By Any Means

No, I won't lower my voice I'm done being silenced, I'm turning to violence Because peace never changed a thing So it's time we let our fists do the talking By any means You can't seem to see past the melanin Can't tell if it's jealousy or ignorance Black and proud, angry and loud I'm everything that you complain about You only want us around when it benefits you But I ain't going nowhere Why should I feel bad for who I am? I'm proud to be everything that you hate about me So I shouldn't react to cops blindly pulling triggers? And I shouldn't be mad when you call me a nigga? When we say that our lives matter, you turn it into a debate? Well I'll make damn sure that you get it And I won't sit back and wait Guilty of being a black in America Taking our lives because that's all that's left to take from us It's all a game of power they play But I'm tired of playing, better stay out my way 48 They wanna strip us of our culture Don't want the pain that came with it Without us they'd have nothing but they'll never admit it