Lyrics Viral - Year of the OX

Viral

Look, I gotta be honest on this track, so I wanna be earnest
After 9/11, I remember seeing turbans and getting nervous
My friend called me out and said I’m being an ignorant person
Said I was being racist. I had to take it 'cuz I deserved it
Listen, I wanna be honest so I give you facts
My uncle had a deli and every week he’s getting jacked
And 9 out of 10 times these stickup kids, they happened to be black
That’s why he’s screaming «Hurry up and buy» with his hand on his strap
Look, if I wanna be heard, can’t forget the balance
I mean, we’re racist to a point, but here’s the bigger challenge
Why do we group people together and only focus on the minuses?
Scared of pandemics, but hatred’s stronger than any virus is
Think I’m dealing with racism worse 'cuz of the outbreak?
No. We’ve been dealing with racism since birth without breaks
I still have faith in humankind, but what do I know?
Hatred’s the most contagious, and these days it’s going viral
Yeah, this mornin' I told my mama to watch her back, 'cuz they’re out to get us
Their plan of attack is like that of the Klan, but without the get up
Paranoid and ignorant is a dangerous combination
They wanna blame someone, so they aim it at all the Asians
I saw the clips of them gettin' kicked and it got me livid
What is this time that we live in, what kinda society is this?
There isn’t a limit to the lengths, they’ll go for a viral image
And hatred may be permitted still, but violence isn’t
All this is showin' us how dark it is that we’ve become
Showin' us how weak you are by targeting the weakest ones
They weren’t askin' for problems, still they looked at 'em awkward
Wearing a mask out of caution, and now look what it cost 'em
And it’s an issue, I know it’s something to iterate
Even if they continue to, Corona doesn’t discriminate
The state of danger is getting drastic, it’s 'bout survival
But hate and anger’s been spreading faster, and now it’s viral
Fear makes people do crazy things, your mind switched to auto
«If I die, then everyone dies,» it becomes the motto
You’re locking me in my house, and my freedom’s what you fucking with?
Then, fuck you, I’m leaving every elevator button licked!
You tried to throw my cousin in a box, then you broke her neck
Separated families, the phone’s out, now it won’t connect
That’s why I hate you. Spit on your face, show no respect
Left us out to die. No one heard our cries, 'cuz no one’s left
You know the story: Asian boy bullied, «Chink boy»
«Small dick boy,» and nowadays, they call him «sick boy»
They quarantine him at school, you know how kids do it
By this point, his spirit destroyed: after school, goes to his dad’s desk drawer
Then, finds the pistol, loads it, shaking so much and just points
At himself while crying: «Fuck everybody that I know!
Am I the only one right now that’s feeling suicidal?»
Then, he shoots himself in the face and he dies: then, it goes viral