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(MRK)

Can you feel me?
Guatemala's in the house
Mr. Hoodz esta presente, I'm reppin' it, no doubt
Can you feel me? (x2)

Dicen que mi estilo es una bestia,
Yo soy muy atroz
Whatever man, I'm down con el 5-0-2
Por eso es que un día cuando me hagan reportaje
Te dirán lo que significa mi tatuaje
Guatemala man!
¿Que mas decirte de mi tierra?
Lo primero fuera lo de la eterna primavera
El centro de las Americas aquí esta presente
Por eso festejamos cada 15 de Septiembre
Con Gallo, con Ron Botran o Ron Zacapa
Recuerdos de mi tierra, man, ni uno se me escapa
El lago de Atitlan ,el puerto de San Jose
Mis dias en Guatemala, man
Todos los goce
El panorama de Antigua,
Las calles de Esquipulas
La belleza de mi tierra ves en foto y escrituras
Eso es cierto,
Miren la cadena de volcanes
Miren la naturaleza
Sus paisajes son gigantes
Por si acaso no sabían pues estoy enseñándoles
Su nombre quiere decir "el lugar de muchos arboles"
Y es cierto,
Hemos sufrido bastante
La historia de Guate es algo de tamaño muy grande
Desde el tiempo de los Mayas y su inteligencia
Hasta el 1821, nuestra independencia
Bienvenidos a la tierra de 1 millón de cicatrices
Oíste lo que dije, bueno no lo dramatices

(Markings)

I got a moral obligation to lend my voice to anybody who was stripped of theirs
This message is for the diaspora: we have a mission here
My uncle was a school principal, who gave these Guatemalan kids scholarships
Let me show you what the problem is
The local gang extorted him
Yeah, I know you've gotta live
But a few Quetzales ain't enough to buy a pot to piss
They threatened his wife and daughter
All the faculty and students
Had no choice but to vacate, shit is ruthless
Truth is, they've succeeded, getting us to self-destruct
Femicide's running rampant, the government's corrupt
I thought you were supposed to be these macho tough guys
Instead, you're killing off your own future
Bunch of fucknobs
If you poison the earth in which you plant your seed
You're only cutting your own self short, like an amputee
Combined with brain drain
Where a nation's best and brightest emigrate
And never serve the interests of the places that supplied 'em
It gets wild in the man-made jungles we inhabit
Squalid crack bingers igniting nightly, living savage
It's like I'm on top of El Mirador, I've seen it all
The higher up your perch, the harder it seems to fall
It's our duty to share ideas with those who lack them
To inspire progress, the basic laws of attraction
Guate, I love you though you'll never know
Never slack, it's up to us to set the tone
Let's get it going.

Can you feel me?
Guatemala's in the house
From the black sand beaches to my fam in Izabal
Can you feel me?
Huh?

Can you feel me?
Guatemala, worldwide
Power to the people
Baby, it's your life
Can you feel me?
I know you feel me...
What up?

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from Markings & MRK Son​.​.​. Los Cuazes, track released September 15, 2011
Produced by Boogat. Recorded and mixed by Jus Frais in Montreal, Canada. Additional recording by Marco "MRK" Barrios.

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