Lyrics The Flaw You Worship - Saul Williams

The Flaw You Worship

It’s a character flaw that they are blind to in themselves and the characters
they create
The heroes and protagonists of their literature and films reek of the same
oversight
An uncharacteristic value that if they saw would instantly deepen and broaden
their perspective
That’s the flaw and blindsight of privilege and power
The intelligence that can be metered out by the type of comfort one would
choose to prolong and protect
An heirloom
I watch shitty movie after shitty movie thinking, how can they not see this?
Until it dawned: this was the flaw they worshipped
Blame for the refugee
Cross as an effigy
Scandals and treachery
Pan placed against the sea
Dance to the answer beat
Question the century
Judge turned to referee
Off side but on the beat
False crowd the boss of me
You’re not the boss of me
You’re not the boss of me
You’re not the boss of me
You’re not the boss of me
You’re just the president
No one elected me
Bitch I’m a resident
Now I ain’t the flaw you worship
I ain’t the flaw you worship
I ain’t the flaw you worship
I ain’t the flaw you worship
I ain’t the flaw you worship
I ain’t the flaw you worship
I ain’t the flaw you worship
I ain’t the flaw you worship
We were born without firewalls
There’s no way of keeping unwanted information and viruses out of our system
You were always a ghost in the machine
A clip that buzzed the hump
Seek no further
The noise came from here
What is the connection between a ulcrum of drums
And a constellation
A wireless message in music