Accountability

She said
Yeah, yeah, she said
Follow me, I'll take over here away from the crowd
It's getting too loud, I'm feeling kinda burnt out
She explained how her mind had got her lost in a game
Playing cat and mouse and trying not to breathe out
It's a mystery, high power chemistry, twisting words so easily
They're trying not to notice me
Take advantage, 'cause they said if I could work more for less
No one would really care what's all up under my dress
It's all the same thing, mixed with some lame fame
Stuck in a corrupt game, trying not to be ashamed
Playing dirty she said, is how they hurt me
Steady lurking, and swerving, I'm nervous
Yeah, I'm nervous
And, he said the color of my skin don't matter
When I'm in public, the studio, the store, or seeing a movie
But when I put on my nice suit, and suede shoes
The atmosphere of my work cube is not new
For years I've felt the pressure
The prejudicial minds, stuck in a different time
It's hard for me to grind
They only see me for my color
What about my mother
The traits she gave me, I'm working hard just like my brother
I said if only we could learn to love each other
The power we'd create inside if we come together
I'm mortified, my mortal people are weak as ever
And who are we if we don't accept that nobody's special
You know it's horrible when you no longer hold a candle to all the darkness spread
Even the Bible said that evil will consume ourselves
And the depression always creepin' on my mental health
I'm from a long damn line, a toxic family tree
What happens first is we take accountability
What happens first is we, is we

Uh Oh, oh accountability, yeah, responsibility
Uh Oh, oh accountability, yeah response, yeah

Yeah, yeah
4 million dead, this shit outrageous
And even more who's names are not on paper
I'm terrified this shit is gon' take my father's place
'Cause some of y'all don't want that needle or some cloth on your face
And if we did it, then we're sheep, or just some rats in the race
I guarantee that when you're dead we won't be losing our pace
Tell me how does it feel to know you're contributing
To the destruction of what is left of humanity
They're killing people who out here doing shit peacefully
And then it's world war three when we get mad about it
And y'all are sitting back with your buttons and laughing 'bout it
I know it took a lot of effort posting memes about it
I know you sucked out every ounce of unemployment
Given out by the same people you're booing
Look at you up on the pedestal so effortlessly
It's time for you to take accountability

Uh Oh, oh accountability (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, responsibility (Responsibility, oh)
Uh Oh, oh accountability (Oh, accountability, yeah)
Yeah, response, yeah