Song Description

Overview and observations on racism

Lyrics

NO NEED TO HESITATE, INTEGRATE, SEGREGATE OR DETONATE
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SAVE OUR FATE AND SEE THAT WE DON'T DISINTEGRATE
SO WATCH YOUR RHYME AND CHECK THE DATE
I GUESS THAT I MEAN TO IMPLICATE
WE'RE RUNNIN' OUT OF TIME IT SEEMS WE CAN NO LONGER WAIT

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE HATE

WILL WE BE IN COMFORT OR CALAMITY
A MISINFORMED HUMANITY
BLEEDS FROM EVERY DISTANT SHORE
YOU CAN'T IGNORE OUR NEEDS
FLOATING IN AND OUT OF VIEW
SEA TO SEA YOU AND ME
WHAT WE GOING TO DO WITH YOU AND I

WHAT'S THE REASON WHY WE RIOT IN OUR MIND
AND FEEL THE NEED TO DEFY IT
MAKE THE NUMBERS COUNT TAKE A FULL ACCOUNT
OF WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
CLEAR THE AIR REMOVE ALL DOUBT
AND THEN GET OUT FROM BEHIND IT

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE HATE
VIOLENCE IS OVERRATED
THE PAIN IS UNDERSTATED
SO BEFORE WE'RE VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO

WHAT WE NEED IS A SMOOTH REVOLUTION
TO RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCY
AT THIS STAGE OF EVOLUTION
WE NEED TO ANSWER WITH ALL URGENCY
MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO
IT'S A WAY OF LIFE IT'S TRUE
A SUCKER'S BORN EVERY SEASON
GIVE ME ONE MORE GOOD REASON WHY

WE'VE BEEN RUNNIN' OUT OF PATIENCE
SINCE ANCIENT TIMES
MANNING OUR STATIONS
WHILE CLOSING OUR MINDS
WE NEED FOR EACH ONE TO TEACH ONE
SO MAN AND WOMAN CAN AMAZE
THERE WAS NEVER SUCH A THING
AS THE GOOD OLD DAYS

CHORUS

TAKE A MESSAGE TO THE MEDIA
YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY'VE BEEN FEEDIN' YA
NETWORK SWEEPS MAKE ME WANNA WEEP
INTEGRITY IS OUT MAKES ME WANNA SCREAM AND SHOUT
FILLED WITH DOUBT ALL WE'RE LEFT WITH IS EFFING BLEEP
WE'RE ALL GONNA HAFTA QUIT GET OFF OF IT
DON'T BE SOFT ON IT
WE ALL SUFFER THE COST
JUDGING PEOPLE BY THE RACIAL CLUE
SHOULD BE MADE TO BE TABOO
WE ALL NEED TO MOVE TO A HIGHER POINT OF VIEW

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE RESPECT OF ANOTHER
WHAT WE KNOW NOW AS EXISTENCE
DEPENDS ON OUR VERY OWN INSISTENCE
'CAUSE ANYTHING ELSE LESS IN THE END
WE CANNOT DEFEND
AND COULD TURN OUT TO BE QUITE APOCALYPTIC

CHORUS

HERE WE GO - WILL THE DIRECTION BE HIGH OR LOW?

THEY SAY THAT IT'S A RACE BETWEEN AN
EDUCATE AND ANNIHILATE
PEOPLE SPECULATE
AS THE BODIES COMPILATE
'CAUSE WE DON'T HESITATE
TO DENIGRATE
OR VIOLATE
AS THE FRUSTRATION BOTH ENSLAVES US
AND EMANCIPATES

WELL THE ANSWER'S NOT TO ASSIMULATE OR DIFFERENTIATE
WE ALL IMITATE
ALLOW ME TO INDICATE
IT'S A SHOUT OUT TO Y'ALL - 'YO WORLD IT'S FOR YOU
THIS SONG THAT I DEDICATE
THE REASON THAT I PONTIFICATE
IS TO SEE THAT WE DON'T SEAL OUR FATE

WE OUGHT TO SAVE OUR FATE
JUMP AT THE CHANCE TO GET IT STRAIGHT
DON'T JUST WALK AWAY
WE MUSN'T END THE DEBATE
'TIL WE REMEDIATE
GIVE AND TAKE TO OUR FACE
ELEVATE,NEGOTIATE FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE
DON'T JUST BLAME THE STATE
AT ANY RATE, BY THE WAY
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE HATE?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE JUST ANOTHER STATISTIC
IT COULD BE YOU WHO COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE...
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE HATE
NOW THAT IT'S DOWN TO ME AND YOU...
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE JUST ANOTHER STATISTIC