Fear Word

[In] Hear mi now Dem got one word fi scare di crowd One red button One old ghost But words mean things Wheel it [SelectorCuts] Fear word Communism Socialism Words mean things [V1] Dem seh communist when di people want bread Dem seh socialist when di poor man get fed Health care? Red scare Rent help? Red flag Library, school, road? Same old drag Every public good get thrown inna pit Dem mash up di meaning till di people submit One word panic, one word spell Turn policy talk into Cold War hell But communism ain't Medicare card Social safety net ain't prison yard Public school ain't no one-party state Minimum wage ain't di gulag gate Mi seh slow down, define di thing No crown, no chain, no slogan king If di word mean all, then di word mean none Fear word fire from di propaganda gun [Hk] Fear word, fear word Dem fling it pon di wall Communist, socialist Same scare fi all Fear word, fear word But di trick get thin Words mean things Let di lesson begin Dem seh red, red, red When di people need care But when king tek cut Dem call dat fair [SelectorCuts] Words mean things Not di same Fear word Name di game [V2] Social democracy? Market still run Private shop open, people still own Tax some wealth, build public floor So poor man don't get crushed no more Democratic socialism? Different road Ballot box live, civil rights hold Workers get power, public get say Not secret police dragging night away Socialism broad, many branch pon tree Worker co-op, public utility Some versions fail, some dreams go wrong But nuance too heavy fi di fear-word song Communism, historically, one-party grip State own plenty, freedom get stripped That history real, no need fi lie But don't call school lunch Stalin, guy [Hk] Fear word, fear word Dem fling it pon di wall Communist, socialist Same scare fi all Fear word, fear word But di trick get thin Words mean things Let di lesson begin Dem seh red, red, red When di people need care But when king tek cut Dem call dat fair [Bridge - Call & Response] Who own di word? We! We! Who check di lie? We! We! Who define di thing? We! We! Who nah panic buy? We! We! Capitalism mixed? Yes! Yes! Public good exists? Yes! Yes! One word trap? No! No! No Crown teach dat Go! Go! [SelectorCuts] No panic Define it Mixed economy Hypocrisy [V3] Now watch di scam when di tables turn Dem scream red when di poor man earn But state help donors? Dat's smart policy Corporate welfare? Pure democracy Democrat spend? Communist plot MAGA take stake? Great deal, hot shot Ten percent cut from company tree Suddenly state power taste like liberty If Biden did that, dem would lose dem mind Fox would run fire for a whole mankind But when their king grab public share Free market soldiers disappear So mi ask plain, no academic fog Is it principle or just team dog? If government bad, why cheer your side? If market sacred, why let strongman ride? [Hk] Fear word, fear word Dem fling it pon di wall Communist, socialist Same scare fi all Fear word, fear word But di trick get thin Words mean things Let di lesson begin Dem seh red, red, red When di people need care But when king tek cut Dem call dat fair [V4] This ain't about loving every state plan This about not being played by a con man Debate di cost, debate di design But don't let fear-word poison di mind Ask who benefits, ask who pays Ask who control di power maze Ask if rights stand, courts stay free Ask if people gain dignity Public power can heal or bite Private power can rob inna broad daylight Market alone ain't holy ground State alone can chain you down So name di machine, don't worship di sign Accountable power, draw di line No crown, no chain, no panic bell Teach di word and break di spell [FHk] Fear word, fear word Dem fling it pon di wall Communist, socialist Same scare fi all Fear word, fear word But di trick get thin Words mean things Let di lesson begin Dem seh red, red, red When di people need care But when king tek cut Dem call dat fair [FEvCt] Fear word Words mean things Hypocrisy Break di spell [Out] A welfare state ain't gulag A public road ain't red A school lunch ain't dictatorship A poor child must get fed No crown pon language No chain pon mind Define di thing Leave fear behind