Century of the Self

[Hook: Catero] We the people of the future Seem to see the evil known Secret systems, regulations, worldwide pandemonium [Verse 1: Rakaa] Now I don’t bother with if Jay’s Illuminati or not, but I know TSA got me throwing the Roc up Hollywood rules, the illusion is cruel Bank awards planned and confusions are tooled In fact, vampire swarms attack us, grappled with corporate Draculas Tried to consume our worlds, battled Unicron, Galactus They put the weapons at us and they back aristocrats up I say it's big business when they bring the secret frats up Big pharma, check the rate of disease Big agra, GMOs and the fate of the bees Big oil, seven sisters still drill as 4 horsemen Blocking natural power then raping nature for fortune It's unfortunate, century of the self Creditors loansharking, eager parents empty the shelf Universal babysits, Jimmy Iovine raised their kids Then they wonder how and why we're caught up on this craziness [Hook] [Verse 2: Rakaa] It's a complete disaster, a glass ceiling and a greasy ladder Hit the leader, strike the shepherd and the sheep'll scatter Demons playing God, born again or born in sin More in danger when they see the clouds with haarp storms begin Some say it's fiction, some say Egyptian Others prayed with strangers and they somehow traded land and culture for religion Slavery ain't color, bodies for these private prisons Military biz is booming, private armies pilot missions Fisa courts unchecked, watching prism watchers, NDAA Interpretations, now the system got ya The net has been bugged, call for the exterminators Micro drones have been home, Daarpa's building terminators Watch out for the shills, traitors cut a deal Or agents planted, manipulating games from the field Republicans want the old days, democrats new slaves Bigger business wants it all and they don’t care who pays [Hook]