Walk in My Shoes

We looking for enemies instead of empathy
Feel like it's something we all lack
When qualified brothas of opposite color apply
But just one get a call back
Too many people with privilege can see it's a problem
But choosing to fall back
If not taking part but just letting it happen ain't racist
Then what would you call that

I'm sick of the politicking
Stacking money what they call a mission
Turned this life into a competition
And now they see us as the opposition
Fighting just to get a law addition
From a president who wants to cause division
You might get offended by the thoughts i'm spittin
But it's probably worth it if it's hard to listen
I keep on hearing that this is our chance
So i'm trying to take it i don't wanna waste it
But after a hundred and fifty five years of this
Tell me why should i have hope for this nation
I know it's easy to hate and to blame
And we not responsible for education
I also know bashing the people we need on our team
Ain't gon get the result that we chasing
I don't like when people just join in the movement
To keep up appearances make me feel used
They put up a pic on the gram for a day
Then it's back to whatever they do for the views
I'm not gon tell anyone how to react
You really can deal with this stuff how you choose
I can't blame the people who protest by looting
If that's what it takes to get seen on the news
If you gon speak on the moment
Then all that i ask is you visit the front of the line
I seen some officers similar to me in color
Who couldn't look me in my eyes
I seen a child who was crying from tear gas
I swear that she couldn't have been more than 5
I seen a brotha whose brother was killed by police
Feeling guilty because he survived

Walk in my shoes
Your vision develops with more point of views
A lot of y'all talking but don't know the truth
And sometimes i catch myself doing it too
Life is a journey we out on our own
And some of us lucky prepared for the weather
Nobody's perfect but even the ones who are close
Can always do more to be better