White Freedom

I'm no racist
           Ah, but all of your neighbors are White?
I don't see color
           Of course, so you won't have to join in the fight  
Not a racist bone in my body
           Because racist bones don't exist
I have a Black friend I invite to my house
           But you've never been over to his

Freedom   
           From feeling discomfort or pain
Freedom
           A troublesome topic, it's plain
Freedom          
           From having a hard conversation  
           Perpetual silence is cultural violence
           Your whiteness is at it again.

I don't do slavery
           No, but it's ok for somebody else?
I pay all of my laborers something
           Sure, but you'd never become one yourself
I vote for free education
           Well then, maybe you'll build them a school
We'll dig up some ground on the far side of town
So they won't have to swim in our pool

Freedom
We know that it comes at a price
Freedom
The secret is always be nice
Freedom
It's clear that our system is working
Don't cause any trouble, don't puncture the bubble
It's worth it, take my advice

This racist tragedy
Why should it have to be
Our nation's strategy?
Why let it shape our fragile future

A free economy
Demands autonomy 
I love community
But someone has to be the loser

Freedom
To gain any profit we can
Freedom
The dream, that was part of the plan
Freedom          
From holding us all to account 
If freedom for all becomes part of the law

True representation be damned