Arrested In Shanghai

Yeah
They assured me I was guilty, but I commited no crime
They said, "confessions bring lenience" so they put me on the line
So I protest the massacres at the Tiananmen Square
My friends said, "yo, stay away man, you better not go fuckin' back there"
Oh

Wouldn't let me write about my opinions about the state
And freedom of expression, they would never tolerate
And the military secrets that I never did steal
I didn't start no violence and there was nobody that I killed

So I have a clear account of all the abuses of power
And the memories of homeland have now gone sour
And I only got one weapon, it's so plain for me to see
My only weapon I call poetry

And I don't even know why
The truth seems like a lie
In my cell there is no sky
When I was arrested in Shanghai

Well, into wealth and priveledge, ha, I was not born
But a devotion to freedom and liberty, I was sworn
So every emotion is studdied, watched and controlled
Who gets paid, who gets disciplined, and who gets rolled

So transmitter beams, my coordinates anywhere on earth
And radio waves, surveilance, satellite burst
Open up your skull and let some knowledge come in
Yeah, crack open the cranium and let awareness begin

And I don't even know why
The truth seems like a lie
In my cell there is no sky
When I was arrested in Shanghai
When I was arrested in Shanghai
When I was arrested in Shanghai
Wooh