civilization crashed Relief determined by color and class See the signs the balance is off… Pay the price, ignore the costs… Rotted roots of our despair uncovered Poisons seep deep inside With broken veins the waters rise While the shadowed reasons hide Mainstream media murderers Desensitize the tragedies! You can turn up the TV It won't drown out the suffering Let’s break these chains! And reach for common grounds! Chorus We know the truth, its time to pass it down Our future rests, it rests on common grounds Reach common grounds, while time still remains We are the ones, lets break these chains!