Wake Up

As I wake on the onset of day I scan the news channels locally and far away What do I see? Images of burnin' buildings, broken windows While the elite amass billions Riots in the streets for another fallen man An innocent victim of the oppressor again Why does this keep happenin'? Could it be the blind eye toward abuse and corruption? They don't seem to know, but I know I this I saw a burning precinct and the arrest of the press At the first sign of protest, the pigs in distress It's a vulgar display of police power in full effect Tear gas, riot shields, pepper spray, and vehicles All these tools to use against unarmed people Where were you when they amassed this arsenal? Votin' for ones who brought you your dark tomorrow? What happened this time? You may ask Another killing of a black man with no strings attached As the pig kneels upon his neck Two minutes fifty-three secs past the point of unconsciousness It's in the light of day on full display The twisted actions of a white supremacist You can see on tape, no way to escape Almost nine minutes of pressure 'til he suffocates Wake up, wake up (Wake up, wake up) Wake up, wake up (Wake up, wake up) Wake up, wake up (Wake up, wake up) Wake up, wake up (Wake up, wake up) Instead of tracking down the Nazis, they use an autopsy To place blame on the minority party Slanderin' a slain man, part of the game plan It's everything you would expect in this racist land Rather than depict the depraved event They introduce a theory of potential intoxicants What do you expect from a system Filled with generations of violence, hatred, and racism? The murderer charged in the third degree You fucking kidding me? Can't you see the hypocrisy? Had it been flipped, the cop clipped It'd be murder in the first plus a multitude of felonies A counterfeit bill justified the kill Sure to be defended by those up on Capitol Hill They can say they care about those who suffer At the hands of a system they created with one another But I see no evidence of that The penitentiaries are stacked and their wallets are gettin' fat The ones who created this are supposed to change this? Ain't gonna happen in this nation of complacence Brainwashed in school not to act the fool Of this crooked system, you must become a worthy tool So you can make your loot, wear your suit And not give a damn about who the fuckin' police shoot Wake up, wake up (Wake up, wake up) Wake up, wake up (Wake up, wake up) Wake up, wake up (Wake up, wake up) Wake up, wake up (Wake up, wake up) On the TV I see the result of the tyranny The power structure just won't accept responsibility Green, King, Martin, Gray, Garner, Floyd, and Rice Now it's about time that the man pay the price So when you see dead cops, you're told to be upset That's what they teach you in the schools of the white establishment Smilin' in your face while they teach you to hate Yet those who don't even resist still suffer the fate Look down, sit down, turn around, or we'll shoot ya down Hands up, pay up, give up, or you're goin' down So here's to the biggest gang you ever knew The one called the motherfuckin' boys in blue (But these cops have children, don't you understand?) I say so did Himmler, Goebbels, and Adolf Eichmann What kind of person would seek so much power? To carry guns, cuffs, and protect the ivory tower? Not one of a right mind, I'll tell ya that Yet they keep tellin' you that not all cops are bad They say they want to protect and serve and help the sick That's funny, I never saw Gandhi carryin' a night stick A brutal force on public display The definition of immorality It's about time to wake up and see the truth To the youth, get in the voting booth You can't change the system with your motherfuckin' Bluetooth Wake up, wake up Wake up, wake up Wake up, wake up Wake up, wake up You'd find it funny if you knew who I was That I'm the one who wrote this and not those who get applause But I don't see any artists challenge authority Most are in it for the money, and that's the majority When's the last time that the man got questioned With some critical thinking and status quo rejection? That is what music is for Not grindin' with some hoes on a motherfuckin' dance floor One thing I really resent Is phony, fake artists who don't foment dissent Why don't you try makin' some change with your music? But they can't, because they're part of the enemy's movement Do you really think it's a coincidence That a suburban white kid wrote this before Jay-Z did? Maybe it's cause I went to school During modern segregation and the height of corrupt rule Maybe I had my motherfuckin' eyes open Instead of covering them up with some false hope and delusion Living in the heart of white ignorance A land of All Lives Matter and votes for Trump and Pence My high school should have a Rebel flag out front Not even a black kid for every day of their history month Onto many I look with disgust Especially those who don't believe that this country's unjust Corrupted by bigotry, accepting the lies so easily It's no wonder they fall into a trap of racist misery So if you're more concerned about the pig's bail The supremacy of the white male, or control over females Fuck you, we're gonna give ya hell Toss a Molotov cocktail for every packed jail