Peremptory Challenge - Allister

So let’s shed some light

On a problem that you’ll find

All across appellate lines

That celebrates racial divide

It’s all a sham

An attorney’s master plan

Like a parlor trick we’ll stand

And watch them convict Americans

Now the prosecution’s got a dirty trick up their sleeve

They’re just waiting for one more round

While corruption by the judge is a permanent fixture

How can this all be allowed?

It’s a peremptory challenge, let me strike you from this pool

Peremptory challenge, I’ll dismiss you from this room

Peremptory challenge, let me strike you from this pool

'Til it’s an all white jury box tonight

Did we win the fight

Back in 1985

When the justices opined

That discrimination’s never right

But some will say

It’s the price we have to pay

To ensure equality

In this fucking system’s flawed design

Now the prosecution’s got a dirty trick up their sleeve

They’re just waiting for one more round

While corruption by the judge is a permanent fixture

How can this all be allowed?

It’s a peremptory challenge, let me strike you from this pool

Peremptory challenge, I’ll dismiss you from this room

Peremptory challenge, let me strike you from this pool

'Til it’s an all white jury box tonight

A jury box tonight

A jury box tonight

'Til it’s an all white jury box tonight