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A Serious Problem

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Hip-Hop/Rap

A Serious Problem was released on December 2, 2020 by Elm City Origins as a part of the album A Serious Problem - Single

Song Details

AlbumA Serious Problem - Single

Release DateDecember 2, 2020

LabelElm City Origins

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM92

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

L2B

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Luke Bellwood

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Corbett

Producer

Lyrics

[Toni Morrison]

"There is no such thing as race,

There's just the human race,

Scientifically, anthropologically,

Racism is a construct, a social construct,

And it has benefits. Money can be made off of it,

People who don't like themselves can feel better because of it."

[Verse 1]

Too much trauma, it's hard to be creative

And try to make these words mean something before I say shit,

As a white guy, what can I say to make a difference?

Maybe talk about people I love being treated different for their pigment?

Seeing the same neighbors wave at me,

Yet, when I'm with my boys, I see them cross the street,

Having police hop out on fifteen year olds

With guns drawn 'cause we fit an ID,

Even though we didn't do shit, but I guess

A group of black kids and me was all that they need,

We were playing basketball and they threatened to shoot,

Threw us in cuffs on the ground, started shooting some hoops,

I knew right there they don't play by the rules,

Some of them just like the power and do as they choose,

And if you don't believe police harassment is true,

It's probably 'cause it hasn't happened to you.

I remember my boy was coming through to say whatsup,

Showed up late because police roughed him up, and for what?

Just because a black man was last seen on a bike?

Knuckles bloodied up like he'd been in a fight,

Sad part to him it was just another night,

Same people meant to protect us make it hard to survive,

That's why all this shit on the news aint even new,

It's been generations before it meant something to you,

Seeing dudes treat this shit like a fad,

Like "After 25 years, I've realized racism is bad,

And I'm sad that it's back," as if it ever left,

This shitss been around, I bet you just never checked,

Privilege at its best..

[Toni Morrison]

"It feels crazy, it is crazy.

It's wasteful, it costs a lot, it's ugly, it hurts.

What are you paying for that for?

Your own fears, your own history.

And what do you need, what do you need this for?

I am not a victim, I refuse to be one."

[L2B in Background]

It's right there for you all to see,

It's the same old song, same old song.

[Verse 2]

This is black music, us white rappers try to fit in,

This entire way of writing came from black men and women,

Many visionaries kept in the dark,

And then replaced by a white face to play the part,

You may see some change, but it's barely a start,

Companies protect their image by playing the race card,

Like "we came this far,"

Just to see you all for who you truly are..

Yeah, you racists can sing songs, but you aint got soul,

I bet it kills you that a black man made Rock n' Roll,

Go ask The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, they know,

And if black music matters, how come their lives don't?

And I know, I may blow my fuse and lose my cool a bit,

But I look in my wife's eyes, remember why I'm doing this,

So I pick up a pen and use this as a way to have my views expressed,

'Cause all I do is this, no matter how little views this gets,

I do this for my future kids to listen to and know their father

Stood by his wife and family through this shit,

Like who approved this shit?

Man whatever, we're doing this.

[Toni Morrison]

"If the racist white person doesn't understand

That he or she is also a race,

Is also constructed, is also made,

But when you take it away?

I take your race away,

And all you got is your little self, and what is that?

What are you without racism?

If you can only be tall because somebodys on their knees,

Then you have a serious problem.."

[L2B in Background]

It's right there for you all to see,

It's the same old song, same old song.

Written by: Luke Bellwood

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