VERSE ONE:
Hesitant to go against Cancel Culture
lest I get lumped in with racist, dense muthafuckas
in this fucked-up Western World, that think their rights are trampled on.
Oh, they’re not wrong - depends on what side of the fence you’re on of the con’!
Shut others down to keep their nose up real high?
Realize, polarization has seen a real rise -
before I wrote a song with Schaf’ how wrong it is to feel right
all life-long. Same ol’ song needs a reprise!
If you ask me, it’s all about greed!
You either got it or you need it. Don’t wanna share it, you keep it.
Information is power - tight-fisted fuckers will conceal it.
Selfish people will sour the meal so you don’t get to eat it!
Leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, right? But
shits will act fake to not get dumped outside of
inner circles, thinking all that work will pay off. Buncha jerks’ll
take a pay-off just to shirk the lames not agreeing with their own take on
things!

CHORUS:
“Shut your shit or get your shit shut down”
is what the world keeps telling us. It’s hard to stay rebellious!
“Shut your shit or get your shit shut down”
is what the world keeps telling us. It’s hard to stay rebellious!
Yo, “Shut your shit or get your shit shut down”
is what the world keeps saying!

VERSE TWO:
I ain't down with your racism - deceptive visions
of tribalism that's just division. My skepticism
might be at an all-time high, but I don't know the limits
of your ignorance. Selfish Living is how we give in,
how we can turn blind eyes. I'm trying to focus with 'em.
Keep 'em on the prize, not despise your religion,
culture, colour or creed, just ‘cause I don't agree.
IDIIC - that's how we will succeed:
Infinite Diversity In Infinite Combos.
‘Cause if it swung the other way, like we all looked the same,
we'd still find a way to segregate, so we profit off your
subhuman treatment. It's not infrequent,
entire nation states behave this way. I wanna embrace decent
behaviour, and be good to say "fuck the haters"
at the same time. But know that doesn't work if I retain my
bias. Narrow-minded - I'm trying to fight it and stay wide-eyed --

CHORUS:
and not get shit shut down. But the world keeps telling us, it's hard to stay rebellious.
“Shut your shit or get your shit shut down”
is what the world keeps telling us. It’s hard to stay rebellious!
“Shut your shit or get your shit shut down”
is what the world keeps telling us. It’s hard to stay rebellious!
Yo, “Shut your shit or get your shit shut down”
is what the world keeps saying!

VERSE THREE:
"Music streams are so lit" - yeah, that's short for "litigated."
You get burned on the backend. Y'all just want entertainment
during a pandemic to just help you contend with
your claustrophobic feelings. What a great time for releasing
more copyright robots to block you from what you're seeking!
I could stop paying for shit - my way of defunding policing!
But that might screw the artist over. Yeah, corporate hearts are colder.
C.E.O.’s got to control a band's repertoire, since they lost
live performance revenue. Any dude that used to
sing for their meals feels chills ‘cause the rent is due.
But telling you “free music online was never meant for you”’s
a muthafucking joke that I don't get, ‘cause they don't get
to rule the internet! Sure, I get they want us to get into step.
I'll interject - it's complicated when I own my own,
but still have to pay for distro so you get this song on loan.
Makes me wanna get on Lean when the means for their ends
shuts my shit down, so friends don't get to hear it,
New people can't get near it. The spirit of commerce is a bust.
They don't show love, you're just fucked. Shut
down 'cause their rope's short. Tug, you get [jucked!]

CHORUS