The revolution has been televised
Served up with a Colt 45
And remote control on the side
While Soledad O’Brien explains
The plight of Black America
Complete with commercial breaks
There are no out takes
The revolution has been televised
 
Viewed by billions the world over
As whitey sits and watches
The works of his own hands
Scoffing *clears throat* coughing
At reparation demands
The revolution has been televised
Complete with djing, b-boying emcees
Served on the silver platter
Called the world stage
Meanwhile its sponsors are the ones
Who fill the streets of the Ghetto Nations
Voice of Uhuru for the future generations
Behind the wheels of  1970s vintage cars
With chrome spinners the shapes of stars
The revolution has been televised
 
The revolutionary revolutionaries
Standing on the corner visionaries
Sons/daughters of the black power mercenaries
Semis in tow
Turning against their fellow
Ghetto
Ones
The revolution has been televised
And will not be supported by white light, white legends
Or white people
Instead it will be taken over
By the heros who saved the negros
While Bush and Cheney find another reason
To start another war
Awaiting ANOTHER opportunity to push THE button
So planes can crash through skyscrapers
While illegals anticipate legal papers
The revolution has been televised
And has attracted the attention of the powers that be
to remain in positions of authority
Must allow a woman and a minority
A revolutionary opportunity
At the seat of the presidency
So that the perception is everything is okay
So they can in reality continue to benefit
From their supremacy
First world oppressive aristocracy
Yet cry hatred when the Wright truth is spoken
What a democracy
The revolution has been televised
Has been televised
Has been televised
The revolution has been staged