So Scared by XIMONE Lyrics
[Vannah Oshun]
Do you care to care? Our history mistold. Telling us we were just bought and sold, but that's not where we began. To this day, I see it's the same. Maybe you clock in, maybe you don't. Waged slavery is prevalent, but we say get a good job with hope! We can't generate generational wealth under a company that seeks to a oppress, seeks for the next. High turnover rates got most of us stressed. 228 years, Google that and see what appears. Our neighborhoods losing flavor, corner stores turned to Five-Star gyms with daycares. They colonize us but act like they care. They scream "BLACK LIVES MATTER" but cross the street when they see my brother. In the same breath fetishize them as if they have no mother. Clutch they purse like it contains the guilt of all that they stole. The type to post all about Orlando, but Tamir Rice was gunned down. They're hot takes turn cold. We feel everything heavily, especially beats. That's because of our souls and spirits not accepting defeat. They want us to rent from them, but we rejecting their investments. Times have changed. Our culture is pop culture and secretly they feel rejected. Class struggles are hidden when race-baiting is winning. Confusing the lower class, making us think we're so different. We could learn the game together, except our circumstance, shake up the system to get our youth out this trance
[XIMONE]
I used to not be so scared of the 5-0, scared of the feds or scared the cops
Used to not be so scared of the people on a late night cus street lights up the block
I was scared of sneaking out the late and try my best not to get caught, yeah
Now im scared of white supremecy and everyday try not to get shot, yeah
I used to not be so scared
I used to not be so scared
So used to being unaware
Mm-hmm
Was 22 but never knew what black was
Living in this melonin felt backwards
Is this a setback ? runnin' around in the ratrace
No matter what i do, still in last place
Livin shouldn't be this hard
I can tell you all the things i saw
Saying its our fault
Better start asing if there is a line you won't cross
How many dead black bodies
Need to drop before they say "im sorry"
Mindset passed down from the masters
No sympathy having white priveleged bastards
I used to not be so scared of the 5-0, scared of the feds or scared the cops
Used to not be so scared of the people on a late night cus street lights up the block
I was scared of sneaking out the late and try my best not to get caught, yeah
Now im scared of white supremecy and everyday try not to get shot, yeah
Nobody wanna talk about it, nobody wanna talk about us
Like black lives can't be that bad, living in fear for your life ain't that hard
Nobody wanna talk about it, nobody wanna talk about us
Like black lives can't be that bad, living in fear for your life ain't that hard
I used to not be so scared of the 5-0, scared of the feds or scared the cops
Used to not be so scared of the people on a late night cus street lights up the block
I was scared of sneaking out the late and try my best not to get caught, yeah
Now im scared of white supremecy and everyday try not to get shot, yeah
I used to not be so scared
I used to not be so scared
So used to being unaware
I used to not be so scared
I used to not be so scared
So used to being unaware
Do you care to care? Our history mistold. Telling us we were just bought and sold, but that's not where we began. To this day, I see it's the same. Maybe you clock in, maybe you don't. Waged slavery is prevalent, but we say get a good job with hope! We can't generate generational wealth under a company that seeks to a oppress, seeks for the next. High turnover rates got most of us stressed. 228 years, Google that and see what appears. Our neighborhoods losing flavor, corner stores turned to Five-Star gyms with daycares. They colonize us but act like they care. They scream "BLACK LIVES MATTER" but cross the street when they see my brother. In the same breath fetishize them as if they have no mother. Clutch they purse like it contains the guilt of all that they stole. The type to post all about Orlando, but Tamir Rice was gunned down. They're hot takes turn cold. We feel everything heavily, especially beats. That's because of our souls and spirits not accepting defeat. They want us to rent from them, but we rejecting their investments. Times have changed. Our culture is pop culture and secretly they feel rejected. Class struggles are hidden when race-baiting is winning. Confusing the lower class, making us think we're so different. We could learn the game together, except our circumstance, shake up the system to get our youth out this trance
[XIMONE]
I used to not be so scared of the 5-0, scared of the feds or scared the cops
Used to not be so scared of the people on a late night cus street lights up the block
I was scared of sneaking out the late and try my best not to get caught, yeah
Now im scared of white supremecy and everyday try not to get shot, yeah
I used to not be so scared
I used to not be so scared
So used to being unaware
Mm-hmm
Was 22 but never knew what black was
Living in this melonin felt backwards
Is this a setback ? runnin' around in the ratrace
No matter what i do, still in last place
Livin shouldn't be this hard
I can tell you all the things i saw
Saying its our fault
Better start asing if there is a line you won't cross
How many dead black bodies
Need to drop before they say "im sorry"
Mindset passed down from the masters
No sympathy having white priveleged bastards
I used to not be so scared of the 5-0, scared of the feds or scared the cops
Used to not be so scared of the people on a late night cus street lights up the block
I was scared of sneaking out the late and try my best not to get caught, yeah
Now im scared of white supremecy and everyday try not to get shot, yeah
Nobody wanna talk about it, nobody wanna talk about us
Like black lives can't be that bad, living in fear for your life ain't that hard
Nobody wanna talk about it, nobody wanna talk about us
Like black lives can't be that bad, living in fear for your life ain't that hard
I used to not be so scared of the 5-0, scared of the feds or scared the cops
Used to not be so scared of the people on a late night cus street lights up the block
I was scared of sneaking out the late and try my best not to get caught, yeah
Now im scared of white supremecy and everyday try not to get shot, yeah
I used to not be so scared
I used to not be so scared
So used to being unaware
I used to not be so scared
I used to not be so scared
So used to being unaware