Pluralism Lyrics - Sho Baraka

Hold up, I ain't feelin' yo' energy 

(Hold up, I ain't feelin' yo' energy) 

Those words, they don't sound like a friend to me 

(Those words, they don't sound like a friend to me) 

I heard you came to make enemies 

(I heard you came to make enemies) 

Okay, hand down my penalties 

(Okay, hand down my penalties) 

Hello, love, today the delegation votes 

Today we must determine on who is our future foe 

I just left a meeting, I've got permission to go 

So I choose to use this time to write you a quick note 

We've really made some progress on pushing through some policies 

Dealing with misogyny, boosting up our economy 

Removing nationalism and private prisons 

Racism, corrupt businesses, bad religion 

We prayed to the Lord above, and we asked Him for wisdom 

We made some really tough decisions, but I'm glad we did it 

But now I'm starting to notice things are changing our behavior 

'Cause every time we meet I think the worst of my neighbors 

I feel like our leaders like to argue just for time's sake 

When you have no foes, you create 'em. Why do I hate? 

I think I understand all the reasons why you left 

And me not listening I'm starting to regret 

But it's hard to leave now, I have authority 

One year from seniority, we'll have a majority 

And I'll change things formally and morally 

Already things here are much better for minorities 

Just pray for me, I'm tryin' to make a difference 

I'm afraid I'm not far from being the opposition 

Any time we disagree, they just call it phobia 

This is how you silence your critics up in utopia 

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Hold up, I ain't feelin' yo' energy 

(Hold up, I ain't feelin' yo' energy) 

Those words, they don't sound like a friend to me 

(Those words, they don't sound like a friend to me) 

I heard you came to make enemies 

(I heard you came to make enemies) 

Okay, hand down my penalties 

(Okay, hand down my penalties) 

We agree we share the same enemy (get down) 

Handshakes, lofty words and subtle winks 

Marches in the streets and the cries for peace 

Everything was good 'til they came for me 

(Everything, everything was good) 'til they came for me 

(Everything, everything was good) 'til they came for me 

(Everything, everything was good) 'til they came for me 

(Everything, everything was good, get down) 

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(Hey, talk about utopia) 

You askin' bout utopia? 

(Is this a safe space?) 

I mean, I mean it's a diverse place 

But it's still monolithic 

Because nobody thinks different 

(Nobody thinks different) 

I would have somebody's back in the day we would 

Try to preserve the traditions of utopia 

Others would just look past it, right 

So then they told me to run when I wasn't scared (wasn't scared) 

Some told me to look, but there was nothing there (nothing there) 

Some would tell me when to sing and clap my hands (clap my hands) 

And have like rules for entertainment 

and how I should dance (dance boy, dance) 

I just know there was a problem 

Everybody wanted to be royalty 

Nobody wanted to be servants 

Because the peasants they would become privilege and perverted 

But be careful how you share your views 

Cause they'll protest you 

We scream "Power to the people, power to the people 

Power to the people" (until that power corrupts) 

We scream "The system stay evil, the system stay evil, man 

Them systems are evil" (until it benefits us) 

They tell me "Give to the poor, give money to the poor" 

Tell me "Give to the poor" (First I gotta make a little more) 

They screamin' peace over war, there's peace over war 

Man there's peace over war (until they came for yours) 

You act like a pig and you dirty up the dishes 

You talk like a friend, but you a politician 

We deconstruct words until nothing has meaning 

Disguise our hate with our political leanings 

Because we just don't like people 

We love evil, we say equal 

But we really want the power 

Exchange your insecurities with ours 

I'm afraid this very hour censorship has turned us into cowards 

Nothing is pure, everything is a mystery 

You've got no shame, you rewriting history 

My apologies don't fit in your ideology 

You're trying to build an ideal society 

I overestimated my influence 

I thought utopia was a place of prudence 

I guess I'm foolish 

Should I say something, fight back or start running? 

Wait, hold up, I think I hear 'em coming