TV On The Radio - The Wrong Way

Live At La Route Du Rock, 2004 Lyrics: Wake up in a magic nigger movie With the bright lights pointed at me As a metaphor Teachin’ folks the score About patience, understanding, agape babe And sweet sweet amour When I realized where I was Did I stend up and testify Oh, fist up signify Or did I show off my soft shoe Maybe teach ’em a boogaloo Busy playing the whore Oh loiterers united Indivisible by shame Hungry for those diamonds Served on little severed bloody brown hands Oh the bling drips Oh the bling drips down Fallin’ down just like rain I don’t wanna cast pearls to swine I don’t wanna march peacefully No no no no no no no no no New negro politician Is stirring Is stirring Is stirring inside me No there’s nothing inside me But an angry heart beat Can you feel this heart beat? Oh fear we’re fallin’ off Oh terror we’re pained Oh hunger we’re stavin’ off Roasted vermin sustain... This shit will have to sustain Shootin’ doves from off balconies They wanna
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