CLA CLA CLA SHA KLACK KLACK
GET ME THE FUCK OFF THIS TRACK
As if the heart beat wasn't enough
They got us using drum machines now
Drums live in machines
Tryin' to make our drums humdrums
Tryin' to mute our magic
Instruments be political prisoners up inside computers
As if the heart were not enough
As if the heart were not enough
And as heart beats bring percussions
Fallen trees bring repercussions
Cities play upon our souls like broken drums
Re-drum the essence of creation from city slums
But city slums mute our drums and our drums become humdrums
Cuz city slums have never been where our drums are from
This suggests that urban life has a continual  emotional impact on citizens, to the extent that we can no longer respond in an effective (harmonious) way. This relates to the  general adaptation syndrome  theory of stress, which proposed that prolonged exposure to psychological stressors leads to physical health decline. This is usually greater for people of low socioeconomic status, making it an element in the origin of Hip Hop.
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