How Much More Can We Take?
Evan
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How much, can we stand Could be shot dead on our own free land How much, can we stand After we're dead, how can they understand How much more, can we take From Minneapolis down to The Big D How much more, can we take Sing along if you mean what you say Click-clack, another man shot down We hear he's black, and the Feds shutting mouths It goes to court, justice ain't served when it's out Um... What kinda world are we living in now First, I was lied to, thinking everything was all good with racism, just because I wasn't raised in it As much as my kids might be Man, just the thought is a little frightening to me Second, this criminal justice system isn't as just as I was raised to think it would be And third, the system is rigged more than a frisbee With more weight on one side. That don't right sit with me Post-Algebra world, my domain and range From the 17s to 16, how much has really changed, America So hold on to your seats, bro Because all that you just heard was just the intro How much, can we stand Could be shot dead on our own free land How much, can we stand? After we're dead, how can they understand How much more, can we take? From New York Harbor to the coast of LA How much more, can we take Sing along if you mean what you say Na-na naaa, naaa, na-na naaaaa Nuh-na, na na, na-na na Na naaaaa Naaa naaa, na, na-na naaaaa Nuh-na, na na, na-na na Na naaaaa When I started thinking bout this mixtape while making Identity Thought I was just gonna do covers essentially But as my summer came to a close The world's sorrow in my mind was gross Black and blue lives matter when they shot, doh And y'all remember when I mentioned this in 'That Hype, Doh...' But this matter be up on another level Misguided people, 'tis the work of the devil (Nah) I always hate the sin, and never the sinner 'Cause everybody on the earth, to me is a winner So with that said, let's discuss the sin in our country I said what I said so you hopefully don't get jumpy I was watching TV while eating breakfast at a Waffle House diner I ask, the waitress if she'd turn it up, Steve implied that the news was dire An unarmed man in a Florida town Named Trayvon Martin, has been gunned down They left his body out on the pavement As if weren't trying to save him Further down the road, his killer George was in a court case And they don't find Mr. Zimmermann guilty And the black people say What kinda talk is that He shot him! This is whack I think I understand So take a listen, man When we as the American people get to where we hear stories like this, on a regular basis I think we all feel in our hearts this is tasteless It's a problem, and we should probably face it I think that it's important to accept That of the people in this country, not one is inept So because of that, I don't think that we should be Treated like we are, call it racial equality I read my History books this semester Penultimate class, heard him say, my professor Conservatives, they be swapping things Chaos be racial equality With a mentality like that, I would want to keep the non-whites in check, especially in the courts; I get it Get a good gathering of people that agree with you Keep 'em locked away in a cage like we in a zoo Well since '64 and five score before A few rightful laws have been passed in the store called the National Mall Discrimination atall What's a man supposed to do? It's like I'm talking to a wall I'm not saying everyone who looks a certain way does this, or fits this, but dig this We make the justice system all for one and one for all, then that's it. Problem solved. We done How much, can we stand Could be shot dead on our own free land How much, can we stand After we're dead, how can they understand How much more, can we take From Orlando to Washington state How much more, can we take Sing along if you mean what you say Na-na naaa, naaa, na-na naaaaa Nuh-na, na na, na-na na Na naaaaa Naaa naaa, na, na-na naaaaa Nuh-na, na na, na-na na Na naaaaa For this to be singular lament, I never meant So now, I'll talk about law enforcement instead of government So... everybody's hyped at something Certain problems that shouldn't even be types of problems Every year, I hear too many black brothers end up dead The system sucks. Mike, Imma go back again I know my officers aim black as per they trained Sketchy characters and me have the same frame (Dang) That's how the system works Not their fault, but government, look what you causing us He's going in now I could get shot if I don't have a glock I could get shot for asking why your gun is cocked I could get shot if I was just driving a car I could get shot if I hold a tool in my own front yard I could get shot for just being retarded I could get shot just for being an artist I could get shot for my skin being brown I could get shot while I'm down on the ground I could get shot if it LOOK like I'm stealing I could get shot if I don't get a court appealing I could get shot, some people, they be cheering I could get shot 'fore I even get a hearing How much, can we stand Could be shot dead on our own free land How much, can we stand After we're dead, how can they understand How much more, can we take From San Diego, to Portland, Maine How much more, can we take Sing along if you mean what you say Na-na naaa, naaa, na-na naaaaa Nuh-na, na na, na-na na Na naaaaa Naaa naaa, na, na-na naaaaa Nuh-na, na na, na-na na Na naaaaa It's a psyhe thing. Nobody's fault Our feds conditioned, overkilling like rifle assault Our system ain't bad. Naw naw, it ain't bad It simply interacts with racist customs we once had Well if we once had, then why it seem like we still have Because people in this country at times still think like that Well why they think like that? Well, to understand that I think we're gonna have to go way way way way, back Before America, and burgers savory Columbian Exchange, but not before slavery Pick any civilization. Think about them a bit It might not be like us, but everybody's saying it "I'm better than you. You are inferior" "Kneel down and suck on my toes, what's your interior..." "And your exterior like? It's something that I crave" "Come into bed with me, but I'm on top. You're my slave" Now do you see what I'm trying to tell you Racism and prejudice ain't nothing new But just because it's here don't mean it belong It's deeply rooted; To evict will take long It's like a cancer in America's heart No doubt it will be, so that's why we should start Let's go back to the present Back to police shootings Confront, and solve our problems US, that is, you and
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