From The Inside (The Sol Sessions) ft. Alok Verma & Billy Hare Lyrics

The white man is deteriorating

From the inside

He looks to either side

Begging for help as his power subsides

He looks to his sister

Even though he spent years undermining her and her needs

But she has - mostly - been more humane than he

And perhaps feels pity or perhaps is afraid of the monster that he can be

He looks to his cousins

Who he spat on and mocked

Who he attacked and robbed

Pretending their beautiful melanin could be an excuse for greed and purposeless creed

You see, he -

is desperately searching for an identity to hold pride in

Coz now that we’re aligning against colonising

We’ve asked him to step back:

to re learn and support

To actively redistribute portions of his privilege

And this he finds difficult to coordinate with his current comforts.

And so -

Whilst he begs for redemption

He refuses to right his own wrongs

Expecting those he hurt to do the work for him

He clings to what power he has left

But is watching it crumble beneath his fingertips

For our pride is stronger than his violence

And our love more powerful than piousness

Our resilience was learnt at the highest cost

So our wisdom, once earnt cannot be lost.

And as we rise we watch him fall

As we organise, himself he humbles

As we become tactical, his system breaks apart

For action with thought and love, in our numbers ain't a farce.

You see the white man is deteriorating

From the inside

He looks from side to side

Begging for help as his power subsides.

He is inside every one of us

Say watch your step

Watch yourself

It’s not too late

To come and join us

So come and join us.

See the white man is deteriorating

From the inside

He looks from side to side

Begging for help as his power subsides.