How It Is

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Intro

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Verse

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Well you can get grades, toe the line, keep your behind above the water in the meantime
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Join the corporate pyramid, I couldn't blame you if you did
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Until you sell out your brother while your sister falls, playin' daddy, doing the company crawl
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You don't deserve your daughter's kiss, I know it's sad, that's how it is
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Well, uptown there's been more than an oilspill, another woman beaten, raped, blood spilled, male hate
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The paper's couldn't wait, racism, sell this, well there's excusin' in what I'm saying
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It's just that there's a million colours praying, for real justice, that's how it really is

Bridge

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Verse

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You just get born, keep on keepin' on, defend yourself against the worries, try and have fun
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Party on until your number's picked, but beware cos the fight is fixed
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It was them but it could be you next, paranoia saves lives, so if you wanna ex-ist
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Get your head round this, that's how it is