Lowkey – Terrorist Part 2 Lyrics
Lyrics
Mai Khalil
- They calling me a terrorist, we know who the terror is
- Tell them that I'm not (guilty)
- They calling me a terrorist, it is time to settle this
- Tell them that I'm not (guilty)
- I'm all about love and peace, why you wanna trouble me?
- Tell them that I'm not (guilty)
- My intentions are clear to see
Crazy Haze
- First of all, allow my client Kareem Dennis
- Simplify his messages and dissect the evidence
- That placed him on the terror list, spread the lies of television
- My client is standing accused of encouraging terrorism
- He's promoting peace, far from violent encouragement
- I believe it's unjust that this court has summoned him
- How can one man rapping, lead to terrorist actions?
- This misunderstanding merits a retraction
- Accused of calling for attacks on military facilities
- You can't equate violence with criticism politically
- Where's the freedom of speech?
- He's just another young musician who is seeking a dream
- My client is accused of inciting racial tension
- He's half-Arab, half-English, did I fail to mention?
- The media rendered his reputation ruined
- Think about how many youngsters he has influenced
- To quit a life of crime and do the opposite
- Most of the man's tracks are completely devoid of politics
- The evidence is unseen, the verdict is a done deed
- How can you compare a song to invading a country?
- My client isn't hungry for the blood of the people
- Since when has making a rap song ever been illegal
- Or murderous? The only thing that drives this person is love
- I rest my case to the jury and the merciful judge
Mai Khalil
- They calling me a terrorist, we know who the terror is
- Tell them that I'm not (guilty)
- They calling me a terrorist, it is time to settle this
- Tell them that I'm not (guilty)
- I'm all about love and peace, why you wanna trouble me?
- Tell them that I'm not (guilty)
- My intentions are clear to see
Crazy Haze & Lowkey
- Sir, can you confirm you're the artist that's known as Lowkey?
- I can
- Are you aware the state has been building this case since 03?
- I am
- You claim that you're all about love and you promote peace
- I'm here to prove that your hot speeches lead to cold deeds
- Your lyrics are a virus infecting all the youths
- You say whatever it takes to get a mention on the news
- You're an insult to the people and offend the soldiers too
- Objection, your Honour
- Objection overruled
- Do you denounce the monarchy and hope for a republic?
- Monarchy is inequality, systemic injustice
- While you strangle Afghanistan and tangle with Taliban
- Our taxes have to pay for David Cameron's cameraman
- How can you compare spreading anarchy to spreading democracy?
- Like you compare resistance to extension of colonies
- Did you really refer to the U.S. as an abomination?
- No, I posed a question in reference to its domination
- I scrutinise governments, you scrutinise songs
- Did you compare predator drones to suicide bombs?
- Yes and I question where such brutalised youth would rise from
- It's true, I choose to write songs but you can write wrongs
- But what if your questions equate to the spreading of hate?
- Is it true you labeled Israel a terrorist state?
- Yes, cause it's based on the threat to erase an indigenous population you could never replace
Mai Khalil
- They calling me a terrorist, we know who the terror is
- Tell them that I'm not (guilty)
- They calling me a terrorist, it is time to settle this
- Tell them that I'm not (guilty)
- I'm all about love and peace, why you wanna trouble me?
- Tell them that I'm not (guilty)
- My intentions are clear to see
Lowkey
- Please allow me to state the most relevant of facts
- I'm charged with section 1 of 06's Terrorism Act
- It is alleged the music I'm publishing for exhibition
- All amounts to the encouragement of terrorism
- My face was placed up on the news as a wanted person
- Cause it caused controversy when they saw my songs emerging
- If I was commercial would I have to ride all these hurdles?
- Raided my home, take my phone, put some spies in my circle?
- Not on it, no comment, I will never change my position
- Not in jail, but they gave me these stale bail conditions
- And this is the part where the plot just gets sinister
- They banned from the City of London and Westminster
- I do this for the rebels that do this without the medals
- For Smiley Culture, Jody McIntyre and Alfie Meadows
- Before you throw it at me, have a look at your backwards book
- Definition of terrorism, Columbus and Captain Cook
- I can't lie, it's getting deep, our lives are very cheap
- And one person dies in police custody every week
- They're editing my tracks cause I'm telling them the facts
- You're more likely to die like that than from a terrorist attack
- When you try to fight a war, they will say you defy the law
- Can't quiet me, this is R.I.P. for Brian Haw
- We know the truth, no matter what you tell 'em on the television
- IMF, World Bank, economic terrorism
- I refuse to produce chart nonsense
- Not a servant to the Zionist lobby like Mark Thompson
- The BBC want me making music to impress crooks
- Or doing shows on military bases like Tim Westwood
- Murdoch might have the news, but me, I have the tunes
- Your cameras move onto celebrities to distract the youth
- Remember this fact is true
- When you point your finger at me there is three fingers pointing back at you