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Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (cover-dated March 1941), from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. As of 2007, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books had been sold in 75 countries. For nearly all of the character's publication history, Captain America was the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a frail young man who was enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum in order to aid the United States war effort. Captain America wears a costume that bears an American flag motif, and is armed with an indestructible shield that can be thrown as a weapon.
An intentionally patriotic creation who was often depicted fighting the Axis powers of World War II, Captain America was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. After the war ended, the character's popularity waned and he disappeared by the 1950s aside from an ill-fated revival in 1953. Captain America was reintroduced during the Silver Age of comics when he was revived from suspended animation by the superhero team the Avengers in The Avengers #4 (March 1964). Since then, Captain America has often led the team, as well as starring in his own series.
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It's the Amerikan in me
that makes me watch the blood
Flowin out of the bullet hole in his head
It's the Amerikan in me
that makes me watch TV
See on the news, listen to what the man said.
He said: ask not what you can do for your country.
What's your country been doing to you?
Ask not what what you can do for your country.
What's your country been doing to your mind?
It's the Amerikan in me
says it an honor to die
In a war that's just some politician's lie.
It's the Amerikan in me
that makes me watch TV
See how they burned the SLA, they said
Ask not what what you can do for your country.
What's your country been doing to you?
Ask not what what you can do for your country.
What's your country been doing to you?
In the USA
In the USA
It's the Amerikan in me
that makes me watch the blood
Flowin out of the bullet hole in his head
It's the Amerikan in me
that never wonders why
Kennedy was murdered by the FBI
Sittin at home all alone. I hear a voice
on the telephone.
Telling me that you're dead.
You wrecked your car, you lost your head
Said you had a car crash,
Now you're dead on the road with your head smashed.
I heard the news, it can't be true
Oh it might happed to you.
whoa whoa whoa no no no
whoa whoa whoa no no no
Why did you leave me? Why did you go?
Knew this would happen and I told you so.
But you didn't listen to what I said
forget it baby, you lost your head.
I dreamed you had a car crash
and dead on the road with your head smashed.
Heard the news. Can't be.
How could you have done this to me?
whoa whoa whoa no no no
whoa whoa whoa no no no
Sittin at home all alone. I hear a voice
on the telephone.
Telling me that you're dead, man you lost your head.
whoa whoa whoa no no no
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore, I want them to turn black
I see the girls go by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
Dead flowers and the loved one never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a new born baby; it just happens every day
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and want it painted black
If I try hard enough I won’t have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look long enough into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore, I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as coal, black as night
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
Everywhere I go people stare
They put me down but I don't care
(They put me down they put me down)
My mirror's telling me my face is a mess
And all my friends
They hate the way I dress
Cause I'm a rebel
Rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel,
Rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel,
A teenage rebel
Well I'm not in school and I hate work
I break all their rules and they call me a jerk
Everybody's trying to tell me how to live my life
If I hear it one more time from you baby
Gonna slit your gut with a knife
Cause I'm a rebel
Rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel,
Rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel,
Gotta get out of here
Nothing for me here
Nothing to do, nowhere to go
No words to say, no thoughts to think
Oooooo I'm leaving. The pressure building up on me,
the air is really thick.
Can't breathe. I'm leaving.
I'm running, I'm running, running out of time
Out of breath and out of desperation.
Now you see me, now you don't
Can't stay here much longer
Situation I've been making for myself
Can't take it, I'm leaving, I'm running
I'm running, catch my freedom
..Now you see me
But I won't be here for long.
I gotta get out, out from under you
(What are you trying to make me do?)
I'm running, I'm running
Gotta get out, gotta catch my freedom
I'm running, I'm running
Running out of desperation
Gotta get out and catch my freedom
Gotta get what I can
See I'm running
in the beginning there was a void
except for the written word
i was born in such foolish times
my guilt is guaranteed
now i don't want to burn in hell,
john told me that i would
unless i went down to the water
my sins purged in his holy blood
see how they run.sheep to the fold
see how they fall.corpse from the cross
now i've got my bleeding heart
and i wear my crown of thorns
and argue with the old men
about the tapestry was torn
i 've got to sacrifice my ego
it's such a small price to pay
i'm waiting for the resurrection.
gonna find out what christ would say
see how they run.sheep to the fold
see how they fall.corpse from the cross
see how they run.sheep to the fold
see how they fall.corpse from the cross
read another bible story
i've got to find the truth
sending loads of telegrams to god
prove my faith is absolute
going down down on my knees and pray
maybe i'll buy a talisman
somethings got to save me
on the judgement day
see how they run.sheep to the fold
see how they fall.corpse from the cross
see how they run.sheep to the fold
You've been running 'round
Going steady with everyone
leave me here alone
well, Baby, that's no fun
I want in to your head
I want in to your heart
Don't leave me in the dark
'cause I want in
Got millions of boys
waiting in a line
but they're such bores
Baby you're so fine
Why don't you let me in
I won't mess up a thing
I'll be your sugar queen
You can be my cock house king
I want in to your head
I want in to your heart
Don't leave me in the dark
'cause I want in
You've been running 'round
Going steady with everyone
I'm left home alone
well, Baby, that's no fun
I need to stop the pain
that's going through my brain
you're the only one that can
why don't you be my mystery man
I want in to your head
I want in to your heart
Don't leave me in the dark
When I wake up in the morning
From this dream I'm having
Going to give everybody the warning
I can feel it, I can taste it
Yeah, the end is near
I watch as cities will tumble
I smell your rivers burn
Old men, kneeling and humble
Nothing left for you to learn, to yearn
The end is here
And you all hold your breath
As you watch the last sun set
And your dreams will finally come
At the end of the world
Look down, your shadow's on fire
This day will blot out your past
No man can hold himself higher
With bones of dust to dust
I can taste it, now, it's here
And you all hold your breath
As you watch the last sun set
And your dreams will finally come
At the end, the end of the world
And we all hold our breath
As we're standing at the edge
And our dreams will finally come
it's the american in me that makes me watch the blood running out of the bullethole in his head. it's the american in me that makes me watch tv see on the news, listen what the man said. he said, "ask not what you can do for your country what's your country been doing to you ask not what you can do for your country what's your country been doing to your mind?" it's the american in me that makes me says it an honor to die in a war that's just a politicians lie it's the american in me that makes me watch tv see how they burn the sla they say "ask not what you can do for your country what's your country been doing to you? ask not what you can do for your country what's your country been doing to you?" in the usa! in the usa! in the usa! it's the american in me that makes me watch the blood running out of the bullethole in his head. it's the american in me that never wonders why kennedy was murdered by the fbi (said) "ask not what you can do for your country what's your country been doing to you? ask not what you can do for your country what's your country been doing to you?...
Nothing in the world can satisfy you
But you won't give up and be like the rest
Nobody cares if you live or die
So you join the party called homicide
You never get caught 'cause you're too smart
Invisible boy, you can see in the dark
You're an urban guerrilla with no real cause
But to tear things down, finish things off
What's the point
Of living a 2-D life
You may as well blow up
Next step is genocide
Crazy Homicide, Crazy Homicide (revolution)
You got nothing, and nothing to say
Crazy Homicide, Crazy Homicide (no solution)
Don't give yourselves away
Nothing in the world can satisfy you
But you can't give up and be like the rest
Nobody cares if you live or die
So you join the party called homicide
What's the point
Of living a 2-D life
You may as well blow up
Next stop is suicide
Crazy Homicide, Crazy Homicide (revolution)
You got nothing, and nothing to say
Crazy Homicide, Crazy Homicide (no solution)
Don't give yourselves away
Crazy Homicide, Crazy Homicide (revolution)
You got nothing, and nothing to say
Crazy Homicide, Crazy Homicide (no solution)
Maybe the world's a mess
I like your dress
Been seeing you around
You're the best in town
fuck you, fuck you
fuck you hey fuck you.
Out on the streets
all alone
Looking for someone
to bring home
See you all alone
Gonna bring you home
See you all alone
Gonna bring you home
Gonna fuck you
fuck you fuck you
fuck you
fuck you
Gonna fuck you
so fuck you
Maybe the world's a mess
But baby I like your dress
Been seeing you all around
I hear you're the best in town
fuck you fuck you
fuck you fuck you
I am not the lamb.
I am not Jesus.
I'm not ready to sacrifice my innocence
To talk about politics.
To face your corruption.
I don't want your money.
Or your fame and fortune.
They mean nothing to me.
I don't need you.
I know you look at m and say
There's something I can use.
I'm not falling for it.
I'm innocent and I'm young
But I'm not so naive
That I'd fall for you.
I don't want your money
Or your record contract
Fame & fortune, you can keep them.
I won't be a martyr for you.
Want to get to use me, but I say no.
Don't look to me to be your Jesus Christ
'Cause I'm not here for your superficial sacrifice.
In my youth and in my innocence
You want to make a fool of me.
You'll never get me. You'll never use me.
[Akrobatik (Mr. Lif)]
It's Akrobatik
With the final fantasy tactics
Eliminatin' wack shit
(With strategy that's sick)
Teaming with my accomplice who helped me on the Fat Shit
We'll fuck your tower up
With multiple power-ups
My appetite for pain will eat a meteor shower up
Crash a thousand crews (Grab a bite) and get showered up
[Mr. Lif (Akrobatik)]
You feel refreshed
Now let's continue the quest
I use a towel to
Catch innards of those we disembowel for
Foul play (Lif what did Colin Powel say?)
Who knows? I had flood waters wash his ass away
He was just another rabble-rouser from Babel's tower
Living in the glorious realms of false power
[Akrobatik (Mr. Lif)]
I make you shake ya ass
I make you nod ya head
Plus give you the motivation
To get your ass out of bed
Cause to me, MC means Motivate the Crowd
And eliminate the evil cause
I know they hate the proud
I blow the fakers out of the box with Hip Hop
(They oughtta stop or watch they frame get chopped
Or better yet they suffer from paralysis and shot)
So if you feeling this pump ya fist when it drops yo
[Chorus: Mr. Lif (Akrobatik)]
The avengers
Sent to tear down the terrorists
Perceptionists (Who's that?) Ak and Lif
(And you know that we're
Attacking with the raw for sure)
The earth (yo check it) get another realm to explore
[Mr. Lif (Akrobatik)]
At this point the predator blinks
Knowledge rifles past the head of the sphinx
The nation cringes as a terrorist thinks
How to spike his next target
But we're all americans here so our place is the market
Death to whoever tries to harm it
We'll demonize you
Provide adversity you'll never rise through
We upgrade to downsize you
(Who says we can't buy you?)
Here's a dollar that claims faith in Allah
Currency currently funding a holy war
You'll only get a little cut
So you know there's more
We assure you that we're heavily in debt
(I'm sick) Sorry we don't have the remedy yet
[Akrobatik (Mr. Lif)]
Yo I shower fat freeze
On the powers that be
So when they come to me with bullshit
I devour that steeze
Like tryin to charge a hundred grand for Bachelor's degrees
And creating filthy air that be stifling the breeze
And filling our TV's
With these gold tooth wearing MC's
Who probably don't even know their ABC's (But got cheese)
But we all know that cheese goes bad and gets molded
So my priority is wisdom for my head to hold it
[Mr. Lif (Akrobatik)]
The wicked get scolded (Their soul) They sold it
They got a million ways to make sure that we're molded
Along the same lines as those with no spines
But the power of these rhymes is changing the times
[Chorus: Akrobatik (Mr. Lif)]
The avengers
Sent to tear down the terrorists
Perceptionists (Who's that?) Ak and Lif
(And you know that we're
Attacking with the raw for sure)
The earth get another realm to explore
[Chorus: Mr. Lif (Akrobatik)]
The avengers
Sent to tear down the terrorists
Perceptionists (Who's that?) Ak and Lif
(And you know that we're
Attacking with the raw for sure)
The doors flew open and the people crowded in
They said, we can't wait for your show to start
And their bodies flew the only way they knew
They're coming straight for the center of my heart
I see your face and i've memorized it
I see your life, i recognize all your petty jealousies
Your hidden tragedies, your bitter memories
They'll be the death of you yet, oh
They'll be the death of you yet, oh
Now you look down and there's blood on your hands
And your frustration went out of control
Well, it's your nightmare and it's your life
Go on home now, go to bed, go to sleep and dream
You see your face don't you even recognize it?
You see your life you¹ve memorized all those petty jealousies
Those hidden tragedies, those bitter memories
They'll be the death of you yet, oh
They'll be the death of you yet, oh
They'll be the death of you yet
You see your face don't you even recognize it?
You see your life you've memorized all those petty jealousies
Those hidden tragedies, those bitter memories
They'll be the death of you yet, oh
They'll be the death of you yet, oh
They'll be the death of you yet, oh
They'll be the death of you yet, oh
We are the leaders of tomorrow.
We are the ones to have the fun.
We want control. We want the power.
Not gonna stop until it comes.
(chorus)
We are not Jesus Christ.
We are not fascist pigs.
We are not capitalist industrialists.
We are not communists. We are the one.
We will build a better tommorow.
The youth of today will be the tool.
American children made for survival.
Fate and our destiny we shall rule.
(Chorus)
I am the one who brings you the future.
I am the one who buries the past.
A new species rises up from the ruins.
You don't know what you want
You're working everyday in a restaurant
Your life is slipping out of control
Lose you job, gonna lose your soul now
Boy--young & white but you want to make it bigger
Boy--you better watch your step
Cause you're just a white nigger.
Whe you were young you had such big plans
Such big amtitions, gonna be a good man
But look at you now--what a coward
Livin your life--you don't know how to live
Boy--little boy, young & white, want to make it bigger
Boy--and you just don't understand do you
White nigger
Work like the devil. Work like a dog.
Where does it get you? Where are you going?
Work for the money. Work for the show.
Work for the people but you don't know
Why?
Boy--young & white, gonna make it bigger.
Boy--better watch your step--white nigger
See you driving around in your car
Pretend you're not what you really are.
Look in the mirrow & look in your eyes
What you discover will be no surprize.
Something is missing, something is gone
You got money but something is wrong.
It's something you had right from the start
Should have listened you your heart.
At first I thought you were dead
But not I see you're one of the rest
They've drugged you with music and TV sedation
You're one of the blank generation.
(Chorus)
Open your eyes. Open your eyes.
You don't see what's going on.
Open your eyes. Open your eyes.
You watch TV to find out what's right and wrong.
Open your eyes to what you respected.
Open your eyes and you can reject it.
I wanna upset you, wanna make you think
But you eat all this shit.
Makes your breath stink.
Ganna get a job & join the fuckin union.
That way you know nothing's gonna happen.
(Chorus)
Like lemmings, you run toward destruction.
You can't stop the sea of corruption.
Oh, I see you've been blind.
You better make up your mind now.
(Chorus)
Gettin dirty on my hands and knees
I live like an animal and now I got fleas.
When I do what I do it's a sin
But I like my parties soaked in gin.
What's the use of sayin what you mean?
Just watch yourself and keep your body clean.
Mom says I gotta dirty face
Dad says I'm looking out of place
Dog says I got shit on my shoes.
What am I supposed to do?
Well, that's one. I'm second to none.
And that's two. I don't know what to do.
And that's three. You're tellin me
I'm still a baby.
You say act like I live in a zoo.
I know I don't wanna live like you.
When I go out you won't let me back in.
Climb in the window, I just can't win.
What's the use in sayin what you mean?
Just wash yourself and keep your body clean.
Mom says I gotta dirty face
Dad says I'm looking out of place
Dog says I got shit on my shoes.
What am I supposed to do?
I'm riding on a thin white line
Stand in the doorway of cloud nine
And you'll see me in the window
Of a chaufered limousine.
You'll see on the TV, radio & magazine
Don't ask where I go or if I'm coming home.
You say don't go, don't go, don't go to Babylon
Well, hey Joe, I'm already there.
You say don't go, don't go, don't go to Babylon
Well, hey Joe, I'm already there.
You can hear me for a million miles
I'm surrounded by a thousand dials.
And what I want to see if a million more like me
On plastic discs going around and around.
Don't ask me why I changed. I never did.
You say don't go...
I'm riding on a thin white line
Standing in the doorway of what's mine.
Don't you try to stop me from going in.
Don't take about the blood running down my chin.
Don't ask me how I feel 'cause I feel fine.
Who is the girl you see runnin in the alley?
She's all dressed in white, must be an escapee.
Ah, but she's beautiful, must be a dream
And you're so hungry for the money and cream yea
She said, "I'm a mystery."
Found your way into her fantasy.
Gonna cut around the corner
To see what you can see
And there she is, she's sayin
"Don't you follow me. No, no."
She's got a smile like a knife in her teeth
And you're got a pleasure problem
With you sweaty hands.
She says, "I got my business, got no time
for you. Goin to a wedding,
Getting married to myself."
And she says, "Oh, I'm a mystery,
You better stick it with your fantasy,
And don't you try to put your claws in me,
Cause if you do I'm gonna make you real sorry you did.