Gabriel Otto - American Dreams lyrics

[Jonny 5/Brer Rabbit] The whole world is watching The whole world is watching Something in my family tree is rotten (x2) [Jonny 5] Ancestors so grotesque Clans of dest need to go West Manifest breeds protest 10 million rest in peace below depths Oh no, oh yes No struggle, no progress Bend the rules, run the j**els 40 acres and a mule and no less Who claims to know best though? Who's trained to protect those? Some of those who burn crosses Also arraign and arrest those Some of those current losses This fiscal year are exceptional They got more guns than d**h's row Make them disappear like presto I wrote this rap to pray for another life cast away Now that's more settlement, cash to pay But that won't bring daddy back today That's just more petals at the grave The moonlight saw that display So what more can we do, my god When there's nothing left to say Meet me at the gate and say kumbaya [Brer Rabbit] Scheming for a way to stay up Dreaming of the day I wake up (x4) [Brer Rabbit] Aye, Mom was a bloody-knuckled valedictorian Papa was a comet from the quarry and tobacco fields Cover me in notes of old hickory and moses That cotton linen blends the benefits of forebidden yields Black feet move without reservations Our bodies walk the streets and we resume our occupations And claims of common sense more cautious Than Caucasian condiments Black cowboys are real but they ain't missing Black avengers show up before the crowd'll get pissed When the milk goes as sour as a counterfeit kiss We can still make a pound of biscuits, get some vision Be the crowd of misfits, where the lyricists spit The merits of the heretic is where the patriot lives And we to hate to relive what it takes to forgive Can't forget what we did, better yet let's amend To protect next of kin by accepting our sins [Brer Rabbit] Scheming for a way to stay up Dreaming of the day I wake up (x4) Scheming for a way to stay up Dreaming of the day I wake up (x4)