Anything But (Interlude)

[Intro}
Mmm-mmm-hmm
Yeah

[Chorus]
I think we're all in agreement when I say that right now things suck
And they won't ease up
Don't talk 'bout normal to me though
'Cause all I've seen is anything but

[Verse]
We've heard "This is the new normal" but I know better
We've had different definitions of normal forever
Sworn into it in elementary, allegiance pledging
Born into it- yeah, it goes deeper based on complexion
To all my colorblind melanin-deficient bretheren
Might wanna gеt an eye exam or at lеast some perspective
It's nice in theory but the practice is biased perception
You don't see race, you don't see the problems that it's presenting
It took the world screeching to a halt to halt infection
A fo'-five poppin' off you gotta call the President
In a year of election
And a Black snuff film of eight minutes, forty-six seconds to get y'alls attention
Thought normalcy would come 'round like seasonal drink selection
Summer's watermelon, fall's pumpkin spice, winter's peppermint
Don't say "The New Normal"- for some of us, it's never been
Your old frames of reference have been rendered irrelevant

[Chorus]
I think we're all in agreement when I say that right now things suck
And they won't ease up
Don't talk 'bout normal to me though
'Cause all I've seen is anything but (Anything but)
I think we're all in agreement when I say that right now things suck
And they won't ease up
Back to normal I can't see though
'Cause all I've known is anything but