McKennen Campbell - Piano Lyrics

I'm pressured into admiring no one
I'm pressured into admiring no one

Always got my head up but I'm walking with my head down
Wanna advocate but they don't care about a noun
Not Black enough but they say I'm too brown
They say they're here for you but their help is out of town
I just want to be able to secure what I own
Too young to comprehend but I'm not acting grown
Why don't you leave a message at the tone
Since you all like it when I'm alone

They're waiting for you to leave so they can be where you can be
They're waiting for you to lose so they can fill in your shoes

Yet I see through your lies
It's no surprise
The way you look implies
Despite your own devise
You despise
Putting the truth in disguise
Looked through the lows and the highs
You secretly criticize
I see it with my own eyes
Your actions make me realize

Y'all tasteless just like paprika
Y'all heartless tyrant type leader
I saw it first I called out eureka
I got hope just call me a believer
Who run it when I step on the scene
Discriminating thinking you a friend but you a fiend
It's the message that I'm sending that they're trying to demean
It's almost like it's a daily routine

I'm pressured into admiring no one
I'm pressured into admiring no one
I'm pressured into admiring no one
I'm pressured into admiring no one

They make me mad at myself talking bad about the people who they love
Do I have to act different for my respect
Or can I just be and you're forced to accept
Listen to me for once if you cannot articulate what's wrong
Instead of letting underlying problems be prolonged
Sing your song
And make sure you're singing strong
'Cause I'd rather hear from you if you don't want me to belong

They're waiting for you to leave so they can be where you can be
They're waiting for you to lose so they can fill in your shoes

Would a piano sound as good if there were no black keys?
Would I be free to roam adagio, at ease
Or remain restricted, afflicted and crescendo to a freeze
Cause you reprise
Your expertise
To displease
Below zero degrees

Y'all tasteless just like paprika
Y'all heartless tyrant type leader
I saw it first I called out Eureka
I got hope just call me a believer
Who run it when I step on the scene
Discriminating thinking you a friend but you a fiend
It's the message that I'm sending that they're trying to demean
It's almost like a daily routine

When you're halted when you walk
Trying to illuminate the night
You take on all the plight

Watch yourself and what you do
Don't let nobody get to you
It's the same old people who see in yourself something that they don't have
But you know that on your behalf
It's upfront that
You don't need all the support
That you want
That you want
That you want
That you want
Don't let nobody get to you
You need to let these things pass through
Don't search for answers because you know
You always have the truth