Linkin Park - The Dream [RARE]

Linkin Park - The Dream
This song is a very rare song, that was only released on 100 copies of A Thousand Suns.

Lyrics:
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check
When the architects of our republic wrote
the magnificent words
of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence,
they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.

We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.

The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.

We cannot walk alone.

And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.

We cannot turn back.

There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: "For Whites Only." We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."¹

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest -- quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.

BTW: u got MODDER FOGGER ROLL'D!

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[littlemissscenexD]

You know, even though this fuckin bitch just totally trolled me and made stupid dumb ass comment thingies on the screen, I kinda like this song...... It's interesting. Very different.(:

[Patrick128000]

@littlemissscenexD Wow... this... I am honestly stunned some people actually like a song I spent literally 5 minutes to make. What has become of our next generation music?! Man, I'm starting to sound old LOL.

[yetanotherperson1210]

Die.

[Patrick128000]

@yetanotherperson1210 Sorry to hear that.

[TRB300]

Listen, get a life, whatever you think about us, we didn't waste time faking videos, you have no feelings, you know what I've been through in my life? And when no one was there for me, LP was the only music that made me feel better, and what are you trying to do with this vid? Ppl who don't like LP will keep not liking them and LP fans are here to stay, than GET A LIFE!

[Patrick128000]

@TRB300 Wow, you are a rather interesting subject. You tell me your life is shit, that your only salvation was shitty music so you could feel less shitty about it. You come to a Youtube troll video and shares this with random people. Yet I'm the one that needs a life. My video probably took half the amount of time it took you to share your erhm... interesting story with us. FACT: I do have feelings - I find your comment stupid and hilarious. I find joy in your misery. Deal with it. LOL.

[MizLinkinPark23]

Linkin Park forever, u suck they don't. deal.

[xAnDY94x]

How so lifeless wasting time on this ?

Pathetic.

[Lisann3tjuh]

I think LP is alright, people have the right to give their opinion, so go ahead and say what you want about LP ^_^

Also, I'd like to say this song actually sounds bad-ass O:

I like it :3

You, sir, are a funny man c:

[motheearthlives]

Linkin Park is Amazing, they have released tons of songs made decent money and they don't sing about only one thing, so leave Linkin Park alone and go listen to whatever music you like, the world would be a lot better off with out assholes like you, oh wait that's giving all the assholes of the world a bad name. get a life.

[xJohnx228x]

Jokes on you! I love this song!!!

[amycooperisawesome]

you suck and Linkin Park are awesome, go get a life...

[Voidkvlt]

@littlemissscenexD so you're basically saying that you jump on every bandwagon?

[Silver7761]

We got faggot-rolled; calling Patrick128000 the fag. I hate two people named Patrick. You're now the third you waste of life.

[vock12]

why linkin park and not some sort of metal band???

[galaxigirl7]

y did u make this video?

u seriously recorded this sh*t to make fools out of LP fans who'd say they liked anything labeled LP?