Home - Shemy

Judge my heart, not my mind

You ain’t know me, just wait in line

In that city where kids are dying

If it’s not from the lead in the water

It’s the lead from the nine

To save a generation I would give my life

Give those who don’t even have a chance no more

To grow up to be doctors and save my life

It’s mass genocide so they can’t be white

And I thought clean water was a human right

Not according to Nestlé

Guess you gotta pay for that BPA

Bottled during the drop in CA

I see capitalism alive and well

While my friends and family been living in Hell

Rick Snyder helped poison Flint

But when your dad rich you don’t go to jail

And when your dad rich you don’t give a shit

About socioeconomic statuses

Unless you benefit from them tax breaks

And the one percent receive accolades

When my grandfather worked five to five

In General Motors for twenty-five

Just to take a buy-out in oh-five

And still worked hard 'till the day he died

Now you’re telling me that’s the American Dream?

And my kids can be anything

If they go to college for a hundred thousand

And never live a day out debt-free?

Sounds shitty.

We don’t want pity

All we ask for is a fair chance

Equal education for everybody

And a drinking fountain with no lead

McKenzie (hook):

Treat my city like you treat your daughters

And treat my people like you treat your dollars

Everybody singing

Living life in strife from day-to-day

Everybody singing

You better treat my city like a home

Shemy:

Media will pursuade us

To think politicians can save us

«Make America great again»

By dividing up all of the races

Religions to social classes

As if that’s all that matters

Like we aren’t all human

Dealing with different circumstances

Let me paint you a picture so vivid

That you have no choice to see what’s in front of you

Regardless what God you believe in

What country you come from

I love every one of you

'Cause I see a son in you

A brother, a mother, a father, a cousin who

Just wanna live free in peace

There’s war in the streets and war in the Middle East

Still I see no changes;

just racists

We get our news threads with hotheads

And argue over what separates us

Hatred is perpetuating

Privilege is segregating

The police pepper-spraying

At peaceful demonstrations!

We see infomercials from across the globe

That can’t drink the water (can't drink the water)

Then it hits home

Our youth’s poisoned, our IQs are lowered

Futures shattered in a city where hope is already broken

'course they tell us: «don't politicize it.»

While state employees drank clean water, citizens were dying

Now celebs visit and donate

We throw concerts and fundraise

But before water was ruining lives

It was strays from the AK

I just hope y’all don’t forget

When Flint’s no longer trending on Twitter

'cause even when wounds are no longer visible

People with scars will always remember

Damon McKenzie (hook):

Treat my city like you treat your daughters

And treat my people like you treat your dollars

Everybody singing

Living life in strife from day-to-day

Everybody singing

You better treat my city like a home