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(secretly he's a racist)

from Emotion Is Cringey by Centre Negative

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lyrics

THIS ONE ACTS ENLIGHTENED
AS IF BEING OLD MAKES YOU WISE
HE CAN CHEW YOUR EAR OFF
ABOUT POLITICS ALL NIGHT

BUT JUST COS HE’S OLDER
DOESN’T MEAN HE’S RIGHT
(WHEN) HE SAYS HE'S SEEN MORE
HE MEANS HE’S ONLY SEEN WHITE [1]

JUST WHEN YOU GET TO KNOW HIM
HIS AGE BEGINS TO SHOW
TURNS OUT HE’S NO DIFFERENT
TURNS OUT HE IS PROUD THAT

/ SECRETLY HE’S A RACIST
/ AND NOW HIS TRUE COLOURS SHOW
/ HE THINKS I’M HIS RACIST ALLY
/ AND IT MAKES ME FUCKING CHOKE

THIS ONE IS HILARIOUS
AS IF HUMOUR IS ALL HE NEEDS
FORGET COMPASSION OR TOLERANCE
OR RADICAL EMPATHY [2]

BUT JUST BECAUSE HE’S FUNNY
DOESN’T MEAN HE’S WISE
HE FLAUNTS HIS COMIC ARROGANCE
AS A KIND OF HUMAN RIGHT

BUT AS SOON AS YOU’RE ON HIS SIDE
THE TONE BECOMES MORE SNIDE
WHAT YOU SUDDENLY FIND IS
WHAT HE MEANS INSIDE IS

/ SECRETLY HE’S A SADIST
/ ANOTHER FUCKING HOMOPHOBE
/ HE CALLS HIMSELF PROGRESSIVE
/ BUT I CALL HIM A JOKE

THIS ONE IS MY FRIEND
IN MY WELL-CURATED LIFE
HE THINKS HE IS RIGHTEOUS
AND I THOUGHT HE WAS RIGHT

BUT JUST COS HE’S SAYS HE'S LIBERAL
DOESN’T MEAN THAT’S WHAT HE IS
AND I KNOW WHAT HE IS

BUT THEN, WHAT GOOD AM I?
IF I DON’T CONFRONT HIS LIFE?
IF I CAN’T CHANGE HIS MIND
HE’LL THINK IT’S OKAY THAT...

/ secretly he’s a rapist [3]
/ just like most men are
/ he thinks he'll get away with it
/ cause he knows that so could i

I DON’T SAY A WORD
I DON’T SAY A WORD
I DON’T SAY A WORD
I DON’T SAY A WORD [4]

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[1] ah yep, a classic cringer for sure right here folks. this'll make ya cringe just like the old days

[2] well this shit right here is bad enough to be a sonic youth lyric

[3] ah god, i've got a feeling this one will come back to haunt me. fingers crossed i don't come out of this looking like a heavy-handed righteous fool!

[4] hey, nobody's perfect

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from Emotion Is Cringey, released August 11, 2015

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