Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Track #11 off of BackWordz' debut album, Veracity, which is out NOW!!
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Backwordz.merchnow.com
LYRICS
Fake, fraud, I see it in your eyes.
Keep putting up that facade
and it's probably gon' be your surprise.
Acting tough until the wheels fall off,
and you can protest. Yet,
ignore the heart of the issue and you know this.
I done seen so many folks call themselves pro-black,
ready to march at the drop of a hat.
But they won't dare criticize the folks in their own town
running their city into the ground.
'Cause they terrorize, too.
The only difference is they look just like you.
They're your uncle,
they're your brother,
they're your cousin,
but you sit back and say nothing.
What, you're scared?
How many more kids gotta get filled up with lead?
The killer was the same color
but he offed somebody's baby brother.
What stares back at you when you look into the mirror?
Do you recognize the person you've become?
We represent the 13% of the U.S. Population.
But we represent like half the homicides since like '75.
Killing our own kind at a faster rate
than every other race and that's a disgrace.
We can stop police brutality,
but these problems ain't going away.
A gangsta, and you boast and brag.
Killing people over territory and flags, you're sad.
Robbing grandmommas, you're a bonafide dimwit.
It's like you're on a mission to be another statistic.
What stares back at you when you look into the mirror?
Do you recognize the person you've become?
This doesn't have to be your destiny, you can find your way out.
You are not real. You're a coward.
Most of our problems are in-house,
but you're silent like a mouse
and you want to cry, yet pout.
It is too easy to point the finger.
It's convenient to point the blame
but it takes courage to realize what you ain't bout.
Unfortunately that's something that you ain't got.
You're fake.
Your activism is not the truth.
It's nothing more than an ego boost.
You're fake.
So you can shout and pout.
So you go ahead, take the easy route.
Track #11 off of BackWordz' debut album, Veracity, which is out NOW!!
Itunes- apple.co/2lT77Ok
Amazon- amzn.to/2kRM0aM
Google- bit.ly/2mQH9YK
Backwordz.merchnow.com
LYRICS
Fake, fraud, I see it in your eyes.
Keep putting up that facade
and it's probably gon' be your surprise.
Acting tough until the wheels fall off,
and you can protest. Yet,
ignore the heart of the issue and you know this.
I done seen so many folks call themselves pro-black,
ready to march at the drop of a hat.
But they won't dare criticize the folks in their own town
running their city into the ground.
'Cause they terrorize, too.
The only difference is they look just like you.
They're your uncle,
they're your brother,
they're your cousin,
but you sit back and say nothing.
What, you're scared?
How many more kids gotta get filled up with lead?
The killer was the same color
but he offed somebody's baby brother.
What stares back at you when you look into the mirror?
Do you recognize the person you've become?
We represent the 13% of the U.S. Population.
But we represent like half the homicides since like '75.
Killing our own kind at a faster rate
than every other race and that's a disgrace.
We can stop police brutality,
but these problems ain't going away.
A gangsta, and you boast and brag.
Killing people over territory and flags, you're sad.
Robbing grandmommas, you're a bonafide dimwit.
It's like you're on a mission to be another statistic.
What stares back at you when you look into the mirror?
Do you recognize the person you've become?
This doesn't have to be your destiny, you can find your way out.
You are not real. You're a coward.
Most of our problems are in-house,
but you're silent like a mouse
and you want to cry, yet pout.
It is too easy to point the finger.
It's convenient to point the blame
but it takes courage to realize what you ain't bout.
Unfortunately that's something that you ain't got.
You're fake.
Your activism is not the truth.
It's nothing more than an ego boost.
You're fake.
So you can shout and pout.
So you go ahead, take the easy route.
