Xmas in Gotham - Wool See

We’re seeking vengeance like Batman with the vision of Burton

It’s Christmas in Gotham, something sinister lurking

No Penguin, just pigs gone berserk

It’s nothing new but lately there’s been a surge

Citizens march peaceful but teetering on the verge

Of putting down the picket signs and picking up burners

If there’s no consequences, no indictments

Just donations and paid leave

What’s the point of keeping triggers on safety?

I’ve seen the homie talking reckless on Facebook

Like these protests are aimless, need to take this to phase B

If you’re down to sacrifice, let’s make a change, please

Meet me at the crib, peep the mission in HD

That’s when I’m like dang dude

You know what the NSA do

What happens when they show up to HQ?

Educated radical, Islam the faith too

Just ask ThunderThief

That white van posted up the street

On the flip side of the same concern for him

Wonder what he’s prepared to sacrifice in the name of furthering the cause

Cause I don’t want to see him lose his life

But the odds are against him anyways cause his skin

So the mental juggle begins

I want peace but at the end of the day, change is historically a violent affair

Smell denial in the air

In a country founded on bloody revolution, slave labor, and general barbarian

terror

Seasons (hands up)

Greetings (don't shoot)

Holiday lights above the riot squad

This is not a silent night

Seasons (hands up)

Greetings (don't shoot)

Holiday cheer to fuel consumers

But the stores have been looted

He’s not (hands up)

Breathing (don't shoot)

And they won’t loosen their grip, but refuse to admit they’re wrong

He’s not (hands up)

Even (doing shit)

With these pigs it’s submit or die

We up against the empire

Let’s keep this race shit out in the open

It’s black art, black culture, I’m a guest and I’m hoping

My good intention and love get me a pass for respect

But I’m not about to sound as earnest as a Macklemore text

Look, say what you’ll say but facts don’t lie

This system’s built to fail black lives

And across the board, the common thread, those saying it’s not about race

Just happen to be the least qualified to make such claims

Back to my dilemma: do I reach out to dude and say chill?

Forgot to mention he’s an artist that’s incredibly skilled

And I don’t want to see him trade his truthful voice for brute force

But perhaps it’s not my place to intervene

Staring at the screen, social chaos the scene

Stumble on the page of a white cop who praised Wilson’s «nice shot»

This wasn’t a shock

But on the same page, he praised a song by Black Star (Damn)

Mind blown, how such message is lost

Seasons (hands up)

Greetings (don't shoot)

Holiday lights above the riot squad

This is not a silent night

Seasons (hands up)

Greetings (don't shoot)

Holiday cheer to fuel consumers

But the stores have been looted

He’s not (hands up)

Breathing (don't shoot)

And they won’t loosen their grip, but refuse to admit they’re wrong

He’s not (hands up)

Even (doing shit)

With these pigs it’s submit or die

We up against the empire