Lyrics Self Revolution - Leo Mercer

Get off me man
I'm asking once. Get up. Put your hands up!
What are you doing?
(Inaudible)
And of course that leads to angry lyrics
Because our music has historically been a reflection of our circumstances
We see they ain't go help us
So if you don't like our lyrics, you must then change the circumstances that inspire them
We ain't go help ourselves either until we do this

Stop shooting at me
Why your shooting at me
Imma shoot back
Will that make you happy
Speeding through traffic
Feeling like they after me and I ain't do nothing (I ain't do it)
Why they fucking with me
Like they do in practice, 1960
Segregation ain't left it just got pretty
We still got poverty in our inner cities
They they say we gotta have responsibility
Am I the entity
With all ability, and no ability, at the same time?
We hella smart but we can't get over slavery
We slaves now ain't nobody got no bravery
I don't give a fuck, niggahs is go have to taser me
I'm paying ADT, but they not paying me
My tax money supposed to be for my safety
They keep playing you, bruh they ain't playing me so

Self Revolution, self Revolution
We gotta do it by ourself before anyone do
So when we fight we can come to a better conclusion
We shoot then we all die and nothing was proven
Self Revolution, self Revolution
We all think we know it all, don't know what we doing
If you know you ignorant it's considered as stupid
We got brains and I thought that it's time that we use it

My niggah Oscar on the news like what
Killed by BART police and I'm like WTF
Police said it was an accident and the judges verdict was a slap on the wrist, what?
Involuntary manslaughter
Niggah Oscar had a daughter
We been rallying for years and shit only got harder
But they did it for years
From grandpa, to daddy to me and my peers so
Fuck em, fuck em, fuck the police
Fuck em, fuck em, fuck the police
These niggahs foul and they ain't got nothing to show me
Take it from my OG that got his ass beat
I think they out here to get us if you ask me
The hood will never forgive us if you ask me
They start thinking it's cool
To kill the suspicious and get away with the proof

Self Revolution, self Revolution
We gotta do it by ourself before anyone do
So when we fight we can come to a better conclusion
We shoot then we all die and nothing was proven
Self Revolution, self Revolution
We all think we know it all, don't know what we doing
If you know you ignorant it's considered as stupid
We got brains and I thought that it's time that we use it

I mean, well I think there's been a blatant disregard in all underserved areas of society
When it comes to interacting with law enforcement
I think there's a resentment, an undeniable fear that I believe law enforcement
Has against young minorities
And it is reflected in their actions

What is the proof
They kill and they get away with it that's the truth
We move and they shoot
They taking the numbers from our inner youth
They fake and they hoot
Cause it ain't shit to do
But fuck with a niggah who see they got they vision through
We trapped all on the plate like some dinner food
You better capture the knowledge the mercer giving you
It's free for yo punk ass, better get it dude
Cause if you gotta pay for it then you ain't for it?
Enough excuses to circle around 8 orbits
I don't want niggahs to fold like 8:40
Tell they ass you ain't playing and you ain't Norbit
Yeah, You ain't playing and you ain't Norbit
Get off ya high horse cause you ain't soaring
I'm tired of running apocalypto the great Forrest
I'm bout to fuck some shit up like I paid for it
Mob

Self Revolution, self Revolution
We gotta do it by ourself before anyone do
So when we fight we can come to a better conclusion
We shoot then we all die and nothing was proven
Self Revolution, self Revolution
We all think we know it all, don't know what we doing
If you know you ignorant it's considered as stupid
We got brains and I thought that it's time that we use it

Tamir Rice
Sandra Bland
LaQuan McDonald
Mike Brown
Freddy Grey
Salem Tindel
Rodney King
Sean Bell
Samuel Clark
Time to mob on eem
Marlon Brown
Alan Blueford
Trayvon Martin
Kendrick McDade
Philando Castle
Oscar Grant
How many more? How many more?
Time to mob on eem
Eric Garner
How many of our young black men
And our young beautiful women?
Self Revolution, self Revolution
Nia Wilson
Ain't nobody else go do it (they don't give a damn)
Bro, we gotta prove it (we don't give a damn)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
If we don't care about ourselves then we can't expect them to
Self Revolution, self Revolution
Get that passion boy

Sometimes
By losing the battle
You find a way to win the war
We've had our fair share of losing battles
Let's win this war