[Intro] [piano loop, sub-bass, record scratch] Yeah. Black flag up. I already know. [Verse 1] [boom-bap drums enter] I have been waving my white flag up, I do not surrender or retreat, I know All who want to and I lost no man, I refuse the thought of defeat, combat Not Frank Sinatra, but Mr. Lee, I do it my way, go big or go home, that's me Then they never drive me crazy, I walk the rest of the way on my own, I passed that test Black flag for all those people who been down so long Black flag flying when the hope feels gone Power when the world don't listen, just a prisoner of the system [Chorus] [orchestral strings enter, synth pads] Black flag raised, yeah I already know Just a prisoner of the world, that's the truth When the days go dark, still standing tall when they break my heart Black flag up, no white flag here Just surviving through the static and fear [Verse 2] [drums continue, piano loop] It's all bright lights and dark days, I see plenty black flags, get raised Excuse my views, I was blind man, led by fools with a blind plan Recycled soldiers, cloned minds, drones humming, gun drums in real time Automatic weapons, drum line, local pastimes, blood time So please proceed with caution now, black flag flying on this holding ground Pow, yeah I learned it early, just a prisoner of the world, surely [Chorus] Black flag raised, yeah I already know Just a prisoner of the world, that's the truth When the days go dark, still standing tall when they break my heart Black flag up, no white flag here Just surviving through the static and fear [Verse 3] [bass becomes more prominent] I'm just a product of my environment, try and make it to retirement Without firemen, without war wounds, praying peace comes soon Trying to outlive all the guys from my block, moon platoon dreams but the night's still cold All I trust is God and my cat's eye mold, enough to know when to stand, when to pause Hoist my black flag, yeah I know the cause, pow, I'm just trying to relax Still a prisoner of the world, that's facts [Outro] [drums drop out, piano and strings fade] Black flag, black flag, I already know Black flag, black flag, yeah I already know Black flag, black flag, yeah, no white flag now
