Protect Our Own

They use a lot of code words like "the alt-right" And act like white supremacy's alright They stay trying to keep us down with all their might If your skin's not white, get shot on sight They don't want us to protest in peaceful ways Without runnin' off havin' something to say Like if I take a knee I'm disrespecting their bravery Forgettin' that the anthem's a song about slavery They don't wanna see our children thrive From schools to prison they've built a pipe When it comes to embryos, they fight for their lives But wanna send black teens to jail for their lives Racism is so American, it's set up to benefit the fairer skinned But I'm not with this, so I'm showin' resistance Equipped with the knowledge, strength, and persistence We ain't goin' nowhere, this land's our home We can't depend on them, gotta protect our own So I stand with my people, and stay in the know With my fist in the air and my mind in the zone We ain't goin' nowhere, this land's our home We can't depend on them, gotta protect our own So I stand with my people, and stay in the know With my fist in the air and my mind in the zone They keep on tryin' to silence our voice And say that women shouldn't have a choice They'd rather save fetuses from gettin' aborted Than save those children at America's border Their logic is flawed, there is no order They say they're pro life but pay for slaughter POC commits a crime and their tantrums fly Trans woman gets murdered they don't bat an eye Indigenous women missing, ain't no carin' Murder rates high? Go blame those terrorists But they're only terrorists if their skin's not white Caucasian mass murderers get off light While male rapists get sympathy It's been the same thing all throughout history But it's time for a change, time to set things right That's why I'm armored up, in the zone, ready for the fight We ain't goin' nowhere, this land's our home We can't depend on them, gotta protect our own So I stand with my people, and stay in the know With my fist in the air and my mind in the zone We ain't goin' nowhere, this land's our home We can't depend on them, gotta protect our own So I stand with my people, and stay in the know With my fist in the air and my mind in the zone They deny the truth, and spread mad lies Buy and pay for the research, and the headlines Try to keep us confused and misinformed So we'll never rise up against their scorn They give a little hope while we suffer pains And most of us are down with their hunger games Think we can be happy if we win the race No regard for who we pass as we increase our pace They got us all brainwashed to be their pawns Instead of growing food, we just grow lawns Instead of being creative, we binge watch shows Instead of buying healthy food, we buy new phones It's time to do the work, and look within Uplifting one another is how we'll win Learn the system, learn how to dismantle it We are all light, it's time we kept our candles lit