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DIVISION (freestyle lyrics)

I'm hella proud to be Cree and Métis,  
The grandson of a German-Hungarian/  
But everytime I see a bulletin  
Of another Indigenous woman gone missin'
I feel a division inside of me/
Even though I try hard to hide it,  
Constantly feel divided straddling the fence/
Like, I'm pissed at rates  
Indigenous women and girls disappear without a trace/
But does my White face mean  
I should join the protest or check my place/?  
Fighting with my privilege  
But praying it ain't my family taken away/
Know silent ain't somethin' I can stay  
So I wanna scream and shout  
But don't wanna chase clout/
What if I join the rally  
And my pigment meant drawing attention, government finally listening/?  
Would it have happened if I had stayed out and shut my mouth/?
What if I joined the rally  
And my pigment caused attention away from the cause/?  
Would justice be served if I hadn't been concerned/?  
In the end I just want voices of  
Murdered mothers and sisters heard/
Paralyzed by indecision with every new edition  
Of this nation's national disgrace  
Against Indigenous female members/
But the numbers keep on climbing
So I guess there's no one listening/
And I'm part of the problem  
Being in-partial silent by-stander to the horror/
So, I'ma take a stand,  
Paint a red handprint over my mouth, and scream  
"No more WWIG, bring back our family/!"
Written by Pho3nix19xx
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