How It Is

Get grades
Toe the line
Keep your behind above the water in the meantime
Join the corporate pyramid
I couldn't blame you if you did
Until you sell out your brother while your sister calls
Playing daddy do the company crawl
You don't deserve your daughter's kiss
It's sad, that's how it is
Well, uptown there's been more than an oil spill
Another woman beaten, raped, blood spilled
Male hate, the papers couldn't wait, racism sell this
Well, there's no excusing in what I'm saying
It's just that there's a million colours praying
For real justice
Yeah, that's how it really is
Just get born
Keep on keeping on
Defend yourself against the worries, try and have fun
Party on until your number's picked
But be aware because the fight is fixed
It was them but it could be you next
Paranoia saves lives so if you want to exist
Get your head around this
That's how it really is
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