Yeah?
They were sure I was guilty, but I committed no
crime
They said: confessions bring lenience, so that put
me on the line
So I, protest the massacres at the Tiannamen
Square
My friends say yo, stay away man, you better not
go fucking back there
Oh.
Watch this
One night I might write about my opinions about
the state
And the freedom of expression they would never
tolerate
And the, military secrets that I never did steal
I didn’t start no violence, no, and there was
nobody that I killed
No.
So I had a clear account of all abusers of power
And the memories of homeland all 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

Now, in a world of privilege I was not born
But, the devotion of freedom and liberty I was
sworn
So, every emotion is studied, watched their
control
Who gets paid, who gets disciplined, who gets born
So, transmitting beams my coordinates, anywhere on
Earth
And, as radio waves, surveillance, satellite
bursts
Open up your skull and let some knowledge come in
Ya, crack open the cranium and let awareness begin
Oh.

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
Woo!