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The Concept of Love

from He Found Brick Inedible by MOTHER TAREKA

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i dedicate this to women,
the most powerful individuals on this planet
the ones that brought us here,
and taught us the concept of love
this is more than a song
this is an apology
this is not tokenistic, this is from the heart
and its the least i can do

how ironically staged is our brave human gaze
into the sky as we challenge the gods each day
but sadly to our own dismay,
the same mistakes are made...
still live in fear of our selves so at night we pray
lord lord chillin' up in space!
the roses you left were beautiful
the thorns on them were somewhat disputable
we're not sure why we're abusive, we're not sure what the problem is...we men...
(interrupted by old man): "Lord all mighty, play the music!"

OK the reasons we're here are still unknown
the planets over populated but we still feel alone
universal love truth escapes the old n youths
life is a blessing that we made uncouth
cold shoulders to the source we came from
the rock we inhabit our own mothers we damage
we need to respect the feminine divine goddess
for the castle's sake we've poisoned the harvest
for the king's pleasure we sacrifice our daughters
and of the ugliest violence they're the first target
the HER from which we all started
from which we departed while she silently triumphed
yet we shoot her with our bullets n strangle her with science
her will is strong, yearning for release
she fights for bread crumbs while her people feast
she fights for bread crumbs while her people feast

yeah we're still not sure what the problem is
we're so clueless
listen if you're a man
if you really are a masculine man
you need to check your ego
and confront your privilege

mmhm
men like me need to tread carefully to learn from history's books
mmhm
learn how to show love learn how to speak recognized how women are overlooked
mmmhm
for once shut up and listen so we could all possibly learn from them
mmmhm
dont tell me we're all already equal!
come on! whats wrong with your cerebral!?

"understand the concept of love!"
i think you need to, i think you need to
"understand the concept of love!"
we could move forward if you could just
"understand the concept of love!"
its not romantic, its respect
"understand the concept of love!"
learn to love
"understand the concept of love!"
we could heal only if men could
"understand the concept of love!"
put your ego behind and just
"understand the concept of love!"
understand where you came from fool!
"understand the concept of love!"

its all so complex, but its also simple
it starts with us. Men. its starts with our language
it starts with our ego, its starts with our misconceptions of women. we need to challenge that.
and a song isn`t what you need to listen to.
its your heart.

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from He Found Brick Inedible, released July 24, 2011

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Mother Tareka Hamilton, Ontario

Sax blasting, flute tooting, loop-pedal pumping MC Mother Tareka is a Syrian Palestinian artist, and an adopted Hamilton son. Tarek makes powerful Jazz Arabesque Afrobeat Funk HipHop music, and is musically known for his energetic live band arrangements, and intense political messages. ... more

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