Alex Dezen - I Am a Racist lyrics

[Chorus] I am a racist And of this there's little doubt Black and brown faces They make me nervous when it's dark out Now I don't wanna be this way But what can I say? This is how America raised me To always be afraid Don't take the blame You're probably exactly the same [Verse 1] In college I had a black friend He was cool and if you asked him What it was like to be a black man He would laugh and say let's pretend That every single person you see out on the street Thinks you're carrying a gun or a knife Yeah, that's what it's like Every single day of my life I said come on don't you think that's a little dramatic And he just shook his head Yeah, that's what the cops said [Chorus] I am a racist And of this there's little doubt Black and brown faces They make me nervous when it's dark out Now I don't wanna be this way But what can I say? This is how America raised me To always be afraid Don't take the blame You're probably exactly the same [Verse 2] I can't clean my apartment Sometimes I have to outsource it That's when Carlos and Zoe come To do the job that I can't get done Oh, but before they arrive I'll go and hide Valuable things I don't want them to find Cos you never know the lengths to which some desperate people go Then one time I found one hundred dollars on my couch With a note that kindly read: I found this under your bed [Chorus] I am a racist And of this there's little doubt Black and brown faces They make me nervous when it's dark out Now I don't wanna be this way But what can I say? This is how America raised me To always be afraid Don't try to change You're probably exactly the same [Bridge] I fought it desperately Cos I just could not believe that it was so easy To see people differently I looked at other things to blame And cast down their names in shame But the problem always ended in the same place And that place was me [Pre-Chorus] I am a racist And of this there's little doubt But I'm trying to change it Every time it rears its head about Cos I don't wanna be this way No matter what you say I know the damage and the role that I've played So I'll take the blame Seems like a good place to start anyway [Chorus] I am a racist, yes And I can't escape it, yeah [?] I am a racist, yes And I can't escape it, yeah [?] Ooh, I am a racist, yes And I can't escape it, yeah