Cover art for List of Demands (Reparations) by Saul Williams

List of Demands (Reparations)

Sep. 21, 20041 viewer18.9K views

List of Demands (Reparations) Lyrics

[Chorus]
I got a list of demands written on the palm of my hands
I ball my fist and you gon' know where I stand
We're living hand to mouth
You wanna be somebody?
See somebody?
Try and free somebody?
Got a list of demands written on the palm of my hands
I ball my fist and you gon' know where I stand
We livin' hand to mouth
Hand to mouth


[Bridge]
Ecstasy, suffering
Echinacea, buffering
We aim to remember what we choose to forget
God's just a baby
And her diaper is wet

[Verse 3]
Call the police, I'm strapped to the teeth
And liable to disregard your every belief
Call on the law, I'm fixin' to draw
A line between what is and seems and call up a brawl
Callin' 'em now 'cause it's about to go pow
I'm standin' on the threshold of the ups and the downs
Call up a truce, because I'm 'bout to break loose
Protect ya neck, 'cause son, I'm breaking out of my noose

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September 21, 2004
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