[Intro]
Ya ever wonder why members of the Klan wore hoods
Well it's because they wanted to hide their identity
See they knew what they were doing was wrong
But they wanted to be shielded and protected
From the consequences of they're criminal activity
That same energy is the reason why
Some of you create blank fake profiles
To dispute racist rhetoric online
You know what you're doing is wrong
You just don't want anybody to know it's you
You want to be protected
From the consequences of your actions
[Verse 1: Talib Kweli]
Let's make a toast to creator pros in the days of old
You play your role, your lies'll ring out hollow like they plated gold
They say they know but just because they say it, that don't make it so
Maybe so, but if it's less travel, I'ma take the road
Let's make a toast to the life of the party and the greatest host
The greatest show on Earth that take your souls dressed in the latest clothes
The natives so restless, it's stressin', the pressure take a toll
They made us so the way to go is to break us off and make us hope
Mother Earth is modest but she never has a veil to wear
They followin' my sister but weapons drawn when she conceal a hair
Through the malls of America, past the Chick-fil-As and the Build-A-Bears
The fall of America was prob'ly triggered by the Trail of Tears
Or wait, and I say so, yeah
But you would know it thoroughly, went from native and indigenous
To marginalized minorities, our stories be inspirin'
The greatest songs you've ever heard, we used to hang from trees
Now they hangin' on our every word
The levees burst open when the storm is ragin'
We call our base and then pray before we hit the stage, every performance sacred
These lyrics are them prayers them devils hate to sing
These miracles are waitin' on our spiritual awakening
The winter comin', got 'em huntin' for scraps
I'm ready for war, I'm like a soldier with his gun in his lap
Under attack, that's where we shine, them cowards run to the back
We gotta become the good energy we want to attract
Ya ever wonder why members of the Klan wore hoods
Well it's because they wanted to hide their identity
See they knew what they were doing was wrong
But they wanted to be shielded and protected
From the consequences of they're criminal activity
That same energy is the reason why
Some of you create blank fake profiles
To dispute racist rhetoric online
You know what you're doing is wrong
You just don't want anybody to know it's you
You want to be protected
From the consequences of your actions
[Verse 1: Talib Kweli]
Let's make a toast to creator pros in the days of old
You play your role, your lies'll ring out hollow like they plated gold
They say they know but just because they say it, that don't make it so
Maybe so, but if it's less travel, I'ma take the road
Let's make a toast to the life of the party and the greatest host
The greatest show on Earth that take your souls dressed in the latest clothes
The natives so restless, it's stressin', the pressure take a toll
They made us so the way to go is to break us off and make us hope
Mother Earth is modest but she never has a veil to wear
They followin' my sister but weapons drawn when she conceal a hair
Through the malls of America, past the Chick-fil-As and the Build-A-Bears
The fall of America was prob'ly triggered by the Trail of Tears
Or wait, and I say so, yeah
But you would know it thoroughly, went from native and indigenous
To marginalized minorities, our stories be inspirin'
The greatest songs you've ever heard, we used to hang from trees
Now they hangin' on our every word
The levees burst open when the storm is ragin'
We call our base and then pray before we hit the stage, every performance sacred
These lyrics are them prayers them devils hate to sing
These miracles are waitin' on our spiritual awakening
The winter comin', got 'em huntin' for scraps
I'm ready for war, I'm like a soldier with his gun in his lap
Under attack, that's where we shine, them cowards run to the back
We gotta become the good energy we want to attract
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