Light a Spark Video (MV)

Damn, if it ain't one thing
It's another
I'm either being held back
By my sick mind
Or my skin color
They call us spics, they don't see us as equal
They work us for pennies
It really is evil
How you gonna brand an entire person illegal?
That mindset proves they
Don't even see us as people
They're happy to use us for cheap labor
But they sure wouldn't want one of us as a neighbor
I know someone out there gonna call me a race baiter
For making this song but f*ck them
I'm tired of curving in my behavior
And they tell me, don't mix
Music and politics
To you, this is political
To me, this is just the reality
I'm forced to live
Our struggles are largely dismissed
Often we not even allowed to be kids
They make it a crime for us to even exist
These are just a few of the reasons
Why I'm raising my fist
Trying to light a spark
'Cause
I've been stuck in the dark
Like practically
My whole life
The night surrounds me
Gonna burn everything around me
To make me my own light
But all we got is each other
So taking from my brother won't help make my load light
Can anybody hear me?
Speaking loudly and clearly
I just wanna find some warmth in these cold nights
F*ck the police, yeah
I do really mean it
Wanna know why?
Take a look at the way that
We're treated
They murder us on the streets
Don't act like you haven't seen it
And get away with it time after time
Until we're slowly defeated
Or at least that's the way that we're feeling
We've done a lot of hurting
But barely any healing
They tell us we can be anything now
Trying to make the American Dream look so appealing
But it's our women of color cleaning up after
White women break through the glass ceiling
And this shit has gone on way too long
Can't live our lives this way, it feels so wrong
Working 2 or 3 jobs just to keep the lights on
From the womb to the tomb, we struggle our entire lives
They keep promising things will get better after just one more sacrifice
Living poor is constantly walking on the edge of a knife
And these are just a few of the reasons why I keep up the fight
Trying to light a spark
'Cause
I've been stuck in the dark
Like practically
My whole life
The night surrounds me
Gonna burn everything around me
To make me my own light
But all we got is each other
So taking from my brother won't help make my load light
Can anybody hear me?
Speaking loudly and clearly
I just wanna find some warmth in these cold nights
Oh, oh, oh I can't wait
Until all my debts are paid
And this junk food for thought that's on my plate
Somehow turns into a big ol' steak
Oh oh, oh, I can't wait
Until all my debts are paid
And this junk food for thought
That's on my plate somehow turns into a hug ol' steak
Trying to light a spark
'Cause
I've been stuck in the dark
Like practically
My whole life
The night surrounds me
Gonna burn everything around me
To make me my own light
But all we got is each other
So taking from my brother won't help make my load light
Can anybody hear me?
Speaking loudly and clearly
I just wanna find some warmth in these cold nights
Oh, oh, oh, I can't wait
Until all my debts are paid
And this junk food for thought that's on my plate
Somehow turns into a big ol' steak