I'm not racist I am a good and righteous man Laid out and executed my plan But then the world didn't bend their knee Now I think it has forsaken me I never said the n-word Except a couple of times singing along to a song But I don't do it anymore, I now know it's wrong And when I see the word scrolling in the chat I say nothing at all and think, "good for me, I don't do that" I'm not racist That's the words I spoke My eyes open, I am performatively woke I slap on a BLM sticker Actions are hard, buying something is quicker I'm not a misogynist A man asked my manager a question She answered, he looked at me, a weird situation I repeat her answer, he's satisfied I shrug my shoulders and say to her, "you tried" I'm not racist Obama is so cool Hitler was a fucking fool Yeah, black people make less cash But, what about white trash? I'm not a lone wolf I see discrimination from sex to religion to racial I will put an end to it all because I'm special I will orchestrate the death of all evil I am the guillotine, the constitution, the gavel I am a good person I benefit from my hard work I am a glowing light in the murk I paved my own road with my father's quarry While others paved theirs with hardship and worry I fight the power for those who cannot My journey was hard and I will fight hard to stay Thank God cops weren't stopping me along the way I use my wealth and riches for comfort And send a pittance to the antifascist effort I am not a white supremacist How could that possibly be? Look at the stats, Asians are smarter than me And the highest achievements in sports isn't fake We all know them being black isn't a mistake I'm not racist But we all know white men built our society All the roads, cathedrals, and efficiency And where they are not present there seems to be Violence, crime, and poverty I'm not racist That's what I say Because I think it's action and not a way Then one day I learned we take systems for granted I don't even know where the food I eat is planted I never said the n-word And I think that gives me social clout All the while, I never called that shit out All my gamer friends, casually tossing out the slur While I sit uncomfortably without even a whisper I'm not racist I am on your side, I even think I'm an ally But, what do I do when I see yet another black man die? On his family's wounds, I pour salt Asking questions framing that it was his fault I don't support the patriarchy Getting off when defending her honor Like I'm a women's rights marathoner While I am completely losing sight That I'm using my white supremacy to win the fight I'm not racist I speak my virtue with statements and aggression Then subvert it all with the odd question What about this, that, and the other? Casually dismissing a brother I'm not a lone wolf And yet none of my heroes are real Tyler Durden, John Wick, the Joker, all these men that don't feel Anything other than pure rage Masking their supremacy with virtue, I turn another page I am a good person To be fair, my struggle may be real But I completely ignore how others feel I'm climbing a mountain, somewhere in the Appalachians at best While my brothers and sisters are somewhere around Mt. Everest I fight the power for those who cannot I'm broke as fuck now, but I know I'll build my empire Will I do it with blood and exploitation and fire? Oh, but it's for a righteous cause, I tell myself Will I use my power for good, or to remain on the top shelf? I am not a white supremacist I come up with anecdotes that signal that I'm not Repeating disingenuous stats like I'm some kind of robot I have to justify my existence until I die Were all my victories just a lie? I'm not racist Yet look at all the great things Europeans have done While I ignore that the laborers did it at the end of a gun I post a meme of a French cathedral next to an African shack Yet I never questioned: built with whose blood and broken back? Oh, fuck, am I the bad guy now? I say I'm not racist because I don't try to be Now I'm racist just for being me This is so unfair, I'm just a regular guy This American dream is just a lie I'm fucking racist Now what? March on the capitol? Put on a uniform and start my patrol? Shoot up a school after having a bad day? Maybe just take a blue pill and get out of the way I'm racist and now I know it I want to change but don't know how to show it I'm a lesser victim of supremacy and patriarchy While I was getting called a nerd, you were getting called darkie The whole world is fucked up and we're poised for change I'm openly racist, saying that sounds strange Said with a humbled heart and open ears Please tell me your truth, and struggles, and fears Or don't, I won't fret There's always the internet Just tell me when I pull some white people shit I'll shut up, get on my phone and Google it We've all suffered from "the man" And me propping him up was his plan You've gotta be fucking kidding I am no longer doing his bidding It's not your responsibility, it's mine Like learning to drive to avoid a traffic fine But we all have car horns used to beep So please give it a bump if I act like a sheep
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