I’ll Try To Understand You

Black American here

Wondering why you don’t “get me”

Got this weight on me that you refuse to see

You say I throw the race card

I can’t knock on doors like you without wondering

what fear it will bring

when you walk out of your place you can forget about your face

cause they see a human being

It’s supposed to be a free country

But it’s hard to be carefree

We’re just moments away from police profiling

or a Karen story

The Same people who stormed the capitol

Said Kaepernick’s kneeling was shameful

Even though he was peaceful

January 6th was a violent insurrection

Stooping to a reverse our highest election

They turned their backs on democracy

Kaepernick made that sacrifice

to call attention to hypocrisy

Tell me why you’re feeling like you’re feeling

Bad things happening will keep happening

If we do nothing, Still a lot work to a do

Even more if you deny how much we have to

We Don’t have to fight; Just need to look for daylight