Ana & Barry

[Verse 1 - Morgan Freeman, quoting John Lewis] You must also study and learn the lessons of history Because humanity has been involved in this soul-wrenching, existential struggle for a very long time People on every continent have stood in your shoes Through decades and centuries before you The truth does not change The truth does not change The truth does not change The truth does not change And that is why the answers worked out long ago can help you find solutions to the challenges of our time [Hook] [Verse 2 - Killer Mike] The cliff note version, um Basically says the negro race is not of the same caliber Or shared equality with the white race And that it was the natural order of God that we be subordinated to slavery It said the cornerstone - Alexander Stephens said that we have the innate right to enslave this race of people based on the natural order of God And then he said this is THE CORNERSTONE of the CONFEDERACY This is not the second brick, the third brick, the fourth brick This is the cornerstone brick of which the foundation would be built on And he acknowledged that our constitution…may the people I didn’t want to come And I don’t want to be here But here we are, 80 years later I watched a white officer assassinate a black man And I know it tour your heart out And I know it’s crippling And I have nothing positive to say in this moment… ‘Cause I don’t want to be here [Hook]