♪ Here lately, I find myself laughing ♪ ♪ At my own punchlines ♪ ♪ Calling into my lifelines ♪ ♪ Looking down like there ain't no sunshine ♪ ♪ At sun up, get done up to go ♪ ♪ Nowhere fancy ♪ ♪ Playing like my Plan A's a pandemic away ♪ ♪ From my Plan B ♪ ♪ My girl planted rhododendrons ♪ ♪ She tended to 'em like a mother-loving plant physician ♪ ♪ She grew a green thumb, pinky, ring, index, and middle ♪ ♪ She adores the blooms while I just notice ♪ ♪ How they cover up the living room window ♪ ♪ I beg her, cut them witches back to zero ♪ ♪ She said, leave them blossoms be ♪ ♪ Their beauty's not the issue ♪ ♪ No matter if you cut 'em back ♪ ♪ The growin' gone to continue ♪ ♪ And even when the window is closed ♪ ♪ It's always see-through ♪ ♪ I see you ♪ [chill jazz music plays] ♪ Yo, you better watch out ♪ ♪ Here come the battalions ♪ ♪ It may take a boombox, cassette tape, sha, ♪ ♪ Hopscotch game, or Horse against an uncle ♪ ♪ Who'd never make the team ♪ ♪ But got a arch that arcs like a crescent ♪ ♪ Swish like Sam Perkins ♪ ♪ It may take a grand-baby who grieved a grandmother ♪ ♪ To lay the foundation and recall the see-all ♪ ♪ We call the good old days ♪ ♪ But it don't take battalions ♪ ♪ To bum-rush a guarder ♪ ♪ Run bloodbaths and build bombs to order ♪ ♪ But late the aftermath ♪ ♪ Better rally the followers ♪ ♪ What will it take to bring our memories back ♪ ♪ No, not battalions ♪ ♪ That's how the West keeps rolling out ♪ ♪ May take a rebellion ♪ ♪ That's just how resistance stands, see ♪ ♪ On our own we just some pawns ♪ ♪ Who cornered by our good intentions ♪ ♪ On our own ♪ ♪ All alone ♪ ♪ No, it don't take acts today ♪ ♪ You regret tomorrow ♪ ♪ To elevate your god called Allah ♪ ♪ Destroyer, abort the Brown brother ♪ ♪ Name the punish the punisher ♪ ♪ Mask of terror, mask your own mass-destruction ♪ ♪ See aches and moans repressed ♪ ♪ Request like the Translantic ♪ ♪ Our present is senseless ♪ ♪ It's schizophrenia, media rhetoric ♪ ♪ Irrelevant, catchphrase ♪ ♪ Raise the deck level ♪ ♪ Change the code ♪ ♪ Control your minds, they ♪ ♪ Refuse to vaccinate ♪ ♪ Maybe patriotism needs an exorcism ♪ ♪ It's bullish, chauvinistic ♪ ♪ Bordering on ballistic ♪ ♪ In fact, what will it take to bring our memories back ♪ ♪ Nah, not battalions ♪ ♪ That's how the West keeps rollin' out ♪ ♪ May take a rebellion ♪ ♪ That's just how resistance stands, see ♪ ♪ On our own, we simply some pawns ♪ ♪ Who cornered by our good intentions ♪ ♪ On our own ♪ Branden Williams, y'all [chill jazz music plays] [chill jazz music continues] [chill jazz music continues] [chill jazz music continues] That's my brother, Branden ♪ Yo, my, I comin' over ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's somethin' I gotta told ya ♪ ♪ Nah, I ain't complainin' ♪ ♪ But I think it's gonna rain any minute now ♪ ♪ If I have my strings, I would probably pick 'em now ♪ ♪ But sharp is holdin' me down ♪ ♪ Contrary to the powerful dollar ♪ ♪ Is a fold holdin' down my blue collar ♪ ♪ Clock out after forty-plus hours ♪ ♪ All I'm left is quite gross ♪ ♪ Still got a light bill overdue ♪ ♪ Stuck on the dough, but that's all right ♪ ♪ 'Cause tonight my mind is blank ♪ ♪ As a blank check when the rent due ♪ ♪ And the gross be overdosin' my net ♪ ♪ Seein' this industry done forgot about me ♪ ♪ Talks about stackin' cheddar when I don't eat cheese ♪ ♪ I don't eat beef, but I got this sweet tooth ♪ ♪ That be feenin' for this uh-uh-uh-up in my tape-deck ♪ ♪ That the radio, 'cause baby, it's all right ♪ ♪ Press one on the cassette 'cause, baby, ♪ ♪ It's all right ♪ ♪ Talk 'em up, gonna keep it crunk ♪ ♪ The bass will body rock ♪ ♪ All seven chakras till you, uh, don't stop ♪ ♪ And that's all right, that's all love ♪ ♪ That all night ♪ ♪ Take it back to the basement ♪ ♪ Eight tracks and watch stacks ♪ ♪ Shake yo green onion till it bring tears to look ♪ ♪ The way you do yo thing, God, I mean ♪ ♪ You puttin' in work ♪ ♪ Make every dime you take in this system of crooks ♪ ♪ To this change, no, it don't take no battalions ♪ ♪ That's how the West keeps rollin' out ♪ ♪ May take a rebellion ♪ ♪ That's just how resistance stands, see ♪ ♪ On our own, we simply some pawns ♪ ♪ Who are cornered by our good intentions ♪ ♪ On our own, all alone ♪ ♪ So tell me just, just how you stand, uh ♪ ♪ Now, how you stand ♪ ♪ How you stand ♪ ♪ What you stand for ♪ ♪ How you stand ♪ ♪ How you stand, how you stand ♪ ♪ What you stand for, how you stand ♪ ♪ Do you stand, help somebody ♪ ♪ Do you stand just to watch 'em fall ♪ ♪ Tell me how you stand ♪