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Another war another martyr revered,
Passed the fear from their fathers then it’s lasting for years,
Bullets don’t discriminate the skin color they pierce,
We speak the same language brother; love, laughter and tears,
Refugees trading death for a prison,
While some base a set of opinions on race, sex or religion,
Come on, enough day to day stress of just living,
Without giving a fuck if they’re hated just cause you’re different,
Let’s do it under the name of the love that became lost,
Dress it up how you want, we’re cut from the same cloth,
Scars of hate, frowns stitched to our faces,
Can’t escape the cage we forge, we’ve got bars to break,
For those living every bit of the struggle,
Given to hustle trying to figure how they fit in the puzzle,
Cause right now we’re in pieces and peace is the people as one,
Till then we’re treated like we’re speaking in tongues so here we come
[Chorus]

I am, you are, we are one,
We’re two sides of the same coin, we drink from the sun,
We be the left hand, right hand, right man?
But sometimes it seems like we’re speaking in tongues so let me speak on the drum,
I am, you are, we are one,
We’re two sides of the same coin, we drink from the sun,
We be the left hand, right hand, right man?
But sometimes it seems like we’re speaking in tongues so let me speak on the drum
Media is teaching the young, debate about belief in the one,
Can make an eight-year soldier fall asleep with a gun,
While tax mans hands deep in your funds, raping your ones,
Money tight like we tweaking the drums it’s like we speaking in tongues,
But no book burnings or church sermons,
I surf currents, my words burn like a dirt furnace,
Confusion leads and anguish sells,
But this music succeeds where even language fails,
To convey free honest expression,
It’s a problem trying to get people to acknowledge progression,
My goal is to leave a lasting iconic impression,
Controlling crowds like demonic possession and ain’t no time to invest in,
Biting the hand that created the platform,
Attaching pseudo patriotic crap to a rap song,
Hoods and 2na try to unify the people as one,
And yet we’re treated like we’re speaking in tongues so here we come,
[Chorus]
I would never,
Hate someone for the way they display love for someone else,
(And if you do)
The blame comes from the weight of the way that you see yourself,
Take some of the weight off your plate by taking the hate away,
And then maybe you’ll make your way to start loving yourself
Fear’s a cancer logic is a countermeasure,
A property that you can’t count or measure,
I got a problem with people who got a problem with,
The way that other people wanna live, that’s their prerogative,
They’re mad at how you love, where your prayers are going,
Their anger’s like a drug, they’re mad at where you from,
But fuck a redneck checking if your visa’s valid,
They act like pigs and chickens I’m sick of Caesar salad,
So we seize the mallet, and we swing on the ignorant,
Can’t speak our language? Then we’ll see if you can sing in it,
Hoods and 2na try to unify the people as one,
And yet we’re treated like we’re speaking in tongues so here we come
[Chorus]
They pick me up just to pull me down,
March to different drums, come from all around,
It’s like we’re speaking in tongues,
It’s like we’re speaking in tongues,
They pick me up just to pull me down,
March to different drums, come from all around,
It’s like we’re speaking in tongues,
It’s like we’re speaking in tongues
[Chorus]
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written by LAMBERT, MATTHEW / FRANCIS, BARRY / SMITH, DANIEL / STEWART, C
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Hilltop Hoods is a hip hop group, formed in 1991, from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Their name refers to Hilltop Road In Blackwood, an Adelaide suburb in which they lived as children, and a part of Adelaide known by all the local B-Boys as The Hilltop. One day, another local rapper, Flak from the Cross Bred Mongrels, said that's what they should call themselves, and the name stuck.

The group formed when MCs Suffa and Pressure met at high school. When they later hooked up with DJ Debris through a mutual friend, the trio was complete.

They were inspired by American hip hop artists such as KRS-One, Gang Starr and Pete Rock, who encouraged them to spread this style of music in Australia.

The Hilltop Hoods have released eight successful recordings - Back Once Again (EP - 1997), A Matter of Time (LP - 1999), Left Foot, Right Foot (LP - 2001), The Calling (LP - 2003), The Hard Road (LP - 2006), The Hard Road: Restrung (LP-2007) ,State Of The Art (LP - 2009) and Drinking From The Sun (LP - 2012). The Calling achieved gold status in Australia (35,000+ copies sold), the first hip-hop album to do so. Two tracks (The Nosebleed Section and Dumb Enough) received places in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003, at 9th and 44th respectively. The Nosebleed Section also came in at number 17 in the Triple J Hottest Hundred Of All Time, making it the highest ranked Australian song on the list, and the only hip-hop track to make the cut. LP The Hard Road also topped the Australian charts, another first for Australian Hip-Hop.


Aside from their own albums, they have featured on a number of highly respected compilation albums, including Obesecity and Culture of Kings Vol. 1 & 2, and have collaborated with most of the main players of the Australian hip hop scene including Koolism, Mass MC, Pegz, Muphin, Layla, Hyjak and Bonez.

They have played many large Australian music festivals, including the Big Day Out, Splendour in the Grass and Falls Festivals. They have received nominations for the Best Hip Hop Act in 2001 and 2002 at the 3D World Dance Music Awards, won the APRA award for best up-coming group as well as receiving number one positions in independent charts all around Australia.

Origin Adelaide
Country Australia
Years active 1991–present
Genres Australian Hip-Hop
Labels Obese Records, Golden Era Records (State of the Art)
Members Suffa, Pressure, DJ Debris
Past members DJ Next

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