Intro
(Malcom X, Spoken) "And during the few moments we have left...
We want to talk right down to earth in a language that
everybody here can easily understand."
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Verse 1
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Look in my eyes, What do you see?
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The cult of person-ality.
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I know your anger, I know your dreams,
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I've been ev'ry-thing you wana be, oh,
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I'm the cult of person-ality.
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Like Mussolini an' Kennedy,
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I'm the cult of Person-ality,
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the cult of personality,
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the cult of person-ality,
Interlude
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Bridge
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Neon lights, Nobel prize,
DAFC
When a mirror speaks, the re-flection lies,
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He won't have to follow me,
DAFC
Only you can set me free.
Solo
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Verse 2
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I sell the things, you need to be,
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I'm the smilin' face on your TV.
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Oh, I'm the cult of Person-ality,
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I exploit you, still you love me.
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I told you one an' one makes three.
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Oh, I'm the cult of Person-ality,
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Like Joseph Stalin and Ghandi,
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Oh, I'm the cult of Person-ality,
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the cult of personality,
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the cult of person-ality,
Interlude
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Bridge
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Neon lights, Nobel prize,
DAFC
When a leader speaks, that leader dies.
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He won't have to follow me,
DAFC
Only you can set me free.
Solo
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Verse 3
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You gave me fortune, you gave me fame.
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You gave me power in your God's name.
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I'm ev'ry person you need to be.
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Oh, I'm the cult of per-son-ality
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I am the cult of, I am the cult of,, I am the cult of,
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I am the cult of, I am the cult of,, I am the cult of,
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I am the cult of, I am the cult of personality.
Outro
(John F. Kennedy, Spoken)
"Ask not what your country can do for you..."
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(Franklin D. Roosevelt, Spoken)
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."