State of Our Union (feat. Kyori the Okapi)
Hajime Hotta
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One question, and then we can move on Before you level city blocks with those racists bombs Before rubber bullets mow down us "Angry Mobs" Kids in cages cry "Donde Estas mama" Can I at least speak before you cut my mic off please Cause I'm watching brothers lying on the streets, they bleed Bullets holes in their backs, necks broken by knees They're pressed firmly down until we no longer breathe I watched them, daily, I'm thinking one day, maybe I'll end up on TV screaming "Mama, save me Mr. Backlash done slayed me" It'll be a closed casket for mama's lil baby But hold up my bad, I'm here with a question Correction, it's a statement for reflection A long-winded diatribe, slightly passive-aggressive No room for imagination, so nothing suggestive What do you think is the state of the union The fate that befalls the state of our union Are you hearing the calls from each state of this union They're crying for changes to the state of their union So put your knee on my neck, but I'm a keep kicking Bean bag in my chest, but my heart keep beating Tear gas you shot off got my ears still ringing But it's for the revolution and the names that we're hearing We see on the news the white men in suits With fear mongering news about Muslims and Jews Brown people down south moving up in their pacts Bringing drugs and guns and bombs strapped to their backs They shout in strained voices, their faces far redder Then the red on the flag pins pinned to their sweater Screaming "go back to your country", bitch I'm already here Backing my siblings of color when you keep spreading the fear There ain't no model minorities, just majority scapegoats When one goes through a struggle, we all gotta take notes From the beginning of time to the end of this class We ain't been learning a lesson just how you're killin our ass Cause for centuries, you preached to love yourself Love thy neighbor just how you love yourself And when they looked like you, you really loved yourself But now those bodies are colored, so it's go f*ck yourselves
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