RALI - They Say II lyrics

[Hook: John Legend] They say “What's happening?” We say the facts and then, they lie We coming back for them They might say that they don't know They say, they say, they don't know [Verse I: RÄLÏ] They say “How could this have offended me? I take em to the beginning Before the slave trade Before white supremacy Before they lie to distribute me And limit me from my ethnicity So much drama now Crooked cops k** our brothers No karma now Young brothers that define struggle With gun hugging Bullet piercing Lung busting And the tongue is a two way sword So after all that tongue cutting n***as' bodies prolly get to long jumping on the pavement Nowadays we think that none of it makes sense And since we black we makes raps and slang crack for government agents I speak for my people cause our people need a leader Hey tell me where was FEMA when Haiti had a Katrina? In the name of patience, we take sh** So when they lie to our faces They say this [Hook: John Legend] They say “What's happening?” We say the facts and then, they lie We coming back for them They might say that they don't know They say, they say, they don't know [Verse II: RÄLÏ] Mind bending Time spending Deny the pain of truth Let the lies fill them holes So I'm digging, but Shia Labueof I wanna fight cause I ain't humble enough to take the criticism From politicians That knock me for my diligence But honored by my discipline And profit off of ignorance Hear me? You ain't listening Feel me? You ain't intimate I can be the genesis for underprivileged citizens Uh… isn't that a little but drastic You're too young to be talking about getting active You just stick to putting balls in baskets You should stick to being a rapper You should try being an actor Better yet, have you thought of trying gymnastics? No disrespect; have you thought of shutting yo a** up? Your negativity's bringing generations of bad luck It's mad dumb How we can sit around excited bout 50 Tyson Watch American Idol while millions of us are dying Government's still lying about the d** supplied You tryna stay alive And work a 9 to 5 While, they say what's happening? [Hook: John Legend] They say “What's happening?” We say the facts and then, they lie We coming back for them They might say that they don't know They say, they say, they don't know