Don't Bother Me

How many times I gotta tell you not to bother me? Why you always bringing up this stuff that I don't wanna see? Yo honestly, you make it hard to sleep when you keep constantly accosting me with Nonsense Leave your problems at the beep And you can be another call I have to screen Crawling at the feet of ennui and apathy You're wrong, but have to speak, and cause cacophony Distracting me Y'all could at the least stop all the posturing and blathering Go on and have a seat It be like: What the fuck is this shit, I'm just really tryna chill I don't see the need to stop and grieve each time some guy gets killed I don't fill my mind with images of violence I can still be building bridges We're all kindred Why y'all dying on this hill? Isn't this the world we live in? How it is is how it's been Power shifts, power's spent Power lifts empowered men And now and then we catch a glimpse of foul business If it isn't our friends that's getting pounded, you don't get to get upset at how I'm Spending my attention Stop pretending that there's anything a guy in my position can affect or be expected to I left my effin' vestments in the vestibule Try fetching 'em 'fore the wrecking crew is through, but I think it's best they're never Used One hand claps, other hand stands still One man blabs on and on until he's not real How many times I gotta tell you not to bother me? Why you always bringing up this stuff that I don't wanna see? Yo honestly, you make it hard to sleep when you keep constantly accosting me with Nonsense Leave your garbage at the beep And you can be another call I have to screen Crawling at the feet of ennui and apathy You're wrong, but have to speak, and cause cacophony Distracting me from all the bastards treating these catastrophes like "common people Problems" As for me, I be like: What the fuck is this shit, I'm just tryna keep it real Why's it every second feels like time you need to kill? Killing mine if I allow it Why you proud of lying down? We're nigh surrounded by white power guys that quietly concealed The type of shit that's since been violently revealed Amidst a mix of big ol' threats to our existence It's a festival of ignorance Insisting that I better get in on this lil bit of cultural excrement y'all been obsessing with Gets me upset 'Cause I wanna be spending attention on better things Y'all can all keep watching Watchmen While I wallow with what knowledge I already swallowed up from some Akala songs in College Thought I taught you not to bother All this talk is nothing solid If it's not gonna help me comprehend my context, I don't want it One hand claps, other hand stands still One man blabs on and on until he's not real How many times I gotta tell you not to bother me? Why you always bringing up this stuff that I don't wanna see? Yo honestly, you make it hard to sleep when you keep constantly accosting me with Nonsense Leave your problems at the beep And you can be another call I have to screen Crawling at the feet of ennui and apathy You're wrong, but have to speak, and cause cacophony Distracting me Y'all could at the least stop the cacophony The apathy C'mon, I'm asking, please Just stop the bothering Just please don't bother me