American
I matter. I matter. Black lives matter
Black bodies matter
America, I love you. Do you see me? Yea
Let's go. Check
I'm an American, and I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying, man, I'm an American
And I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying, man
If I'm innocent till proven guilty
Why is it that I'm putting stripes until a jury frees me?
It don't make sense, and if I can't afford my own attorney
I'm appointed one that really don't do nothing for me
How is that justice? Cause my PD just gonna plead me out
Without a doubt, won't even ask if I did it or not
But I'm supposed to count on this judicial system
That calls me a criminal when I'm a victim
And expect me to call on the police
That's gonna arrest me when they see my skin
But I'm American, right?
Equal rights despite my skin type
Can go to war and fight for that right
For freedom, I could risk my life
Let a white chick say I did some shit
And no offense, cause I have biracial kids
But in that instant, I'm not innocent
I'm getting cuffed up and locked up again
And it don't matter if I'm the victim
Check my sheet, other than my drunk driving
Every single case was cause of a white woman
And I never put my hands on none of them
I'm just, I'm just, I I I'm just saying, man
I'm an American
And I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I've never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying, man
I'm an American
And I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying, man
You see, America was built by criminals like me
I think we need to reevaluate our history
It all started with some thieves who refused to drink tea
We even got a city conceived by the dreams of Bugsy
Society must be confused 'bout how America works
Because I swear that if they knew, they'd see this shit is berserk
How is it right I lose my rights just because I'm a felon?
When our independence comes from the results of rebellion
You see, the land of the free was stolen from the weak
And they beat the Africans till they were scared to flee
After they forced us from our land
To come to this country
Until they finally let us go and told us that we were free
But then they flood our streets wit drugs while we stuck in poverty
Then lock us up for selling they drugs when we just trying to eat
Man, I swear this shit's a setup to keep us off the streets
Fuck reparations, I want the freedom that y'all promised to me
Cause, I'm an American
And I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying man, I'm an American
And I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying man
Black bodies matter
America, I love you. Do you see me? Yea
Let's go. Check
I'm an American, and I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying, man, I'm an American
And I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying, man
If I'm innocent till proven guilty
Why is it that I'm putting stripes until a jury frees me?
It don't make sense, and if I can't afford my own attorney
I'm appointed one that really don't do nothing for me
How is that justice? Cause my PD just gonna plead me out
Without a doubt, won't even ask if I did it or not
But I'm supposed to count on this judicial system
That calls me a criminal when I'm a victim
And expect me to call on the police
That's gonna arrest me when they see my skin
But I'm American, right?
Equal rights despite my skin type
Can go to war and fight for that right
For freedom, I could risk my life
Let a white chick say I did some shit
And no offense, cause I have biracial kids
But in that instant, I'm not innocent
I'm getting cuffed up and locked up again
And it don't matter if I'm the victim
Check my sheet, other than my drunk driving
Every single case was cause of a white woman
And I never put my hands on none of them
I'm just, I'm just, I I I'm just saying, man
I'm an American
And I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I've never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying, man
I'm an American
And I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying, man
You see, America was built by criminals like me
I think we need to reevaluate our history
It all started with some thieves who refused to drink tea
We even got a city conceived by the dreams of Bugsy
Society must be confused 'bout how America works
Because I swear that if they knew, they'd see this shit is berserk
How is it right I lose my rights just because I'm a felon?
When our independence comes from the results of rebellion
You see, the land of the free was stolen from the weak
And they beat the Africans till they were scared to flee
After they forced us from our land
To come to this country
Until they finally let us go and told us that we were free
But then they flood our streets wit drugs while we stuck in poverty
Then lock us up for selling they drugs when we just trying to eat
Man, I swear this shit's a setup to keep us off the streets
Fuck reparations, I want the freedom that y'all promised to me
Cause, I'm an American
And I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying man, I'm an American
And I deserve the same rights as the white man
Africa seems nice, but I never been
And if I could fight for freedom, I should have it then
I'm just saying man
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Lamarr Clinkscales Jr
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Link
Other Album Tracks
© 2024 All rights reserved. Rockol.com S.r.l. Website image policy
Rockol
- Rockol only uses images and photos made available for promotional purposes (“for press use”) by record companies, artist managements and p.r. agencies.
- Said images are used to exert a right to report and a finality of the criticism, in a degraded mode compliant to copyright laws, and exclusively inclosed in our own informative content.
- Only non-exclusive images addressed to newspaper use and, in general, copyright-free are accepted.
- Live photos are published when licensed by photographers whose copyright is quoted.
- Rockol is available to pay the right holder a fair fee should a published image’s author be unknown at the time of publishing.
Feedback
Please immediately report the presence of images possibly not compliant with the above cases so as to quickly verify an improper use: where confirmed, we would immediately proceed to their removal.