BANANASUTRA

Maslow (Bro)

Maslow mapped the needs. War ignored the map. How low we gonna go before someone says no?

So tell me, how low we really gon’ go? How long ‘fore we all say no?

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Maslow mapped the needs, no borders, no lines,
But war don’t care ‘bout logic, just bodies and cries.
Dreams turn to dust when the steel birds fly,
A child screams loud... does heaven reply?

[Pre-Chorus]
Food? Shelter? Nah, just ashes and flames,
While suits push pawns in political games.
Kids droolin’, dogs growlin’, fear in the air,
While godly fools drop death, do they even care?

[Chorus]
A bomb kissed a boy and his bike, broad daylight,
The gods took a hike, guess they outta sight.
Now war got a beat, now war’s the elite,
And big daddies flex while the world just weeps.

[Verse 2]
Ain’t no story can justify this pain,
Ain’t no glory in blood-soaked rain.
We know war only knows how to woe,
Can’t flow, just sows more sorrow.

[Bridge]
So tell me, how low we really gon’ go?
How long ‘fore we all say no?
We stand, we rise, we break that show,
But first, we gotta ask… Why, Bro?

[Outro - Fading Hook]
Why, Bro? Why, Bro? (Oh-oh...)
Why, Bro? Why, Bro? (Tell me so...)

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