The Roots And Bilal - It ain't fair - Detroit - Soundtrack

[ Ensemble playing intro to "It Ain't Fair" ] [ Ensembles stops ] [ Piano playing ] -♪ People swear they woke, but they're walking in their sleep ♪ ♪ I pray the Lord their souls to keep ♪ ♪ Because wolves disguised as sheep patrol our streets ♪ ♪ And we all know that which you sow, you shall reap ♪ ♪ Those who do know, you should teach ♪ ♪ Through every loophole, we gon' leap until you reach ♪ ♪ A common ground and become unbound ♪ ♪ Because when your whole town becomes a battleground ♪ ♪ Tears raining down because it ain't fair ♪ [ Ensemble playing ] ♪ It's hard when you're looking for love ♪ ♪ And it ain't there ♪ ♪ Or try to read what tomorrow holds ♪ ♪ And it ain't clear ♪ ♪ Because the well is running dry ♪ ♪ Racial tension is running high ♪ ♪ Under 21 is far too young to die ♪ ♪ My salvation's under fire ♪ ♪ This marks the rising of the tide ♪ -♪ Every day I wear a mask like an umpire ♪ ♪ Guess a brother gotta laugh to keep from crying ♪ ♪ Tonight another friend passed on the young side ♪ ♪ It's sad 'cause a good friend's hard to come by ♪ ♪ Justice is never color blind, never gun shy ♪ ♪ For one crime, you ain't never see the sun shine ♪ ♪ We know of one times, giving you the finger ♪ ♪ 'Round hearing me, [bleep] you ♪ ♪ It ain't the number-one sign ♪ ♪ I hear they turning downtown to the front line ♪ ♪ It's something like the same place, but it ain't safe ♪ ♪ They took it from the human race to a tank chase ♪ ♪ The devil feeding off hate so he gain weight ♪ ♪ There's tainted water in the well, so we can't taste ♪ ♪ People dazed and amazed, though it ain't grace ♪ ♪ Impossible to co-exist in the same space ♪ ♪ Enter the black saint with the war paint face ♪ -♪ He-e-e-e-e-ey ♪ ♪ Uhhhhh ♪ ♪ All right ♪ -Talk to 'em, brother. -♪ This generation, we've forsaken all that's real ♪ ♪ What emotions do we feel? ♪ ♪ Is your poison called a pistol or a pill? ♪ ♪ Some people say, "Let Jesus take the wheel" ♪ ♪ Others say, "Thou shall not kill" ♪ ♪ But that old-time religion ain't gon' pay my bills ♪ ♪ We've come so far, yet here we are ♪ ♪ Bruised and scarred, presumed inferior ♪ ♪ But we ain't scared o' y'all ♪ ♪ No, it ain't fair ♪ ♪ It's hard when you're looking for love ♪ ♪ And it ain't there ♪ ♪ Or try to read what tomorrow holds ♪ ♪ And it ain't clear ♪ ♪ Because the well is running dry ♪ ♪ Racial tension is running high ♪ ♪ Under 21 is far too young to die ♪ ♪ My salvation's under fire ♪ ♪ Rising and rising ♪ -♪ To my Arab, Israeli, Native American, Mexicans ♪ ♪ Invested in wrestling with Willie Lynch's next of kin ♪ ♪ The rising of the tide, noose around our necks again ♪ ♪ Look at how they try to hide proof of all our excellence ♪ ♪ The only tag you know me as is Holy Swag ♪ ♪ Through any glass window, we smash, and, bro, we back ♪ ♪ It's coming fast, I'm unabashed, so we have ♪ ♪ An awareness of the only flag that's growing fast ♪ ♪ I guess I'm trynna minimize regrets, I identify with death ♪ ♪ That don't mean it's not an uninvited guest ♪ ♪ I'm just trynna answer all of my requests ♪ ♪ And express in 140 characters or less ♪ ♪ That I'm the best-educated, premeditated ♪ ♪ Legislated, dedicated ♪ ♪ Heavyweight that ever paid it with blood ♪ ♪ Not tuition, I got a pot to *** in ♪ ♪ Without a cop's permission despite the opposition ♪ ♪ Listen! ♪ [ Instrumental break ] -♪ Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ♪ ♪ It ain't fair ♪ ♪ It's hard when you're looking for love ♪ ♪ And it ain't there ♪ -♪ It ain't there ♪ -♪ Or try to read what tomorrow holds ♪ ♪ And it ain't clear ♪ -♪ It ain't clear ♪ -♪ Because the well is running dry ♪ ♪ It ain't fair ♪ ♪ No, it ain't fair ♪ -♪ No ♪ -♪ No, it ain't fair ♪ ♪ Looking for justice and it's just us ♪ ♪ It ain't fair ♪ -♪ No ♪ -♪ Oh, there's a riot going on out there ♪ ♪ And it ain't fair ♪ ♪ When your protector is your predator ♪ ♪ It ain't fair ♪ ♪ No, it ain't fair ♪ ♪ No, it ain't fair! ♪ ♪ No, no! ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ -♪ No, no ♪ -♪ No, no ♪ -♪ No, no, no ♪ [ Instrumental break ] [ Music stops ] [ Ensemble playing ] [ Saxophone solo ] [ Music ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] -Thank you. The Roots! Bilal! "Detroit" and the "Detroit" original motion picture soundtrack are both out now.