O say can you see

That we've done it again America

We manage to still show "equality"

And treat everyone as "one"

O say can you see

That we are still being picky of what color to choose

From the crayon box.

Over hundreds and hundreds of years

We are still considered as dirt, muck, and scum

Because of our complexion

We are not chameleons America

And that doesn't only go for the 

#teamlightskin and #teamdarkskin

O say can you see

That we bathe in this tub of stereotypes

We eat cat, rat, all we eat is rice, own laundromats

We all smoke weed, and have dreads, and like to wear towels on our heads

And the best one of all, you sound white

But you know it's all

Turn down for what

 

O say can you see

That we are still fighting for the rights to even walk out the house

That we might worry that the car driving pass us

May be the last car I'll ever see

Because drive by are poppin right now

It seem like guns are everywhere

There like rocks.

 

O say can you see

That people are still fighting to put a ring on it

O say can you see

That we still suffer from racial profiling

O say can you see

That we got kids writing "I Hate America"

O say can't you see

That we are hurting

Because it's the land of freedom

But we still walking in red, white, and blue chains