Solange - Interlude: Pedestals Lyrics

But man, I done been through it all, so I, I said
"I wanna tell my story," 'cause I, I never cried or nothing
And that's where the, "Make 'em say, uh-uh," that's like my pain
That's basically what that is, that's my battle cry
Think about it, none of us are perfect
We live in an imperfect world
You know, only God can judge me, that's how I look at it
The people that's sitting around pointing their fingers
Imagine all the stuff they're probably doing
Whether you're police officers, doctors, lawyers, presidents
Whatever, you got good and bad in everything
You know, we're putting people on a pedestal
That's just a human like us, you know?
I mean, they got more drugs in the rich neighborhoods
Than they got in the hood
A lot of their kids dying
From overdose and things like that, think about it
Black kids have to figure it out
We don't have rehabs to go to
You gotta rehab yourself
But for us, you can't pull the plug on us and tell us it's over
Not me

But man, I done been through it all, so I, I said
"I wanna tell my story," 'cause I, I never cried or nothing
And that's where the, "Make 'em say, uh-uh," that's like my pain
That's basically what that is, that's my battle cry
Think about it, none of us are perfect
We live in an imperfect world
You know, only God can judge me, that's how I look at it
The people that's sitting around pointing their fingers
Imagine all the stuff they're probably doing
Whether you're police officers, doctors, lawyers, presidents
Whatever, you got good and bad in everything
You know, we're putting people on a pedestal
That's just a human like us, you know?
I mean, they got more drugs in the rich neighborhoods
Than they got in the hood
A lot of their kids dying
From overdose and things like that, think about it
Black kids have to figure it out
We don't have rehabs to go to
You gotta rehab yourself
But for us, you can't pull the plug on us and tell us it's over
Not me