We the People Songtext
von Burden

They want me six feet deep
They want me under the dirt
Don′t wanna let me breathe
They want my mama to hurt
They might know my face
They might know my name
But they don't know my past
They never felt my pain
(Fuck they talkin′ 'bout?)
I don't want to die
Somebody pray for me
The homies in the sky gon′ have to wait for me
I can smell your lies
Watch what you say to me
′Cause I done seen a lot of shit that I can never talk about


I don't wanna hurt your feelings
Why you gotta be so fragile?
We politickin′ and you get offended
And I look like an assholе
Don't be surprised if you see gunmen post′ outside of that businеss
They sick and tired of holdin' fire
And they′ just tryin' to end it
So pick a side
You' crucified by everybody′s opinions
And keep it peaceful, ′cause people around here armed and religious
Protected by the amendments
I want you all in attendance
When I say that I ain't never backin′ down, with God as my witness
If shit get' real, I′ll be right there in the field
Never folded, and never will
Everybody better chill
No, it won't be none of that in this little town
This ain′t the place you wanna fuck around
'Cause shit could happen, in the midst of action
Just imagine that, people stand they' ground

My neighborhood, the one that had raised me, and painted my character
Nothing was good, and nothing was fair
But this is America
You get one shot in this life
Pretend like you′ shootin′ a Derringer
Ain't no fuckin′ with me
You come fuckin' with me and I′ma embarrass ya


They want me six feet deep
They want me under the dirt
Don't wanna let me breathe
They want my mama to hurt
They might know my face
They might know my name
But they don′t know my past
They never felt my pain
(The fuck they talkin' 'bout?)
I don′t want to die
Somebody pray for me
The homies in the sky gon′ have to wait for me
I can smell your lies
Watch what you say to me
'Cause I done seen a lot of shit that I could never talk about

I′m speaking the truth and you disagree
But what can you do?
Here's a message to you′ looting ass
Little broke bitches I see on the news
Whatever got you thinkin' you can come
And do what you want, well that ain′t the move
Gotta protect what I built on my back
If I'm backed in the corner, it's legal to shoot
Hard for you to see the other side
You ain′t been the victim, all I want is rights
That ain′t protest, that's a mob or riot
People shot dead, just another night
Might be mislead, but let it be said
You′ only votin' left, because they′ votin' right
If we all people, then we all equal
Gotta come together, ain′t no better time
Divided we stand, united we fall
What have we done?
We are the puppets
Who are the hands?
What are the plans?
Who woulda thought?
Who seen it comin'?
Why?
Everytime I see the police around me
I get hella nervous, like I'm doin′ bad
If I get profiled, I get pulled over
Maybe handcuffed, and put up in the back
But I won′t resist, you can search me, I insist
Yeah, you know that's confidence played cool
′Cause I ain't got no time for this
Yeah, then I say, "Bye", and wave
And I just drive away and that′s just it
Bitch, it wasn't some kind of privilege that I ain′t die today

My neighborhood, the one that had raised me, and painted my character
Nothing was good, and nothing was fair
But this is America
You get one shot in this life
Pretend like you' shootin' a Derringer
Ain′t no fuckin′ with me
You come fuckin' with me and I′ma embarrass ya

I don't want to die
Somebody pray for me
The homies in the sky gon′ have to wait for me
I can smell your lies
Watch what you say to me
I wanna say a lot of shit that I could never talk about