Lupe Fiasco, Matt Mahaffey - State Run Radio lyrics

You must be a radio station
And who are we, we must be
A number one song, spinnin' all day long
And over again and over again
And over again and over again and over again
And we don't win when we
Call in and nothing's free sounds to me like
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio

We interrupt this broadcast
To bring you this special
Message about the forecast
The future's cloudy and it's raining
On the poor class road to peace is closed
Heavy traffic on the war paths
Love is balling on a budget
The military's says it's gon' need more cash
To keep fighting for your gas
Keep us in our hoods
And hope we never explore past
Stay inside of your half
Believe the lies you learn in your class
That there's no treasure in your trash
And a Sealy has the same
Feeling as the floor has
And that's where you should stay
This is what they play

Over again and over again
And over again and over again and over again
And we don't win
When we call in and nothing's free
Sounds to me like
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio

You're now tuned into the weakest
Frequency of fear, keep you locked right here
And hope you never leave this
Never be a leader think inside the box
And follow all procedures
Never ever believe that
You will never need this
Hit up all your friends and
Tell them to repeat this
Hi you're on the air
Now what you want to hear
Well we ain't got the truth
But how about a remix
Different is never good
Good is only what we pick
You ain't got a hit
Unless it sounds like these did
Not too smart, you will be a superstar
And if you dumb it some
Maybe you could be number one

Over again and over again
And over again and over again and over again
And we don't win
When we call in and nothing's free
Sounds to me like
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio

So beware what's on the airwaves
And be more aware of
What's not gettin' airplay
Independent spirit
You can barely hear what they're sayin'
Truth ain't getting on like
Shampoo on an airplane
Propaganda's everywhere, constantly on replay
All the hit's, all the time
Back-to back on relay
We're really where it lives
Make them hear the records we play
Build your own station, become your own DJs

You must be a radio station
And who are we, we must be
A number one song, spinnin' all day long
And you put me on daily rotation
You're on the air, we know you're scared
But we don't care, we'll play this here

Over again and over again
And over again and over again and over again
And we don't win
When we call in and nothing's free
Sounds to me like
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio
State run radio, state run radio