The First Elephant

from Elephants by Mother Tareka & The Rebel Funktion

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Recorded, mixed and mastered by Michael Keire
at Threshold Recording Studio. Hamilton, Ontario.
Assisted and additional engineering by Cohen Wylie.
Music by Mother Tareka & The Rebel Funktion.
Lyrics by Mother Tareka.
Album art by Adam Carter & Mother Tareka.

Mother Tareka : MC / Tenor Saxophone
Drop D : Drums
Tom Altobelli : E. Bass
Scotty McIntosh : E. Guitar
Keisha Neoma-Quinn : Violin
Chelsea Cox : Violin
Connor Bennett : Baritone Saxophone
Aaron Hutchinson : Trumpet
Rachel Nolan : String Harp

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This is for Syrian children
to their rights theres no one yielding
they the ones thats gettin killed in conflicts
thats code word for imperialism consequence
fake border, and real blood cells
they talk like the type of death that innocents receive is relevant
but wont address the big ole elephant
the Anglo-zionist addict tokin on the oil hole
sayin "pipe down Brownman land and take your role
before your lack of silence take a negative toll
on your vocal chords to retort
will prevent us from gettin on board
of your ship we don't care its your shit
aint nothing gon stop us from getting just one more hit"
they say they afraid of the muslim militants right?
why? 'cause they willin to fight back?
might lack empathy, but honestly
Western civilization's quite the heartless industry

They say they afraid of the muslim militant
then kill'em in ways that's indiscriminate
and turn around and wonder why they not feelin this
brutalising syndicate, neocolonial instrument?
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind
but some aint seen nothing since the lights arrived
the lights derived, their pleasure from the
chasing of the sticky black prize
supremacy more than slightly implied
some be gettin the whole god damn pie
some get death outta Yemeni skys
the pain of a thousand Palestines
supremacy more than slightly implied
some die without a reason to why
some death right out the sky
the pain of a thousand Palestines

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from Elephants, released October 28, 2016

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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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