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I Am a Racist Lyrics by Alex Dezen

Alex Dezen II

2017

[Chorus]
I am a racist
And of this there's little doubt
Black and brown faces
They make me nervous when it's dark out
Now I don't wanna be this way
But what can I say?
This is how America raised me
To always be afraid
Don't take the blame
You're probably exactly the same
[Verse 1]
In college I had a black friend
He was cool and if you asked him
What it was like to be a black man
He would laugh and say let's pretend
That every single person you see out on the street
Thinks you're carrying a gun or a knife
Yeah, that's what it's like
Every single day of my life
I said come on don't you think that's a little dramatic
And he just shook his head
Yeah, that's what the cops said
[Chorus]
I am a racist
And of this there's little doubt
Black and brown faces
They make me nervous when it's dark out
Now I don't wanna be this way
But what can I say?
This is how America raised me
To always be afraid
Don't take the blame
You're probably exactly the same
[Verse 2]
I can't clean my apartment
Sometimes I have to outsource it
That's when Carlos and Zoe come
To do the job that I can't get done
Oh, but before they arrive I'll go and hide
Valuable things I don't want them to find
Cos you never know the lengths to which some desperate people go
Then one time I found one hundred dollars on my couch
With a note that kindly read:
I found this under your bed
[Chorus]
I am a racist
And of this there's little doubt
Black and brown faces
They make me nervous when it's dark out
Now I don't wanna be this way
But what can I say?
This is how America raised me
To always be afraid
Don't try to change
You're probably exactly the same
[Bridge]
I fought it desperately
Cos I just could not believe that it was so easy
To see people differently
I looked at other things to blame
And cast down their names in shame
But the problem always ended in the same place
And that place was me
[Pre-Chorus]
I am a racist
And of this there's little doubt
But I'm trying to change it
Every time it rears its head about
Cos I don't wanna be this way
No matter what you say
I know the damage and the role that I've played
So I'll take the blame
Seems like a good place to start anyway
[Chorus]
I am a racist, yes
And I can't escape it, yeah
[?]
I am a racist, yes
And I can't escape it, yeah
[?]
Ooh, I am a racist, yes
And I can't escape it, yeah
Credits
Alex Dezen

Alex Dezen

About “I Am a Racist” by Alex Dezen

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"I Am a Racist" appears on "Alex Dezen II" in 2017.

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