Dear America[Verse 1]By the system I was raisedSame system that enslaved us and took us all awaySame same system I was trained to put my hands across my heart and pledge allegiance to the graveThe same system that made me sing the national anthemWhile the fucking flag hangedThe same system that'll claim innocent livesBarack ain't made shit changeNigga fuck this shit, I won't budge!Shit, I won't budgeThey say Rosa Parks was sitting on the wrong busAnd now that Malcolm X is gone, I guess it's on usFuck a cop, they gon' kill us then they charge usThey gon' charge usPull that fucking badge out and say it's all loveBut I got six warning shots to my heart, lungs, face, neck, cough bloodNow they say we all thugsI guess we all thugsEver since the Watts Riots, motherfuckers wanna try usEverything was all quiet til they crossed usAl Sharpton keep on talking, nigga do something!Nigga prove somethingSo much drama, I just got the fucking goosebumpsWord down to Ferguson, they murderin' the youth youngWhat the fuck is new, sonThis shit gon' make me lose some'n[Hook]This a war we won't back downFuck this country, we ain't treated fairI should burn the fucking flag downYeah, I should burn the fucking flag downBut your victims lash out, they have no clueBut if I protest, a nigga'll put me in a stretcherGun me down with my hands up screamin' "DON'T SHOOT!"Motherfucker, don't shoot![Verse 2]By the system I was raisedSame system that just killed Mike Brown the other daySame system that just slayed Sean Bell, Trayvon, Eric Garner, what a shame!The same system that gon' lie just to cover up the crime, quick to send us to the graveThe same system that'll claim innocent livesBarack ain't made shit changeNigga, fuck this shit, I won't budge!Shit, I won't budgeThey say Emmitt Till whistled at the wrong slutAnd now that Martin Luther gone, I guess it's on usFuck the cops, they gon' kill us then they charge usThey gon' charge usPull that fucking badge out, leave a nigga passed outCLAP PLOW twenty shots to my heart, lungs, face, neck, cough bloodAll they do is cross usLiving in the projects, and we all thugsNow they searchin' through my pocketsWanna treat me like a hostageTryna get inside my conscious like a broad doesIf they catch me lookin' wrong, I'm a rebel thoughIf I got my hoodie on, I'm a criminalIf I got my hands up, that means I probably got a weaponIf they kill me, then I guess that means that it was an exception[Hook]This a war we won't back downAnd tell the government to kiss my assI should burn the fucking flag downYeah, I should burn the fucking flag downWe were forced to surrender, they have no clueBut if I protest, a nigga'll put me in a stretcherGun me down with my hands up screamin' "DON'T SHOOT!"Motherfucker, don't shoot!
