[Verse 1] They smile for the camera, hand on the flag Then lock the door when my people drag Same old names in a fresh-cut suit Same old hate in a polished boot Count the votes, count the lies Count the boots and the fake concern eyes They sell "patriot" like it's clean on the shelf But the rotten heart still knows itself [Pre-Chorus] I see the script, I know the game Same dirty mouth, different name Say "law and order," say "take it back" But you built that house on a broken track [Chorus] Red hat rust, red hat rust Built on fear and a cloud of dust Red hat rust, red hat rust You can’t wash white what was built from trust Red hat rust, red hat rust We see the lies, we’ve had enough (Enough) (Enough) [Verse 2] Granddad bones in a prison frame Kids in cages with a folder name Votes get bent and facts get bent Then they call it "tradition" and call it "intent" Church on Sunday, hate by noon Spit on truth and then sing the tune Talk that talk, but the cut runs deep Same old wound that you let it keep [Pre-Chorus] I hear the dog whistle, thin and cold Wrapped in red, but the core is mold You point at us like we’re the threat While your own hands stay blood-wet [Chorus] Red hat rust, red hat rust Built on fear and a cloud of dust Red hat rust, red hat rust You can’t wash white what was built from trust Red hat rust, red hat rust We see the lies, we’ve had enough (Enough) (Enough) [Bridge] No more smoke screens No more polished lies No more kneeling to the same old spite We’ve got names We’ve got receipts We’ve got generations in the streets You can shout and posture, bang your chest But the truth keeps beating in the west And it sounds like this [Chorus] Red hat rust, red hat rust Built on fear and a cloud of dust Red hat rust, red hat rust You can’t wash white what was built from trust Red hat rust, red hat rust We see the lies, we’ve had enough (Enough) (Enough)
