[Verse 1]
We just want to live is that too much to ask
But they dont give a shit cuz our skin is too black
Cranking up the pressure when the water cannons blast
We want to make a difference like a number when it adds
Police injustice in 2016 is unsurpassed
1000 bodies that we have to burn to ash
Teens dying in the streets treated like trash
Think they get away with murder best believe that it won't last

[Hook]
This american dream is an american nightmare
No matter what I do demons just won't fight fair
I been to hell and back im escaping this nightmare
I swear that Imma kill it ain't nobody is prepared

[Bridge]
I got an angel on one shoulder, devil on the other
I take a leap of faith until the demon can't recover

[Verse 2]
I can never trust a cop cuz Im scared of getting shot
If that makes me a suspect then im never getting caught
I can never be bought like a fucking politician
Politicking in the senate till we double crossed
I been to that dark place wishing I was dead
But in that dark place I found something instead
I got filled with regret that I could not process
And then I found success and I will never forget
At the end of the day everybody is the same
Everybody has shame and everybody needs to pray
Had to find a holy grail so the demon can't prevail
Their is always something somebody hates about itself

[Hook]
This american dream is an american nightmare
No matter what I do demons just won't fight fair
I been to hell and back im escaping this nightmare
I swear that Imma kill it ain't nobody is prepared

[Bridge]
I got an angel on one shoulder, devil on the other
I take a leap of faith until the demon can't recover

[Hook]
This american dream is an american nightmare
No matter what I do demons just won't fight fair
I been to hell and back im escaping this nightmare
I swear that Imma kill it ain't nobody is prepared