what melodies are for

funny when you listen to the newbies sing
goin' all on 'bout fancy things
losin' sight of what melodies are for
usin' them for nothin' more
than to holler about some bitch and hoe
things haved changed so much from before

where did it all go?
what happened to what we had before?
why don't we care no more?
why don't we care no more?
where did it all go?
what happened to what we had before?
why don't we care no more?
why don't we care no more?

used to be about helpin' man
to achieve and do the best he can
used to be about becomin' free
from all the hate, ignorance, and jealousy
now we so focused on the bling bling
blinding our eyes from more important things
like the 'reurbanization of poverty'
or so claimed by mugabe
never hear about the girls from juarez
or the human trafficking protests

where did it all go?
what happened to what we had before?
why don't we care no more?
why don't we care no more?
where did it all go?
what happened to what we had before?
why don't we care no more?
why don't we care no more?

but thankfully we got them video girls
dressed in nothin' but pearls and curls
'cause without them what would life be?
how would i fulfill my need?
to degrade the meaning of a woman
i swear this world's comin' undone
why can't we care about others more
than pickin' out some video whore
why can't we care for longer than just one song
not just 'til that song is done
distracted by that which we don't have
always wantin' more than that
never thankful, not no more
losin' sight of what melodies are for

where did it all go?
what happened to what we had before?
why don't we care no more?
why don't we care no more?
where did it all go?
what happened to what we had before?
why can't we care no more?
why can't we care no more?