T. Karras - Autism Lyrics

You probably heard about autism
You probably read about it or seen it in a movie or TV show
But you ain't know what the definition of autism truly is
Until you hear it from an autistic person, like me

I have to make a song about my mental condition
And I'm hoping some of you will just shut up and listen
I can't shy away from the thing that makes myself
And I'm tired of the people trying to help
You see me rapping? Of course I got a brain
And when you get to know us, we're all the same
Of course we're awkward; we can't help that
That makes us who we are man, you can't change facts
The normal people always trying to put us down
Saying we're all too stupid to even get around
Created "Autism Speaks" to kill off our kind
Because they're afraid of what lies in our mind
Don't get me started on how we're portrayed
We're either savant geniuses or stupid slaves
It effects everybody, you can't deny us civil rights
Perhaps it's time for us to stand up and fight

As an autistic person, I'm stuck between the eternal struggle of people who want to help out...
And people who want to kill us all
And it's very fucked indeed!

They say we want to be alone...
It's cause we don't trust anyone, they want to skin us to the bone
They won't let us advance, they won't give me a job
This happens so many times that I can't even sob
I have to lie to people to avoid discrimination
If only we got fair representation
While you people are focusing on trying to survive
You made it so hard for us to even provide
Saying we're a dissapointment to our parents
You want us to go away, your face really tells it
What are you afraid of? We exist for a purpose
But you hide the truth, because you are nervous
It's ironic when woman is the majority
And the whites aren't on top, do you feel me?
I don't care if I'm a minority, I've always been one
I would shake a brother's hand because I ain't dumb

We are always in battle with these evil forces that seek to eliminate us all
They have not succeded yet but we fear one day they might

Everyday they chipping away our benefits
And they're doing that because they know we exist
We've even existed since the ancient times
We're not an anomoly; we are divine
They design the system to keep us trapped
In mental healthcare facilities where we can't do jack
They shoot innocent people but they keep us alive
I guess all we really are is a piece of the pie
And all you have to do is just speak your mind
If only the public weren't so ignorantly blind...
I could hire a therapist but I ain't made of money
There's no therapy for free, you think this is funny?
I have a gift, but often or not is a curse...
At least my kids won't get abused in a hearse
I treat people with kindness, respect and dignity
Isn't that what the world is supposed to be?