born into race and nation accept family and obligation i'm not a citizen i'm not a citizen embrace tradition and occupation cull memory for assimilation
a name I recognise that name It was at the center of some ticker tape parade The lead story, A fine example A name, a name A name I recognise that name
Crush my calm you cassavetes I was sitting tight so quiet quiet In the dark till the lights came up my heart Beating like a riot riot Hollywood are you
Pride no longer has definition Everybody wears it, it always fits A state invoked for the lack of position Strength is the bait that keeps us so busy
Got a lot of questions for me You got a lot of questions for me Got your finger pointing at me Distrusted I look for wires when I'm talking to you You
Coughing inside your coffin like at the bottom of the sea Onside you're breathing too numb for asking so i will leave it outside your door Warning the
That one is predetermined That one, it finds another This one comes in one window Sliding out the other We need an instrument to take a measurement To
The eyes have it and the eyes always will The eyes have it and they're watching you still Public witness charter - look out don't touch Public witness
Why don't you come to my house Why don't you drag me right out Past all the shit that i said i'm saying Why don't you cut up my mouth And i don't care
Smallpox champion u s of a Give natives some blankets Warm like the grave This is the pattern cut from the cloth This is the pattern designed to take
Fragile stem Asleep at the stoplight again Red dressed in red drenched in red spreading red ever red Fragile stem Veering for control again Change lanes
A fine disservice Deceptive, too Check for the sender Sender was you Caught me wide open No simple burn This is complicated Calls for return Fine disservice
