Sho Baraka - Pluralism lyrics

[Hook] Hold up, I ain’t feelin’ yo’ energy (Hold up, I ain’t feelin’ yo’ energy) Those words, they don’t sound like a friend to me (Those words, they don’t sound like a friend to me) I heard you came to make enemies (I heard you came to make enemies) Okay, hand down my penalties (Okay, hand down my penalties) [Verse 1] Hello, love, today the delegation votes Today we must determine on who is our future foe I just left a meeting, I’ve got permission to go So I choose to use this time to write you a quick note We’ve really made some progress on pushing through some policies Dealing with misogyny, boosting up our economy Removing nationalism and private prisons Racism, corrupt businesses, bad religion We prayed to the Lord above, and we asked Him for wisdom We made some really tough decisions, but I’m glad we did it But now I’m starting to notice things are changing our behavior ‘Cause every time we meet I think the worst of my neighbors I feel like our leaders like to argue just for time’s sake When you have no foes, you create ’em. Why do I hate? I think I understand all the reasons why you left And me not listening I’m starting to regret But it’s hard to leave now, I have authority One year from seniority, we’ll have a majority And I’ll change things formally and morally Already things here are much better for minorities Just pray for me, I’m tryin’ to make a difference I’m afraid I’m not far from being the opposition Any time we disagree, they just call it phobia This is how you silence your critics up in utopia [Hook] Hold up, I ain’t feelin’ yo’ energy (Hold up, I ain’t feelin’ yo’ energy) Those words, they don’t sound like a friend to me (Those words, they don’t sound like a friend to me) I heard you came to make enemies (I heard you came to make enemies) Okay, hand down my penalties (Okay, hand down my penalties) [Bridge] We agree we share the same enemy Handshakes, lofty words and subtle winks Marches in the streets and the cries for peace Everything was good ’til it came for me (Everything was good) ’til it came for me (Everything was good) ’til it came for me [Verse 2] You askin’ bout utopia? I mean, I mean it’s a diverse place But it’s still monolithic Because nobody thinks different I would have somebody’s back in the day we would Try to preserve the traditions of utopia Others would just look past it, right So then they told me to run when I wasn’t scared Some told me to look, but there was nothing there Some would tell me when to sing and clap my hands And have like rules for entertainment and how I should dance I just know there was a problem Everybody wanted to be royalty Nobody wanted to be servants Because the peasants they would become privilege and perverted But be careful how you share your views Cause they’ll protest you We scream “Power to the people, power to the people Power to the people” (until that power corrupts) We scream “The system stay evil, the system stay evil, man The systems are evil” (until it benefits us) They tell me “Give to the poor, give money to the poor” Tell me “Give to the poor” (First I gotta make a little more) They give me piece of war, piece of war Piece of war (but it can’t be yours) [Outro] You act like a pig and you dirty up the dishes You talk like a friend, but you’re a politician We deconstruct words until nothing has meaning Disguise our hate with our political leaders Because we just don’t like people We love evil, we say equal But we really want the power Exchange your insecurities with ours I’m afraid this very hour censorship has turned us into cowards Nothing is pure, everything is a mystery You’ve got no shame, you’re rewriting history My apologies don’t fit in your ideology You’re trying to build an ideal society I overestimated my influence I thought utopia was a place of prudence I guess I’m foolish Should I say something, fight back or start running? Hold up, wait, I think I hear ’em coming