Wool See - Xmas In Gotham lyrics

This is why I say it's the ballot
Or the bullet, it's liberty or death
It's freedom for everybody
Or freedom for nobody America
Today finds herself in
A unique situation historically, revolutions
Are bloody oh
Yes they are they have never had a blood less
Revolution, or a non-violent
Revolution that don't
Happen even in Hollywood you
Don't have a revolution in which
You love your enemy, and
You don't have a revolution in
Which you're begging the system
Of exploitation to integrate you into
It revolutions overturn systems
Revolutions destroy systems

We're seeking vengeance like Batman with
The vision of Burton


It’s Christmas in Gotham
Something sinister lurking
No Penguin, just pigs gone berserk
It's nothing new but lately
There’s been a surge
Citizens march peaceful but teetering
On the verge
Of putting down the picket signs
And picking up burners
If there's no consequences, no indictments
Just donations and paid leave
What’s the point of keeping
Triggers on safety?
I’ve seen the homie talking
Reckless on Facebook
Like these protests are aimless
Need to take this to phase B
If you’re down to sacrifice, let’s
Make a change, please
Meet me at the crib, peep the mission in HD
That's when I'm like dang dude
You know what the NSA do
What happens when they show up to HQ?
Educated radical, Islam the faith too
Just ask ThunderThief
That white van posted up the street
On the flip side of the same concern for him
Wonder what he's prepared to sacrifice in
The name of furthering the cause
Cause, I don't want to see him lose his life
But the odds are against him
Anyways cause his skin
So the mental juggle begins
I want peace but at the end of the day
Change is historically a violent affair
Smell denial in the air
In a country founded on
Bloody revolution, slave labor
And general barbarian terror

Seasons (hands up) greetings (don't shoot)
Holiday lights above the riot squad
This is not a silent night
Seasons (hands up) greetings (don't shoot)
Holiday cheer to fuel consumers
But the stores have been looted
He's not (hands up) breathing (don't shoot)
And they won't loosen their grip
But refuse to admit they’re wrong
He's not (hands up) even (doing shit)
With these pigs it’s submit or die
We up against the empire

Let's keep this race shit out in the open
It’s black art, black culture
I'm a guest and I'm hoping
My good intention and love get
Me a pass for respect
But, I'm not about to sound as
Earnest as a Macklemore text
Look, say what you'll say but facts don't lie
This system's built to fail black lives
And across the board, the common thread
Those saying it's not about race
Just happen to be the least
Qualified to make such claims
Back to my dilemma: do I reach
Out to dude and say chill?
Forgot to mention he's an
Artist that’s incredibly skilled
And I don't want to see him trade
His truthful voice for brute force
But perhaps it's not my place to intervene
Staring at the screen, social chaos the scene
Stumble on the page of a white
Cop who praised Wilson’s "nice shot"
This wasn’t a shock but on the same page
He praised a song by Black Star (Damn)
Mind blown, how such message is lost

Seasons (hands up) greetings (don't shoot)
Holiday lights above the riot squad
This is not a silent night
Seasons (hands up) greetings (don't shoot)
Holiday cheer to fuel consumers
But the stores have been looted
He's not (hands up) breathing (don't shoot)
And they won't loosen their grip
But refuse to admit they’re wrong
He's not (hands up) even (doing shit)
With these pigs it’s submit or die
We up against the empire