Rollercoaster - India.Arie

This just in, another talented young Black man

Thrown in jail, lost his life, just sitting on his couch, in the street

Every time I turn on the news

I can’t seem to tell a lie from the truth

Earthquakes all over the place

Contaminated water in Flint is so crazy

Big pharma makin' big ol' bucks

Sellin' all these deadly and addictive drugs

And we don’t even know what we can eat

We got genetically modified broccoli

And they clonin' animals, we eatin' the meat

The text thing they turn around, they clonin' you and me

The way they do the human race is a ridiculous crime

And Colin Kaepernick’s knee got y’all losin' y’all minds?

Come on

Let me off this rollercoaster (Hey)

I don’t wanna ride no more (I don’t wanna ride no more)

I don’t wanna ride no more, I don’t wanna ride no more, no more

Let me off this rollercoaster

I don’t wanna ride no more (I don’t wanna ride no more)

I don’t wanna ride no more, I don’t wanna ride no more, no more

Every time I turn on my radio

It’s the sex, lies, the misogyny show

All day, every day in my ear

If you keep your clothes on, then they call that rare

Vulgarity, they raisin' the ante

It’s the road less traveled if you wanna be classy

I look at it all and I’m completely inspired

To answer all negativity with a song and a smile

And I’ma stand up for what I believe in

And I don’t care who thinks I’m preachin'

Pay attention to the way you’re spendin' your time

'Cause keepin' up with the Kardashians is fallin' behind, yeah

Let me off this rollercoaster

I don’t wanna ride no more (I don’t wanna ride no more)

I don’t wanna ride no more, I don’t wanna ride no more, no more

Let me off this rollercoaster

I don’t wanna ride no more (I don’t wanna ride no more)

I don’t wanna ride no more, I don’t wanna ride no more, no more

'Round and 'round and up and down

Yeah, it’s makin' me nauseous

Let you take me on this ride

I’ve got to be more cautious

All this talk of human rights overseas

Meanwhile our Black community is under siege

Genocide is focused on the African race

Especially in the streets of this USA, now

They say that there’s a war on terrorism

Then the powers that be, they need to look in the mirror

I thought that we lived in a democracy

But I don’t remember anyone askin' me, nah

They said that our vote would be our voice

This insanity could never be anyone’s choice

'Cause the whole world is in need of desperate help

But the first thing that we need to do is look at ourselves, yeah

Let me off this rollercoaster

I don’t wanna ride no more (I don’t wanna ride no more)

I don’t wanna ride no more, I don’t wanna ride no more, no more

Let me off this rollercoaster

I don’t wanna ride no more (I don’t wanna ride no more)

I don’t wanna ride no more, I don’t wanna ride no more, no more

Mumble rap, Percocet, Oxycodone

Amateur pornographic videos

I would not believe it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes

If it didn’t make me mad, it would make me cry

Now how are we gonna get ourselves out of this mess?

It’s time for us to elevate our consciousness

And raise our voice to be the men we want our girls to marry

Make love, peace and respect the priority

'Cause we’re watchin' as the world falls apart

That means we need to stop and switch our own heart

'Cause we create this world we live in

The only way to peace is through…

Let me off this rollercoaster (Ooh)

I don’t wanna ride no more (I don’t wanna ride no more)

I don’t wanna ride no more, I don’t wanna ride no more, no more

Let me off this rollercoaster

I don’t wanna ride no more (I don’t wanna ride no more)

I don’t wanna ride no more, I don’t wanna ride no more, no more

This just in, another talented young Black man taken to prison

Was sitting on his couch

Little more than crossing the street

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