Not in My City
Evan
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Oh no The next days after fun in track 3 I was on Twitter, "Something's bothering me" A couple more black men shot down In separate cities, it elongated my frown Minneapolis and Baton Rouge I hate to say it, but this stuff ain't news The next night, amid protest and defending Saw on the social that my city was trending Police officers shot and killed This the example that we trying to build I don't think so So don't blink, bro Our arts district dwarfs the one in San Francisco I'd ask the guy what he thought, but he's dead I could say more, but Why are we so gung-ho to bust heads When with both parties, everyone ends up dead I mean, how can we know what love is worth When we live in a world that is practically fueled by hurt -- and Ramen Okay, I just got back from my Europe vacation KISS FM just bleeped out "bullet" on 'Ride' on their station This morning, my city's in mourning Protest is good until there's sides, and one's scoring I got puns, and college funds, y'all got guns I look up to the Texas Twins as the ones We all got crazys, they not seen daily But shooting folk ain't neva an option, not maybe I wanna know what you were thinking Because a shooting like this needs more than binge-drinking We're already known for the Kennedys Shooting the PoPo, it ain't no remedy I understand that you're mad, but ye'ain't gotta act like that I understand that you're mad, but ye'ain't gotta act like that Understand you're mad, but get a gat and shoot back Naaawo. Ye'ain't gotta be like that. Naw, Naw Not in my city Not in my city Not in my city No, Not in my city Not in my city (Yeah, My people, tell me...) Not in my city Not in my city (Please) No, Not in my city (How can we say it was worth the fight) Not in my city Not in my city Not in my city No, Not in my city (When even after MLK, everything is still black and White?) Not in my city Not in my city Not in my city No, Not in my city (Nobody in this room is right) Not in my city Not in my city Not in my city No, Not in my city (If you oppress, or connect that oppression to taking one's life) Not in my city Not in my city (Aight?) Not in my city No, Not in my city (Yeah. Yeah) I understand where you come from, Mr. Chism Lost a few lives, took a few just to get 'em But generalization, putting them in a prism Is the epitome of reverse racism You assume they're all the same, when they're not You tell them every house cooks with a different pot Well theirs, too. And I say this with love, boo Nothing changes when you play by the same rules It doesn't matter if you fare better in pools It doesn't matter if you're better at soul food Or if you're eating tofu, or rich enough for Nobu Please love each other; that's the thing that's most noble Sorry if this hurts but it's only the truth You get stabbed in the back, try to show 'em some ruth If Beyoncé was here with me, we'd say, "Not in my state, bro!" I never get mad at my city, but this hurts, doh I'm not even mad Or disappointed, man "You get shot, get the glock" so I understand Say you got stabbed in the back again It's clear to see you ain't right within You put it down, sign it off with a pen Then guess what, it never happens again If we united, then you know we can fight it If we united, then you know we can fight it If we united, then you know we can fight it, got the whole Cowboys Stadium saying Not in my city Not in my city Not in my city (Yeah, all the haters take heed, we don't need that kind of negativity in my city Not in my city You could miss me with negativity in my city) Not in my city No, Not in my city (Yeah, yeah. We massed up now!) Not in my city (Yeah, My people, tell 'em...) Not in my city Not in my city No, Not in my city (The long term damage we sustained is slight) Not in my city Not in my city Not in my city No, Not in my city (We coming up from here, and to the world, we gonna be a light) Not in my city Not in my city Not in my city No, Not in my city (The fact that the negatives can only twirl) Not in my city Not in my city Not in my city No, Not in my city (Only serves to further prove we're the best dang city in the world) Not in my city Not in my city (The World) Not in my city No, Not in my city (Yeah, Yeah. Yeah!) Yeah That's all I'll say about it I'll always love you, Dallas We just gotta do better It's not just a black thing It's not just a white thing It's a human thing This ain't the first time one has discriminated Against another equal to them for some notion of superiority or supremacy This ain't the first time It ain't gotta be us against them Or them against us It can be the whole of us... against the negative aspects adapted to one's mind All races, united against unjust treatment of the billions of members of this big human family That's what true harmony is We are one of the world's newest upcoming and budding metropolises Diverse almost as New York City even today We will be better I love you Dallas I'll never leave you Happy 4th of July Might wanna turn the volume button up, fam
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