Don't Call Me White

Don't call me white, don't call me white Don't call me white, don't call me white The connotations wearing my nerves thin Could it be semantics generating the mess we're in? I understand that language breeds stereotype But what's the explanation for the malice, for the spite? Don't call me white, don't call me white Don't call me white, don't call me white I wasn't brought here, while I was born Circumcised, categorised, allegiance sworn Does this mean I have to take such shit for being fair skinned? No! I ain't a part of no conspiracy, I'm just your average Joe Don't call me white, don't call me white Don't call me white, don't call me white Represents everything I hate The soap shoved in your mouth to cleanse the mind The vast majority of sheep A buttoned collar, starched and bleached Constricting veins, the blood flow to the brain slows They're so fucking ordinary white Don't call me white Oh, we're better off this way Oh, say what you're gonna say So go ahead and label me An asshole cause I can Accept responsibility For what I've done, but not for who I am Don't call me white Don't call me white, don't call me white