[Verse 1: Clarence The Kid] Look, what a world we been living in Wish the year would begin again Maybe then I could get it in when I had shit Get up in the club with all the ratchets, going bat shit Whoa, virus got me fired from a higher place I done grinded all my life just to get erased (damn) Angry but I really didn’t have no time to waste I buckled down to work, ended up unbuckling pants Quarantine feeling like a prison So you know a nigga need some visits I should be repenting, but I’ve been lonely as fuck What I really think I need is some love I been driven by lust, so my rap shit’s rusting away And my bank account’s still underpaid I stay posted up in bed with some cartoons Watching some news source telling us there’s still cases What a sad day (damn) Matter fact what a sad year This is ten times worse than the past years Got racism running rampant But the racism been happening This ain’t nothing new Dropped “CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?” to expose the truth The government never cared what we’re living through We screaming out “black lives” but they yelling “blue” So the police line looking like some soldiers do That’s some crazy shit Country being run by an idiot (fuck him) But the only other candidates are a pedophile And a hero who ain’t fit for being president Like in any way I need good news, shit’s weighing on me I can feel the devil still preying on me Got too many thots in my head Wanna drop songs but I feel like nobody’s waiting on me Damn [Hook: Clarence The Kid] I just need good news (good news) I need some soul food (soul food) I just wanna smile again (yeah) I just need good news (good news) I need some soul food, yeah (soul food) I just wanna smile I need good news, yeah Aye, I need soul food, yeah Aye, I just wanna, I just wanna I just wanna, ah, I just wanna, ah I need good news, yeah Aye, I need soul food, yeah What, I just wanna Look [Verse 2: Clarence The Kid] Ever since May when I saw sirens And the boys in the blue asking for my license And my paperwork, I was shaking in the whip Praying up to God that this car wouldn’t be my coffin Left nauseous, sick to my stomach bro Mama raised me up like a Huxtable Don’t swear, don’t drink, don’t smoke Dress nice, study hard, didn’t none of it matter though All they ever see is a black nigga Ain’t nobody care about the other shit Just graduated USC, next week Might see my eulogy on news channel six Nothing’s guaranteed in this cold world They gon’ do everything they can do Just to make sure that they silence you Fuck it, I’ll speak my truth I am too valuable Look, look, yeah I feel like the road to liberation been a long one I just write these songs cuz It’s been weighing on me and I need an outlet How does something like this make somebody hate us All we want is to be free In a country that my people built from ground up Back when all my people were still bound up Mass incarceration got me down cuz Black is beautiful, I’ll scream it out But the system only ever wants to drown us Fuck [Hook: Clarence The Kid] I just need good news I need some soul food, yeah I just wanna smile again I need some good news I need some soul food, yeah I just wanna smile I need good news, yeah Aye, I need soul food, yeah Aye, I just wanna,ah, I just wanna, eh I just wanna, ah, I just wanna, ooh I need good news, yeah Aye, I need soul food, yeah What, I just wanna - Look [Verse 3: Clarence The Kid] Man we’re living in dark times (dark times) No punchlines, just observations (yuh) We spend everyday debating But no one’s having conversations The fuck is wrong with this nation? My people losing lives to racists There’s blood all in the water Supreme Court’s on some fake shit Breonna taken, I can’t take this My nigga I’m ready for war The coppers said they were all ready too And they killed all my niggas for sport I’m a young black boy, I got a target on my back I came up in a cul de sac (don’t matter) And I might still get capped like that

[Verse 1: Clarence the Kid] Everyday’s a bit more hopeless When I wrote this I was all alone Just thinking bout the bones in the ocean Saltwater and my forefathers’ blood Mixing up into a hell of a potion That I saw in the eyes of my mother When she brought me in a world so corrupt, so broken It could never be repaired, she was hoping that her little black boy Could find a way to navigate through all the noise and the madness In a vast land that’ll never be content with my blackness She just wanted to protect me It’s moments like these that show me that our strong black women are a blessing So selfless, when they’re the ones t hat could use some protecting I’ve seen consistent support from our melanin sisters They ready for war with the quickness As soon as some shit popping off its with no hesitation They’ll step up to form a resistance and hold it down So who am I to feel upset about our lack of freedom When really it’s queens that will step up and lead us ‘Til justice is served to police who have fired at everyone with some color But internally we don’t check each other When we talk down on the women thats lifting us up The system is killing our brothers and sisters But when it’s the latter no one gives a fuck Breonna Taylor was the first, Sandra Bland was a maybe People still mess with Tory Lanez lame ass even after what he did to Megan Ain’t no kings here, men are trash for a reason, look at the stats Ride for women on convenience, rarely believe them, look for additional facts Damn, support is conditional This is an issue, how can we support all our blacks If there’s so much conflict within our community We on the verge of collapse I seen attacks from all over the place We ain't forget about you Oluwatoyin you were such a beautiful voice Full of hope and it hurt when the news Broke that a leader like you was found broken Disposable all at the hands of a dude That look the same as me, with the same name as me That was the story that proved to me Too many of us abuse women Too many do not include genders Outside the binary, I think it’s time to address the silence in the room When it's people like Merci and Brayla and Tatiana Why does no one wanna sign petitions? Why does no one wanna get it trending? I’m disgusted cuz not all of us are in this with the right intentions BLM is the message, not just for men and women but for everybody Regardless of sexual preference or gender expression We in this battle together ‘Til we get better at fighting internal oppression Inside of our circle, we’ll never be free Imprisoned by hatred and lack of acceptance We gotta be in this unanimously [Interlude: Clarence the Kid] We gotta be in this unanimously Every single black life counts Can’t say black lives matter and forget about our trans lives Forget about our gay black lives Forget about our female black lives How can we overcome the world if we can’t even overcome ourselves? [Outro: Kabwasa] Your love, stained by your blood Your love, black skin stands above Don’t let her stand alone, yeah Don’t let them stand apart

[George Floyd] One thing ‘bout old Floyd, man, I love the world I ain’t putting on, ask anybody that know me, then they know me I can’t breathe, Mr. Officer! Please! Plea - ahhh! Ahhh! [Various Protestors] This brother lost his life, the whole world saw him die We don’t see white people die on TV by the police Why do we have to see that? Why did it have to happen? I’m tired of being peaceful! I have lost three brothers to this sir, three! This is not alright, I’m hurt! I’m angry, I’m frustrated I’m personally feeling angry, frustrated, mad But I’m still trying to peacefully protest ...a couple days ago And the protest was peaceful until the police Showed up with their excessive, violent force Shooting rubber bullets and throwing tear gas Is this what you think of protecting and serving? Because I think it’s bullshit! There’s tear gas over there and it fucking hurts But guess what else hurts? Having a police officer kneel on your fucking neck For seven minutes while the life drains out of you Y’all come up with a better way cuz we ain’t doing it! At this point I’m ready to die for what’s going on!

[Intro: Clarence the Kid] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah [Verse 1: Clarence the Kid] Look, I could be sad if I want to Stop trying to police my emotions If you saw the world through my eyes I’d be surprised if you weren't feeling hopeless How the fuck I’m supposed to keep on coping? To be honest I’ve run out of emotions I’m numb to it, they pointing the gun, shooting I look at the blood spewing And feel nothing maybe something’s wrong I’ve seen myself die more than I ever should I’ve seen too many cops patrolling the neighborhood And if I get stopped, I’m ready at any moment To lose my right to life because that narrative is understood On both sides, if they gave the care they give to a white life To all lives, I wouldn’t be talking now would I? I’m yelling 1312 until the death of me They ain’t respect me, but it’s “yessir” Or else I’m probably bullseye And then it’s goodbye, without so much as a hearing Or a reading of Miranda to me, what’s the point of the right To be silent if they gonna silence me regardless... Cops are lawless and it’s awful feeling helpless I just Wanna feel sad for a minute (shit) Shit, at least give me that Cuz this world ain’t built for us I got a love-hate relationship with being black, fuck [Hook: Clarence the Kid] All of these feelings been living inside of me Tossing and turning in bed I just cannot sleep Wish I could figure out how to get over these Demons and emotions, I am so exhausted I can’t breathe All of these feelings been living inside of me So many bodies I’ve counted I have no peace Wish I could figure out how to get over these Demons and emotions, let me feel sad for a -- [Verse 2: Clarence the Kid] Sick and tired of being stuck in a system That never gave a fuck about my existence They don’t want me at all And every day it gets more apparent I’m staring in the mirror tryna figure out what’s so scary about me But I don’t see nothing I’m struggling tryna love me, they spitting on me I can feel retaliation bubbling inside of me Shove it down and just smile and be polite Cuz society will think less of me if I put up a fight Man, I gotta be even better than perfect Cuz if I’m not then Karen probably get nervous and call the cops And then the officer will shoot me with purpose And put me back in the dirt And just pour my blood on the pavement Because that’s what he was taught By a system that’s killing niggas for standard procedure Then turn around and give water to a demon That’s squeezing the heater on people That’s exercising the right to speak freely Police is evil The way they treat us ain’t equal or even I’ve had enough of this shit (really) Really fuck all this shit (really fuck all this shit) Really fuck all this shit (yeah, yeah) All we do is love and you won’t love us back (yeah, yeah) Love me back! All we do is love and you won’t love us back (yeah, yeah) Love me back! All we do is love and you won’t love us back Love me back! What the fuck is that? [Hook: Clarence the Kid] All of these feelings been living inside of me Tossing and turning in bed I just cannot sleep Wish I could figure out how to get over these Demons and emotions, I am so exhausted I can’t breathe All of these feelings been living inside of me So many bodies I’ve counted I have no peace Wish I could figure out how to get over these Demons and emotions, let me be sad for a minute, uh [Verse 3: Clarence the Kid] It’s like they’re scared of black (why are they scared of us?) Saying we terrorists but they tear us apart Ain’t no one hearing us I really thought this time would be different How foolish of me to think this country Would finally give us freedom That’s a privilege we never getting As long as capitalism living and breathing We’ll be pleading for oxygen This shit squeezing the life out of my people So many beautiful kings and queens Have been beaten down And never got their power back Since they kidnapped all the royalty from our motherland And tied our hands together Stripped away our culture We brought it back, tried to have something that's only our own But the oppressors tried to take that shit over too What are we supposed to do? Trapped inside a system that wants nothing to do with you Justice is overdue I’m so hopeless, only notice pain in my field of view How are we gonna move? How are we gonna prove that we’re worth something?

[Clarence the Kid] No, here’s the thing bro listen, listen Until this country sees black skin as something that’s valuable And I don’t mean valuable for-- for business or profit or none of that I’m talking about when this country sees black skin As something that’s actually worthy of protection Our people will never be free No matter how much we say racism doesn’t exist as much as it used to So until we get to that point We gotta keep applying pressure And even when it feels hopeless We gotta keep going

[Hook: Clarence The Kid] Been down bad from the block Run fast but we ain’t catching up So we gotta keep going Been picked on by the cops Suspect, put us all in the box But we gotta keep going This been weighing heavy on my heart Why won’t this war ever stop? We just gotta keep going I said we gotta keep going, yeah I said we gotta keep – [Verse 1: Clarence The Kid] I feel like I’ve grown up way too quick My perspective been jaded, I’ve hated this shit ever since I was a kid in the class, forced to pledge allegiance To a country that don't want me to exist I’ve been pissed off, fist up, bottle anger in As an oppressor make me bite my bottom lip Don't explode or they’ll put you in the pen Darkness closing in all around me If you see me walking don’t talk to me Life has been really hard for me Heart been guarded with armory All parts of me have been cautiously navigating this army of Killers, racists, and officers holding hands in comradery Autumn leaves have been dropping and falling onto the concrete Crumbling, being crushed like my people by our society I could be worry free but the fear is growing inside of me It’s constantly reminding me that life could be fickle, all of my people really [Hook: Clarence The Kid] Been down bad from the block Run fast but we ain’t catching up We just gotta keep going Been picked on by the cops Suspect, put us all in the box But we gotta keep going This been weighing heavy on my heart Why won’t this war ever stop? We just gotta keep going Yeah, I said we gotta keep going Yeah, I said we gotta keep – [Verse 2: Kabwasa] Fist in the air praise king Kaep Worried on the block who the cops finna shoot at today? This the new wave This the vibe change This the break the system so we can feel sane for once Let me walk the block and feel safe for once Give me a country that got taste for once Look, check Black love, black power to my brothers and sisters It’s been a long time coming now we rocking the system Right, left uppercut to the founding fathers and they can catch these hands I know they turning in their grave when they see me dance It kinda feels like a power shift Black boys and girls growing up with a new dynamic, a new gist See you best believe lil baby, baby we run shit but still… [Hook: Clarence The Kid & Kabwasa] We been down bad from the block Run fast but we ain’t catching up So we gotta keep going Been picked on by the cops Suspect, put us all in the box But we gotta keep going This been weighing heavy on my heart Why won’t this war ever stop? We just gotta keep going Yeah, I said we gotta keep going, yeah [Verse 3: Jamel] I said here we go again, this ain’t nothin new I should listen to my kin and go cop a tool Well, in my defense amendment number two Really don’t protect niggas, man, that’s my point of view Have the kids take a vest with ‘em when they go to school Cause the cops be arresting them, no reason or proof And you could be the next nigga, watch how you move Feelin real hesitant to break any rule Cause you know that they favor the white man Yeah, I’m light skin, 1 plus 5’10 Just a lover, never fightin’ Spittin’ rhymes cause I can’t stay silent They turn on a dime when we need em, now they hidin’ Voted Biden cause, I mean, who else imma choose Every candidate be trippin’, just go look at the news Every motherfucker got some loose screws Feelin’ like this whole thing was a lose lose Damn, I shoulda knew cause I... [Hook: Clarence The Kid, Kabwasa, & Jamel] Really been down bad from the block Run fast but we ain’t catching up So we gotta keep going Been picked on by the cops Suspect, put us all in the box But we gotta keep going This been weighing heavy on my heart Why won’t this war ever stop? We just gotta keep going Yeah, I said we gotta keep going Yeah, I said we gotta keep – [Verse 4: Clarence The Kid] Look, what the fuck is this world dog? Every time I turn around something falling apart I put my pain in my art, cuz it can’t stay in my heart I’m tryna change the world for real but I don’t know where to start I put my soul into these verses, all I get is applause But nothing’s changing, it's amazing how defying the odds Won't ever even the score, we pleading for something more But just discussing ain't enough for them to change up the law Cuz I done witnessed the politicians admit to a system Then say “reform” and other shit that make us want to believe them But really justice never been a listing on their agenda So come election time we feeling like no hope is within us And I think Joe is a win but only cuz Donald isn't Kamala shines as a beacon for all our colorful women But she was still up in Oakland everyday sentencing niggas So really how can I celebrate knowing war is still present Explain that

[Verse 1: Clarence The Kid] Okay it’s been a few months since the movement popped off Since I couldn’t log off Hypnotized by everybody steady shittin’ on cops Feeling scared as fuck but hoping that the protests won’t stop Knowing that a trend will end despite the root of the cause But I get it, you ain’t live it, most were being educated Got a couple killers fired now the people think we made it Corporations tryna profit, so they dropping PR statements I ain’t post a square and now some white girl telling me I’m racist Funny how that happens I’m a poet, I paint pictures in the form of rapping Imagine being little kids just playing in a wagon Then learning in this country, your life is just like a napkin Disposable, the world been colder than the snow in Aspen You can go from driving with the homies, singing, laughing To seeing red and blue lights on the face of your assassin Mama hurting when she see her baby in a casket I swear America is scared of blackness [Hook: Clarence The Kid] My people still dying out here 5-O still never get indicted out here Yeah, yeah I’m still seeing sirens out here So many broken hearts still crying out here Yeah, yeah Some people still fighting out here News source still say that we violent out here Yeah, yeah Too many stayin’ silent out here Black trans lives still getting bodied out here And that’s real [Verse 2: Clarence The Kid] Look, your trend is our trauma Really this ain’t no attack I’m only tryna be honest Uncle Sam been sick with racism, it’s probably chronic The problem wasn’t fixed at all just cuz they gave us Obama They only love us for everything that we do for the culture With our dances, sports, and songs that we put out for exposure But how come when you change the channel, you start changing your voices? And when we need you all the most we’re never feeling supported We’ve been exploited for centuries, never saw the profit Tried to build up in Tulsa, but Oklahoma stopped it Fetishized, if everybody really loves the chocolate Then why the hood so underfunded, my people are starving I could go on for days and days, this shit is so disheartening But I had to let y’all know why this is so important We’re exhausted, we’re hurting and we’re just getting started We’re fighting for our lives, will you choose to be part of it? I hope so [Hook: Clarence The Kid] Cuz my people still dying out here 5-O still never get indicted out here Yeah, yeah I’m still seeing sirens out here So many broken hearts still crying out here Yeah, yeah Some people still fighting out here News source still saying that we violent out here Yeah, yeah Too many stay silent out here Black trans lives still getting bodied out here And that’s real This war is forever And we still got a long way to go It’s all black lives matter till the death of me [Outro: Clarence The Kid] I think the funniest and most frustrating part about human nature Is how short our attention span is, especially nowadays We can’t pay attention to anything for more than ten seconds So, when the movement popped off I already knew Although everyone was getting involved and it was beautiful The beauty was only going to be temporary Just because something is no longer relevant to you Doesn’t mean it’s over or it’s not happening It’s too hard not to know what’s going on So you can either choose to be apart of it Or you can choose to just let it happen