This is called being high as shit, for hours, that's the name of this song nigga, high as shit for hours, here we go, yeah American hypocrisy, oh let me count the ways They came here seeking freedom, then they end up owning slaves Justify the use of Christianity, which saves religion Religion don't mean shit, it's too much ego in the way That's why ISIS is a crisis, but in reality This country do the same shit, take a life and call it righteous Remember when Bin Laden got killed, supposedly In the hotel lobby after a show, was noticing These white ladies watching CNN, covering the action They read the headline and then they all started clapping As if LeBron had just scored a basket at the buzzer I stood there for a second, watched them high five each other For real? I thought this was thou shalt not kill But police still letting off on niggas in the field Claiming that he reached for a gun, they really think we dumb and got a death wish Now somebody's son is laying breathless When I was a little boy, my father lived in Texas Pulled up in Toyota, drove that bitch like it was Lexus Put my bag in his trunk and headed off for Dallas Out there for the summer, feeling just like I was Alice Lost in a wonderland, where niggas still suffering Just like they was back home, and that's wrong So now it's fuck the government, they see my niggas struggling And they don't give a fuck at all, and that's wrong The type of shit that make you wanna The type of shit that make you wanna let go The type of shit that make you wanna The type of shit that make you wanna let go I had a convo with the president, I paid to go and see him Think about the things I said I'd say when I would see him Feeling nervous sitting in a room full of white folks Thinking about the black man plight, think I might choke Nope, raised my hand and asked the man a question Does he see the struggle of his brothers in oppression? And if so, if you got all the power in the clout As the president was keeping you from helping niggas out Well, I didn't say nigga, but you catch my drift He looked me in my eyes and spoke, and he was rather swift He broke the issue down and showed me he was well aware I got the vibe he was sincere and that the brother cared But dog, you in the chair, what's the hold up? He said, it's things that I wanna fix But you know this shit, nigga, politics Don't stop fighting and don't stop believing You can make the world better for your kids before you leave it Change is slow, always has been, always will be But fuck that, I'ma bust back till they kill me Change is slow, always has been, always will be But fuck that, I'ma bust back till they kill me Here's a thought for my revolutionary heart Take a deeper look at history, it's there to pick apart See the people at the top, they get to do just what they want Till after a while, the people at the bottom finally get smart Then they start to holler revolution, tired of living here in destitution Fuck that looting, can you tell me what's the best solution? I used to think it was to overthrow oppressors See, if we destroy the system, that means we'll have less of greed But see, it's not that simple I got to thinking about the history of human nature while this instrumental played Then I realized something that made me wonder if revolution was really ever the way Before you trip and throw a fit over these words I say Think about this shit for a second You heard the way that children and abusive households Grow up knocking girlfriends out cold, that's called a cycle Abuse becomes the abuser and that's just how life go So understand, you get the power but you know what power does to man Corruption always leads us to the same shit again So when you talk about revolution dog, I hear just what you saying What good is taking over when we know what you gon' do? The only real revolution happens right inside of you I said what good is taking over when we know what you gon' do? The only real revolution happens right inside of you The type of shit that make you wanna Hide for hours The type of shit that make you wanna let go All you want The type of shit that make you wanna The type of shit that make you wanna let go The type of shit that make you wanna Hide for hours