People of the Light

Standing in the ruins of another black man's life
 Or flying through the valley separating day and night
 "I am death!" cried the vulture. "For the people of the light."
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 Charon brought his raft from the sea that sails on souls
 And saw the scavenger departing, taking warm hearts to the cold
 He knew the ghetto was a haven for the meanest creature ever known
 Light of the people
 Light of the people
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 In the wilderness of heartbreak and a desert of despair
 Evil's clarion of justice shrieks a cry of naked terror
 Taking babies from their mamas
 Leaving grief beyond compare
 Light of the people
 Light of the people
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 Light of the people
 So if you see the vulture coming
 Flying circles in your mind
 Remember there is no escaping
 For he will follow close behind
 Only promise me a battle
 Battle for your soul and mine
 Light of the people
 Light of the people
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