They tell me"Chris homes, man you shouldn't yell" (man, you shouldn't yell)

But how'd you feel man if you've got these stories to tell

Let's face it

If I followed your advice, I sure as hell wouldn't make it

Saw my friends enter the club whilst I was kept outside waiting

Was it the shoes, the clothes or the lack of reservation

I'm contemplating whether I should keep changing

When the people watching the scenes normalize their behavior

The bouncer left me impatient, it goes without saying that I went home

Street lights guiding me, with nothing but some music and a microphone

Kept my legs moving, but appeared to stand still cause they shut their (shutter) eyes for their crimes every time frame

All that shame (all that shame)

Left me with nothing but a strong will

Sheer determination

And the looks that could kill

One for all, all for one, but who's there when they hold the gun

Shoot you in your back and then leave you on the run

History is written by the victor

That's why nowadays people justify their racism with skewed statistics

What's the point posting blacked out pictures, shouting BLM, when you can't defend your black friend

Who's subdued to racism right in front of your nose

Let's switch positions, homie and we'll see how it goes

That's when they froze

Leaving me nothing left to fight for

Can't defend the colors of a country that wouldn't defend yours

Black man knows yeah

(Can't defend the colors of a country that wouldn't defend yours)

Black man knows yeah

Black man knows yeah

I wear my skin tone as my armor, not a crack in it

So does it appear, but it's corroded from the salt in my tears

All those times I used to cry

Isolated by the side lines

Purposely ignored by the friends who never had time

Hah, too much of a burden to carry

Cause deep down they all know the armor weighs heavy

Add some bullet holes to it and no man could ever walk steady

Understandable they fled the scenes, man and left me

Wondering

Why some want to tan as soon as the sun shines, but fail to acknowledge the black lives

It's crazy to believe that it's not the same

The pigment that you inherit versus the tan that you gain

You receive compliments, while we receive the blame

Same pigment, different stain

It don't matter what they all proclaim (UH)

But now it's time to take a stand

These are the frustrations

Of the black man

History is written by the victor

That's why nowadays people justify their racism with skewed statistics

What's the point posting blacked out pictures, shouting"BLM", when you can't defend your black friend

Who's subdued to racism right in front of your nose

Let's switch positions homie and we'll see how it goes

That's when they froze

Leaving me nothing left to fight for

Can't defend the colors of a country that wouldn't defend yours

No remorse

Some want to see you hang

They wash their hands in innocence to get rid of the stench

All of that because some melanin runs in your DNA strands

Had to silence that cause it doesn't make sense

Doesn't make sense

We want equality and not revenge

But equality feels like oppression when you're accustomed to a privilege you never dare to mention

Yeah, these are the history lessons (UH)

Black man, black man

Black man knows yeah, black man knows yeah

(Can't defend the colors of a country that wouldn't defend yours)

Black, black, the blacker black, the blacker the berry

Black man knows yeah

(Black man, black man)

(Black man knows yeah, black man knows yeah)

(He's a black man, black man)

(Black man knows yeah, black man knows yeah)