The Rebirth of Hope [Track 12]

The Rebirth of Hope is a track about the death(s) of MLK, JFK, and RFK. The first verse presents the historical setting. Jean Piaget is an eminent developmental psychologist who wrote the "Theory of Cognitive development."  John Lewis was part of the freedom riders. And, James Meredith as the first African American to be admitted to the then segregated University of Mississippi.

Bloody Sunday

The second verse talks about MLK, his message, and death. Martin Luther King helped organize a march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama. After crossing the bridge that connected the two cities the protesters were met by violence and arrests by police under the command of Sheriff Jim Clark. Joseph McCarthy was a politician that charged opponents of being “card carrying communists.” In other words, he accused individuals of being Soviet spies without any real provocation. Guns and Butter is a macro economic model that presents a balance or decision between national defense and domestic goods. Martin Luther King defied the system (especially in his later life) by opposing the Vietnam War and therefor, advocated butter rather than guns. This and many other aspect of King’s life made him a real Christian (opposed to everyone else who claim Christianity but only seem to follow for their own selfish means like feeling they will be redeemed with personal salvation).

The third verse explains how JFK tried to remold our capitalist economy in order to stop (what Dwight D. Eisenhower called) the Military-Industrial-Complex. It is my firm conviction that JFK’s death had everything to do with his goal of regressing the military establishment.

John Kennedy died in Texas after his motorcade was re-directed to go through Deale Plaza. The moment the motorcade came to the middle of the plaza the driver slowed the car to an abnormally slow speed. It is claimed that Oswald got 3 shots off within 6 seconds from his single-action rifle in the library depository. This is called the “Magic Bullet” theory because that one bullet would have had to cause eight wounds over two people. If you ever look into the JFK assassination it isn’t hard to deny the official story-line. 

The forth verse expands on the JFK assassination while illuminating how and why Robbert (Bobby) Kennedy was killed. Abraham Zapruder caught the assassination on film and not only contradicts the official story-line but shows that there looks to be three shooters (from how President Kennedy's body moves) from different angles. I accuse the CIA for being responsible for JFK’s death due to the fact they are the only institution that has the experience, resources, and will to kill such a powerful individual. The lyrics explain the relevance and reasoning for this sufficiently. 

I then go on to explain that since RFK would have been elected president, and probably opened a new investigation, RFK had to die! Siran Siran, the man that killed Bobby, is the quintessential Manchurian candidate if I’ve ever heard of one! It is well known that the CIA did mind control experiments; it was called “Project Artichoke” and I mention it preluding the Mind Control track. To be explicit, I’m saying the CIA succeeded in controlling your mind through propaganda, the omission of information, and the capitulation of the American people to believe an inconsistent story-line because it is more comfortable to think it was a crazed vigilante rather than an internal government operation.

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