Ayesha Says (intro) Lyrics - Food & Liquor Ii - Lupe Fiasco

Hijabs, hoodies, afros, locks 

Teddy bear, liquor bottle shrines, rocks 

Tanks, prayer rugs, church pews, Mexican corn stands 

Blood, sweat, and tears, police batons 

Gas masks and bullets create graffiti on corners 

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Murals that salute freedom or death for liberty 

Be it Englewood or Egypt, Bedstuy or Baghdad 

Syria or Liberia, the west bank or the west side of Chicago 

Where food and liquor stores still occupy the block 

While police and community watchmen justify why they shot 

Emmit Till and Malice Green, Rekia Boyd and Trayvon Martin 

Better not wear that hoodie while shopping for a carton 

Or whatever they sellin' in your food desert 

Cause your soul is dessert and will be dissected and consumed 

On the Fox evening news while we sing the blues 

The New Jim Crow caged bird sings 

Cause he's tired of occupying his misery and of our marching 

He wanna fly to a higher consciousness 

But his school on academic probation 

They gave him medicine, diagnosed him with a felony and mental retardation 

So he refuses to cease the firin', nobody's hirin' 

In Illinois, 67 is the new age when you retirin' 

Class lines have blurred, those who used to have, have not 

Pensions bein' snatched 

Those who never have keep their hands stretched 

Social services being cut 

Sterilization clinics giving out pills to numb the womb 

Young girls referring to their vaginas as tombs 

Thinkin' protests are temporary and trendy 

Well rock a t-shirt and carry a poster 

And two weeks later it's back to normal 

But they say times are changin' 

The revolution is becoming second nature, causes are combining 

People carrying torches, hope burning from their hands 

Attaching explosive devices 'cause they keep stealing their lands 

In the name of freedom 

Photos 

Hijabs, hoodies, afros, locks 

Teddy bear, liquor bottle shrines, rocks 

Tanks, prayer rugs, church pews, Mexican corn stands 

Blood, sweat, and tears, police batons 

Gas masks and bullets create graffiti on corners