The Professional Protester

Fake fraud I see it in your eyes Keep putting up that facade and it's probably gon' be your surprise Acting tough until the wheels fall off and you can protest Yet ignore the heart of the issue and you know this I done seen so many folks call themselves pro black ready to March at the drop of a hat but they won't dare criticize the folks in their own town running their city into the ground 'cause they terrorize too The only difference is they look just like you They're your uncle they're your brother they're your cousin but you sit back and say nothing What you're scared how many more kiss gotta get filled with lead The killer was the same color but he offed somebody's baby brother What stares back at you when you look into the mirror Do you recognize the person you've become We represent the 13% of the U.S. population but we represent like half the homicides since like '75 Killing our own kind at a faster rate than every other race and that's a disgrace We can stop police brutality but these problems ain't going away A gangster and you boast and brag Killing people over territory and flags you're sad Robbing grandmommas you're a bonified dimwit it's like you're on a mission to be another statistic What stares back at you when you look in the mirror Do you recognize the person you've become This doesn't have to be your destiny you can find your way out Find your way out What stares back at you when you look into the mirror You are not real you're a coward Most of our problems are in house but you're silent like a mouse and you want to cry yet pout It is too easy to point the finger it's convenient to point the blame but it takes courage to realize what you ain't about Unfortunately that's something that you ain't got You're fake Your activism is not the truth it's nothing more than an ego boost You're fake So you can shoot and pout So you go ahead take the easy route What stares back at you when you look into the mirror Do you recognize the person you've become The person you've become This doesn't have to be your destiny you can find your way out Find your way out What stares back at you when you look into the mirror