The Hate Is Real Songtext
von Body Count

"The words echo America′s long and painful history
Of telling citizens of color they do not belong here"

"Is the president a racist?"
"We live in fear every single day"
"But we never know what can happen to us because of our skin color"
"Get the fuck out of this country!"
"Go back to Israel! Back to Mexico!"
"Essentially, it normalizes hate, and makes it acceptable"

The love is fake
But the hate is real
The love is fake
But the hate is real


I got your back, I never lie
Save that shit – I've heard that bullshit before
My loyalty cannot be matched
Save that shit – I′ve heard that bullshit before
I ride for you, I die for you
Save that shit – I've heard that bullshit before
I'm there for you, I care for you
Save that shit – I′ve heard that bullshit before

When somebody hates you, please believe this shit′s real
They wish you bad luck, they wish you bad health
They want to see you sick, miserable and in pain
They want to see you choke, they want to see you broke

The hate is real, it's uncut, it′s pure
It's not rare, it′s easy to find
Ignorance breeds hate, hate breeds war
Been that way since the beginning of time

The love is fake
But the hate is real
The love is fake
But the hate is real

I hate racists, so I'm guilty too
I′m from LA where the Red try to kill the Blue
I'm from the place where the kids hate the fuckin' cops (kids hate the fuckin′ cops)
Where the street violence never stops


Hate is jealousy but some′s deeper than that
The hater wants you gone, dead on your back
Love ain't always fake but I don′t trust it
Hate will have you killed and won't discuss it

The love is fake
But the hate is real
The love is fake
But the hate is real

The love is fake
But the hate is real
The love is fake
But the hate is real

"When somebody tells you they love you
That could be just a figure of speech
They might like you, they might be cool with you
But when somebody hates you, that shit is real
They fuckin′ hate you"