As real as it seems, the American Dream ain't nothing but another calculated scheme To get us locked up, shot up and back in chain To deny us of the future, robbed our name Kept my history a mystery, but now I see The American Dream wasn't meant for me His Lady Liberty's a hypocrite, she lied to me Promised we'd be the medication, equality Never gave me nothing but slavery And now look at how dangerous you made me Calling me a madman, cause I'm strong and bold With this gun full of knowledge of the lies he told Promised me emancipation and this new nation All you ever gave my people was salvation Brothers of this country never cared for me They kept my ancestors shackled up in slavery And Uncle Sam never did a damn thing for me Except lie about the facts in my history So now I'm sitting here mad cause I'm unemployed But the government's glad cause they enjoy When my people are down so they can screw us around Time to change the government now Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power from the strength that resides within Go toe to toe with the Panther and you just can't win Self reclaim best, suppress the rest The rich get richer and the poor take less The American dream was an American nightmare You kept my people down and refused to fight fair But the ***'s glad, tried to keep us out With signed truths and stating no blacks allowed With intimidation and segregation Was to wait for freedom But now we're impatient Blacks, the utter of scandal Sell out freedom, equality Get out, yell out Don't you never be ashamed of what you are It's your Panther Power that makes you a star Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power My mother never let me forget my history Hoping I was set free, change that was put on me Wanted to be more than just free Having all the true facts about my history I couldn't settle for being A statistic, couldn't survive in this Capitalistic government Cause it was meant to hold us back Using ignorance and drugs to sneak attack In my community, think of a unity But when I charge them, try to claim immunity Act like America, like a case of heart disease Panther Power is running through my arteries Try to stop me, oh boy you'll be clawed to death Cause I'll be fighting for my freedom With my dying breath Do you remember, that's what I'm asking you You think you're living free, don't make me laugh at you Open your eyes, realize you've been locked in chains Said you wasn't civilized, and stole your name Cause the time has passed, since you all forget There is no liberty for you and me, we ain't free yet Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power As real as it seems, the American dream Ain't nothing but another calculated scheme To get us locked up, shot up and back in chains To deny us of the future, rob our name Kept my history a mystery But now I see, the American dream Wasn't meant for me Cause Lady Liberty's a hypocrite, she lied to me Promised me freedom, education, equality Never gave me, nothing but slavery And now look at how dangerous you made me Calling me a madman Cause I'm strong and bold, with this gun Full of knowledge of the lies you told Promised me emancipation, and this new nation All you ever gave my people was salvation Brothers of this country never cared for me They kept my ass at the shackled up of slavery And Uncle Sam never did a damn thing for me Except lie about the facts in my history So now I'm sitting here mad cause I'm unemployed But the government's glad, cause they enjoy When my people are down, so they can screw us around Time to change the government now Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power Panther Power