[Verse 1: Will Brennan]
Yea
Stuck in this battle of the sweets vs the system
Born a black male so I was proclaimed the victim
Ain't no escaping, African american, Haitian, or Jamaican
Freedom is what they taking
Close watching people trying to lock you up in jail
Pretending like they your friends till they got you in a cell
Give you an attorney so you thinking that you're straight
Instead of doing 3-4 they got you doing 6-8
All of this comin' at you cuz the color of your face
They profile you cuz your race
And hara** you everyday
I never take for granted my chance to educate
Learn something learn something boy
That's the only way you gotta understand
It's a hidden agenda mayn
They put you behind bars so they can get you in the chains
Slavery's out, so the prisons came
The method is different, but the mentality is the same
And it's the System, same mentality
It's the system, same mentality
It's the system, the methods are different but the mentality is the same
It's the system, same mentality, same mentality
It's the system
[Verse 2: OpenMic]
Yea, uh
Open mic comin through, better run, get it right, breakin rules
For the view of the sun, look
I ain't tryna bother nobody, still got my face and my shirt pepper sprayed at a party
Drinkin molotov co*ktails, show you how we do things
Limited edition, ima put you on some new game
Sign a petition, but for action, you came, riot control showed up
So call 2 chainz, and tell him we need a little help
With the competition all over the bible belt
m**m j** christian Buddhism whatever else
Show you the tradition that lead people to health
You can show them the well, but can't get em to drink
Show em some style, but can't get em to make
Show em some red, but can't wash em to pink
That's how it goes, so call me what did you think?
Up top, it's the system, uh uh same mentality
Uh uh, same mentality, uh uh uh, same mentality yeah
But white anatomy, same mentality, same mentality
[Verse 3: Gitt Brown]
It's Gitt
Look, uh, ok
Systematic, they got it down to a science
Them crackers ain't givin' leeway
They snatch you and they go runnin'
I promise, it's a business
Better know what's in they best interest
To have you sitting, makin' money while you idle rotting
It happens often, so you better be lowkey when you shifting
When you in the Benz cuz you DWB
Driving while black player
You know how I be
3 years I was oppressed in the system myself
I had the man's foot wrapped around my neck
Now i'm searchin' for a TEC
I need a magnum to protect me
From these schemen hoes
Say she's only f**ing me
But only lord knows
She probably lying like these crooked a** politicians
Feels good to finally leave and not be a victim
Feels like all the weights have been lifted
Cuz just got out, and I missed him
sh**, he was in the system
Same mentality, the system
And it's the system, system, same mentality
Tryna not to be a victim
Same mentality, same mentality, yeah the mothaf**in system