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I voted pro life i saluted to the flag
Voted pro-life and saluted the flag
I listen to all your preachers, yea
Listens to preachers advocating Christian morals
Bring them Christian morals back
Calls for a return of Christian morals
When they go left you know we go right
Aligns with right-wing values when others go left
At first I couldn't see your lies
Initially unable to perceive deceit
You said we equally in Christ
Claims equality in Christ, especially for black lives
'Til it's a black man's life
Contrasts the ideal with the reality of a black man's life
(on the line) then the true man shows
When a black man's life is at stake, the true character is revealed
To the Truman show
Introduces and repeats the concept of "TrueMan show"
Welcome to the TrueMan show, aye
-To the TrueMan show
-Welcome to the Truman show, aye
-Everybody saying peace peace
Observes calls for peace amid racial injustices
Black man killed in the streets
Addresses violence against black individuals and global issues
Black woman killed in hеr sleep
-Now apartheid Palestine Middlе East
-And even while I'm sitting in the pews
Criticizes the focus on looting over police shootings
Preacher keeps talking about looting
-Had a lot to say about that
-But not about police shootings
-Why is the US flag in the foyer
Questions the association of the US flag and single-issue voting
While we keep talkin' bout Fourth of July
-Who told us we should be single issue voters
-For the POTUS need to open our eyes
-Why is the Christian position Republican
Questions the alignment of Christian values with the Republican party
Religious liberty prioritized
-Whatever happened to waving your rights
-Sacrifice and all that laying down lives
-They told us to follow the rules
Reflects on blindly following rules and awakening to clues
That's how we fell for the ruse
-But then I start catching the cues
-Started to follow the clues
-Is Sunday morning like a lullaby
Compares Sunday mornings to a lullaby, addressing hypocrisy
When we sleep they preach another guy
-Like a caterpillar turns to butterfly
-They turn as callous then they customize
-I voted pro life i saluted to the flag
Repeats earlier expressions of values and faith
I listen to all your preachers, yea
-Bring them Christian morals back
-When they go left you know we go right
-At first I couldn't see your lies
Reiterates the theme of recognizing true character under pressure
You said we equally in Christ
-'Til it's a black man's life
-(on the line) then the true man shows
-To the Truman show
Repeats the introduction to the "TrueMan show"
Welcome to the TrueMan show, aye
-To the TrueMan show
-Welcome to the Truman show, aye
-I knew we had differences
Expresses disappointment in the church's response to racism
I never assumed that the church was flawless
-But this one was different
-They recorded the lynching all of us saw it
-I thought the church would rise
Hopes for a positive change in confronting racism within the church
Confronting racism this time
-To rewrite the history lines
-That Christians was getting it
-Right this time but what we do
Criticizes the church's response to social issues and injustice
Run to our tribe tell them to evangelize
-Tell them to come and pray
-While police out here hunting they prey
-And people out losing lives
Recognizes the disguised nationalism as posing as Christianity
I finally see it that
-Nationalism is posing as
-If it is one in the same
-They calling it Christian but
Highlights the difference between true Christianity and Americanized religion
Really it's different
-A different religion that's using the name
-It's really American
-This is the heritage seminaries are
Criticizes seminaries for not adequately preparing pastors for social issues
Not seeming to train
-These future ambassadors sending
-Our pastors under
-Prepared and they're being ordained
-If you're looking for me
Declares solidarity with the marginalized and least privileged
I'mma be with the least of these
-Cause that's what my Jesus sees
-Who is my neighbor the person
Poses a question about who the neighbor is in a moral context
That's begging to breathe i voted pro life
-I saluted to the flag
Repeats expressions of pro-life stance and patriotic gestures
I listen to all your preachers, yea
-Bring them Christian morals back
-When they go left you know we go right
-At first I couldn't see your lies
Reiterates the theme of recognizing true character, especially in adversity
You said we equally in Christ
-'Til it's a black man's life
-(on the line) then the true man shows
-To the Truman show
Repeats the welcome to the "TrueMan show"
Welcome to the TrueMan show, aye
-To the TrueMan show
-Welcome to the Truman show, aye
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