Minnesota Burning
Why did they let Minnesota burn
Only slumlords let the building burn
You see a riot
But don't see the concern
Turn off the water
Let the world see it
Why did they let Minnesota burn
Only slumlords let the building burn
State to state police taking turns
They fuel the rage and let the cities burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
You see a riot
But don't see the concern
Turn off the water
Let the world see it
First time in Minnesota got arrested
Second time back got arrested again
Was too invested in new intentions to heed the message
A new resident refining my educational lense
Somehow a first-hand witness to dirty business on the inside
Arresting officers omitted information they claim got lost
They tried to John Doe me
Like they ain't know my name
That's when my signal started smoking
For filming protests got shot at and pepper-sprayed
They tried to add some charges
They got dropped I walked away
All on my first day and I stayed
It took me a while to realize what I'd done
Till I left and when I came back they said
Go back where you're from
While smiling
On some Minnesota nice shhh
How many times I almost got killed by the ops
I stopped counting
That's why we're standing on the pavement
Fists up it's time to talk about some changes
Why did they let Minnesota burn
Only slumlords let the building burn
State to state police taking turns
They fuel the rage and let the cities burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
You see a riot
But don't see the concern
Turn off the water
Let the world see it
We start to feel that we shouldn't be there
It's in the sign but the message wasn't clear
They hold up a welcome message
Then introduce mental bondage
Some things can't be patched with bandage
Some pain cant go mis-managed
While I dictate heat to these christian beats
They move feet in these streets protesting the beast
Somebody send that water to Flint
Cause right here we don't need that shhh
It didn't start with knee on a neck
It was a spark after the disrespect
The redlines should have marked reparation
We now know the plot slave nation
That's why we standing on this pavement
Fists up its time to talk about some changes
Why did they let Minnesota burn
Only slumlords let the building burn
State to state police taking turns
They fuel the rage and let the cities burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
You see a riot
But don't see the concern
Turn off the water
Let the world see it
Why did they let Minnesota burn
Only slumlords let the building burn
State to state police taking turns
They fuel the rage and let the cities burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
You see a riot
But don't see the concern
Turn off the water
Let the world see it
Only slumlords let the building burn
You see a riot
But don't see the concern
Turn off the water
Let the world see it
Why did they let Minnesota burn
Only slumlords let the building burn
State to state police taking turns
They fuel the rage and let the cities burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
You see a riot
But don't see the concern
Turn off the water
Let the world see it
First time in Minnesota got arrested
Second time back got arrested again
Was too invested in new intentions to heed the message
A new resident refining my educational lense
Somehow a first-hand witness to dirty business on the inside
Arresting officers omitted information they claim got lost
They tried to John Doe me
Like they ain't know my name
That's when my signal started smoking
For filming protests got shot at and pepper-sprayed
They tried to add some charges
They got dropped I walked away
All on my first day and I stayed
It took me a while to realize what I'd done
Till I left and when I came back they said
Go back where you're from
While smiling
On some Minnesota nice shhh
How many times I almost got killed by the ops
I stopped counting
That's why we're standing on the pavement
Fists up it's time to talk about some changes
Why did they let Minnesota burn
Only slumlords let the building burn
State to state police taking turns
They fuel the rage and let the cities burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
You see a riot
But don't see the concern
Turn off the water
Let the world see it
We start to feel that we shouldn't be there
It's in the sign but the message wasn't clear
They hold up a welcome message
Then introduce mental bondage
Some things can't be patched with bandage
Some pain cant go mis-managed
While I dictate heat to these christian beats
They move feet in these streets protesting the beast
Somebody send that water to Flint
Cause right here we don't need that shhh
It didn't start with knee on a neck
It was a spark after the disrespect
The redlines should have marked reparation
We now know the plot slave nation
That's why we standing on this pavement
Fists up its time to talk about some changes
Why did they let Minnesota burn
Only slumlords let the building burn
State to state police taking turns
They fuel the rage and let the cities burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
You see a riot
But don't see the concern
Turn off the water
Let the world see it
Why did they let Minnesota burn
Only slumlords let the building burn
State to state police taking turns
They fuel the rage and let the cities burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
You see a riot
But don't see the concern
Turn off the water
Let the world see it
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Writer(s): Richard Afagbagee
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