[verse 1] The Truth written in black and white yet somehow u seein colors An elaborate illusion made to make u hate yo brothers Distracting u with nonsense blindly make u shoot yo bros The easiest tactic to make u fight these stupid wars It ain't only overseas, open that computer yo Light skin dark skin n***a who u rooting for? In the ends, it's all the same, all u n***as super poor Think u have money u ain't knocking on no Jewish doors Who are yo ancestors? U inherit j**els and gold? Were u given billion dollar companies for u and yo Next of kin, best of friends 'less ya skin has melanin ew Cue they fall should be happy they took off the noose from yo Neck and now u got a j**elry store around that, sound black but leave the real money to the suits in pure White Whoever got the money got the power if the power too dark we need a Coup d'état right? Black ain't human boy want equal chance? They do it's called white They been raping and making a joke and a profit from us, dood let's all fight Drag em on the pavement, face kick so they can feel the pain of a day in our jay kicks We only good for entertainment it's really entertaining But don't forget they cut make the the payments Soon as u try to own something, grow something, do something, bunch of road blocks in ya way b**h Save it, face it ...no way they lettin f**in negros take a piece of they savings They Teach us self hatred think we ain't top Shakespeare taught in these cla**es b Nas' street cla**ics beat any Greek tragedy I don't buy that, say it's dope and there's hope an it's lilacs But we know it's a joke we should fire back Where the f**in riot at? Pride at, find that The powers in our hands n***a now it's time to black out black out [hook] They can't see us it's a black out black out They can't see a n***a black out Said whites in keep them blacks out If u my skin n***a back out But we fightin till we pa** out, n***a black out Ain't invited? Ima crash house It's a white thing? But I'm black proud Ain't the right skin? Lemme black out ima black out Said whites in keep them blacks out If u my skin n***a back out But we fightin till we pa** out n***a black out [verse 2] Brap brap ratatat let's attack now Remember all the smacks and the caps in our back ow f**in Give us crack then they laughed turn they back round Left in the background but we won't back down Fronted so let's put em on they backs now Gats, bats, down we don't know how to act now Walk in wit a gatty Shoot the lights out at the Grammys Wish a stars would fall you fancy Muthaf**as it's a black out No prejudice they love us all is what they tell us So why it's Macklemore and not Kendrick that's on Ellen? They only want the culture for the sellin But They don't wanna be a**ociated with them n***as they the felons Gotta find a way, they don't mind a n***a paid S'long as he ain't really gettin paid This really gotta change We gotta own every single thing The power's in our hands n***a now it's time to black out black out [hook] They can't see us it's a black out black out They can't see a n***a black out black out They can't see us it's a black out black out They can't see a n***a black out black out f** these corporations black out black out f** the old and racist black out black out f** the skulls and masons black out black out They can't see us it's a black out Said whites in keep them blacks out If u my skin n***a back out But we fightin till we pa** out, n***a black out Ain't invited? Ima crash house It's a white thing? But I'm black proud Ain't the right skin? Lemme black out ima black out Said whites in keep them blacks out If u my skin n***a back out But we fightin till we pa** out n***a black out Said whites in keep them blacks out If u my skin n***a back out But we fightin till we pa** out n***a black out