flexing - The Embrace Lyrics

All it took was a silent embrace
Of the white legacy of fear, entitlement, and hate
Liberal acceptance never threatened our fate
They hold their breath like the stink will fade away

They say it's different this time
They say to wait and see
But the war is in the waiting
And the war's not waiting for me

Divided country
Echo chamber
See the other side
As if rejecting white supremacy is the same as the bile from the right
You say you're gonna cut your ties
Well so am I

And now we're watching this hellish decline
You're rinsing blood from your hands and adjusting your tie
Critical of distrust, shifting blame from your kind
Pretending politics don't affect who gets to live and who dies

You say it's different this time
You say to wait and see
But the war is in the waiting
And the war's not waiting for me

Remaining neutral will never challenge any paradigm
As if resistance to tyranny and oppression
Isn't worth pulling the thread of our divide
You say you're trying to heal our country's wounds
Well so am I