Verse 1 (Red Jesse):
I been in the ocean like Danny, Abyss in the trench like a war
Steepin' in darkness like dreaming a part of this year wasn’t Floyd's face to the floor
I wanna be very honest and ignore it but in the Mariana murder glows over
That white noise in my brains when I don’t wanna look at the shit we control yo
So I’m swimming I’m in it, I ain’t gon' hold up no minute, this ain’t the time for no
Chin Up Charley, this is a dig in and get it, cause it seems like my neighbors forgetting
Our brothers been killed in the streets if you can't repeat that then you ain’t hitting
Look at what’s in front of our faces and quit denying the rain in the sky when it’s spitting
So I’m shittin' on right white American ignorance, y’all
Hating some shit you ain’t never seen but heard of once blind to the richness of difference
Son, shit ain’t forgiven, all they want is some shrift and contrition
If they did this shit to your great grandmama you wouldn’t be dropping this shit are you kidding
Seeing is believing so fuckin' look, we are the heathens in the ships
We are the bully fuckin' up lunch, we are Babylon with the grip
The terrible strangers with the clubs we been eating it up, and it’s enough
Listen up to me say it again, cause you only need to get it once

Hook (Red Jesse):
When will I learn, to open up to this stranger
And quit nopin' all of their anger
We ain’t gettin' divorced, I guess our parents arranged it
But I’m not doing wars
When will we learn
To have these fights in the morning
These nights are drunken with hatred
And I fuckin' hate it man
Gimme some kindness
Gimme some patience
When will we learn

Verse 2 (Pete Wurthy):
Beyond sicker than sick with these make pretend friends
We’re supposed to be united remainin' divided like Newsmax and CNN
Disappointed by lack of empathy, compassion empty
How are our roots still so deeply entrenched in hate in AD 2020
Collective consciousness of a piss poor year
This can't be 'as good as it gets' like Greg Kinnear, thinking while sittin' here - damn
Government prefers us to sit calm while watching a sitcom
Numb to the dumb racism smudged on and covered up like lip balm
My black brothers and sisters live with undue duress and worry
If they're next to be murdered unjustly by a one man jury
Distraught mankind - my people taking a breath for the last time
Regardless of your bias, does the punishment actually fit the crime?
Oh I see, guilty by assoc. - y'all hypercritical
Most flabbergasted about humanitarian peace becoming political
Habitually encounter pejoratives but the movement pivotal
Fists pumpin' hard like a ventricle, y'all please know that we're here with you