White Privilege

By Burden

On Uprise

Released on October 15, 2020

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[Skit]

Thank you, Diane

And in today's news let's talk about this white privilege


[Intro]

I'm 'bout to stir up the pot

I'ma talk about what they don't want me to say

This division of race is a spit in the face

Of America, look at how far we done came

Oh, what a shame

How does the media fill us with hate?

How do you feel like it's racist for someone

To say that they're keepin' America great?


[Verse 1]

Now let's talk about this white privilege

I'll make it clear so that y'all get this

I ain't never had an opportunity in life

That was given based what the tone of my skin is

You ain't oppressed, look at what year it is

There ain't no talkin' to you, you ain't hearin' this

He just a cracker who walks around talkin' his shit

He politically wrong and he's arrogant, right?

Fist in the air, black pride that's great

But if I do the same for my race, that's hate

"He can do what he wants" is what a lot of you say

But if I play with the police I'ma have a bad day (I'ma have a bad day)

So you must be high

Done already told you I don't wanna die

Who said it was better? They told you a lie

You think that my color gon' help me survive?

I don't despise my hair and my eyes

My heritage made me as handsome as I

Don't make me no better, no worse, than no other person

Just sayin' I'm happily white (That cool?)

Plus we the same, lemme explain

Work the same jobs and we get the same pay

Want to pass school? Had to get the same grades

If you make the same choices you get the same places


[Chorus]

Lemme speak (White privilege, white privilege)

I work hard for what you see

I was taught ain't nothin' free

If someone got it, it ain't me

(White privilege, white privilege)

Let's talk about this white privilege

Let's talk about this white privilege

Don't exist, with God as my witness


[Verse 2]

It's easy to see

You think I don't get it 'cause I don't agree

Like I didn't make it up out of the street

With nowhere to sleep and nothin' to eat

Everything that we do by choice

Your racist movement ain't mutin' my voice

My life been hell, as far as I can tell

The idea of white privilege been destroyed (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Where is the card that they say I can pull

Kicked out of school for bein' too cool

I went to jail but I didn't get bail

I wanted to rent, I'm a felon I can't

So where is all the inequality at?

I applied for jobs, they ain't callin' me yet

My eyes are green and my skin is white

Maybe they've been busy, yeah that's gotta be it (That's gotta be it)

You probably believe it

Now you gotta get even

Even though I ain't seen it

That ain't the way that I'm treated

Tellin' me you got expectations

Of me payin' you reparations

Well, I'm the voice of a million people

Feel the same exact way, afraid to say this (That ain't right, right)


[Bridge]

I'm 'bout to stir up the pot

I'ma talk about what they don't want me to say

This division of race is a spit in the face

Of America, look at how far we done came

Oh, what a shame

How does the media fill us with hate?

How do you feel like it's racist for someone

To say that they're keepin' America great?


[Chorus]

Lemme speak

(White privilege, white privilege)

I work hard for what you see

I was taught ain't nothin' free

If someone got it, it ain't me

(White privilege, white privilege)

Let's talk about this white privilege

Let's talk about this white privilege

Don't exist, with God as my witness