Rankofa - Views And Opinions Lyrics

Yo, listen
Before I get into the subjects on the table
Figured I should first offer a brief disclaimer
Cause usually people try to separate from they statements
Throwing pebbles and hiding they fists
Or hiding behind troll accounts like a bitch

The thoughts and views expressed don't necessarily represent that of the speaker
Any resemblance to persons dead or living is purely coincidental type shit
Well, that's not the case here
These are my thoughts and opinions

I own every word of what you bout to hear
I stand on business
Tell me whom or what shall I fear
Nothing fair weather

On the flip, shit more turbulent than ever
Batting down the hatches
I used to be so disenchanted
I was apolitical altogether

But to even consider the viewpoints and reject them
Or express a contrary assessment is complex understanding
I've acknowledged the pantheon of theology and insist none of them suit my pants
That's a major stance to choose at the risk of eternal damnation

I could never be atheist
I see God in the palm of my hands and in my shoes
My walk, my talk, freedom of speech is in high demand
But the exercising of it might lead to reprimand

I won't balk
This is your land, but it's also mine
Are we both all in
Let's call in James Baldwin, who once said

I love America more than any other country in the world
And exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually
If we just let it be, it's deadly
Let us commence to throwing tea
Or send that shit back from whence it came

If we need another revolution, I'm not sure
To the problems I'm finna tackle, I don't have the solution or cure
Then what's my aim
I figure if I can hold up a mirror and let the country see itself

Then maybe we can see things as a collective
No matter if you black or white, red or blue, straight, queer, or non-binary
Single or married, the time's scary
Wherever you set on the spectrum

We better vet these societal ills and try to correct them
And in a hurry, or we all gonna end up spun in a shitstorm flurry
You mean to tell me you ain't worried
You mean to tell me you ain't worried