Prezence and 33 perform 'Taxation is Theft' live at Rise & Vibes reggae festival in Aztec, NM, on Saturday 5/31/25. Apologize for the intermittently poor sound quality, which improves greatly for the second half of the song, and lyrics also added to video to compensate...
Shout out and big thanks to Presence Music and 
Resistance rising. Truth spreading. Consciousness expanding. Peace on the horizon.
'Taxation is Theft' official music video:
Prezence Music: https://www.prezencemusic.com/
Derrick Broze ('33'): https://theconsciousresistance.com/
Lyrics below:
- Intro:
We know that taxation theft and that government is slavery ay
We’re paying no mind or money to false “authority” because
We own the product of our labor and our divine creativity (huh)
We wont be used for funding war and genocide and heavy weaponry
Taxation theft!
(I won’t be paying no money to fake authority)
Taxation theft!
(I won’t fund no war no genocide)
Taxation theft!
(I’mma keep my money in the community)
Taxation theft!
Taxation!
(Or prosperity)
We know that taxation theft and that government is slavery ay
(It’s a modern form of slavery)
We paying no mind or money to false “authority”
(Their authority not real)
Because we own the products of our labor and our divine creativity
(Creativity divine)
We wont be used for funding war and genocide and heavy weaponry
(Heavy weaponry not mine)
Taxation theft!
(And we already know that it is oh yea)
Taxation theft!
Taxation is theft!
Taxation theft!
(I won’t be used for funding war)
Taxation theft!
Taxation!
(Nah go pay it anymore)
- Prezence:
From the day you are born the system treats ya like commodity
Taking they cut, every transaction, every quantity
Tax on what you earn, on what you buy, on what you sell, on what you own, on what you inherit
The shit is an atrocity!
That don’t even include the hidden tax
That of inflation when they print money and take a lux vacation
Then they counterfeit a couple stacks of more
Spend it on war and corresponding media campaigning
Most people know that it’s a wrong to rob their neighbor
But they think that it’s a right if the govy wrote it down on paper
Programmed to believe that slavery a racial issue
Whites versus blacks, either way their master get their revenue
Either way the subject is you until you choose to own yourself and everything you do
You stop being subdued by the coercion of the few
And break the bondage and acknowldedge your inherent worth too!
- 33:
Let me see if I can help you grasp what we're sayin’
Politicians takes your money, more for the slayin’
While our people suffer, the fat cats they ignore
They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor
Taxation is theft and some call it extortion
Involuntary taxation, pro-lifers pay for abortion
While non-smokers pay for tobacco subsidies
And vegans funding animal inequalities
Steal from anti-war activists to pay for violence
And people wonder why the streets are filled with riots?
I do not consent, and I will not relent
Until all my brothers and sisters repent
This is our time to reclaim our worth
Together we can have what we deserve
One by one let's take our money from the banks
Let's see what they do when they got no money for tanks!
- Chorus:
We know that taxation theft and that government is slavery ay
(It’s a modern form of slavery)
We paying no mind or money to false “authority”
(No mind to authority)
Because we own the product of our labor and our divine creativity
(Creativity divine)
We wont be used for funding war and genocide and heavy weaponry
(Heavy weponry not mine)
Taxation theft!
(And we already know that it is oh yea)
Taxation theft!
Taxation is theft!
Taxation theft!
(So why we paying the government ah corrupt ah crooks you know)
Taxation theft!
Taxation!
(Nah go pay it anymore)
- Prezence:
The banks of the river guide the flow of the currency
Now all of a sudden for the first time in history
You can get your currency out of the banks and grow your own
Take ownership of your life force energy
Even back in the days of Rome they used silver and gold
To protect against the parasitic entities
So now I use ancient and modern technology
Stackin’ precious metals and crypto crypto is my philosophy
To thrive and prosper through to the coming apocalyptic collapse
Monero being used to the counter economic attack
Livin life like a certain Samuel Edward Conkin the third
Inspired by the agora the free markets
Absurd that Ross Ulbright still locked up for just creating one
Countless other men and women lives ruined or done
For heaven’s sake let us engage in voluntary transactions
No criminal in the middle takin' fractions!
- 33:
The sickest thing of all is we're playing a role
They aint just taxing your wallet, they tax your soul
Some turn a blind eye to the crimes they fund
by taking from your wallets, they buy the guns
The bullets and the bombs they keep raining down
On the innocent children, victims go in the ground
I’m praying for the day the atrocities will cease
Whether its the government man, or the violent police
We’re capable of more but I know it seems difficult
Like a better humanity almost seems mythical
Together we have the power to rise above
Reject the hate and division, we can choose love!
Let's build a foundation that stands the test of time
This means resist taxes, dont give'em a dime
We can build a world based on morality and consent
The march to the new world order, we can prevent, yea!
- Outro:
We know that taxation theft and that government is slavery ay
(It’s a modern form of slavery)
We paying no mind or money to false “authority”
(I pay them no mind or money)
Because we own the product of our labor and our divine creativity
(Creativity divine yea)
We wont be used for funding war and genocide and heavy weaponry
(Heavy weponry not mine)
Taxation theft!
(I won’t be paying for no genocide in Gaza)
Taxation theft!
(I won’t be paying for a proxy war in the Ukraine)
Taxation theft!
(Authority comes from ourself from within)
Taxation theft!
Taxation yea!
▶️ 3Speak