It's not hard to make an enemy
Just take another man
Find what you want and place him between you two
Then stare at him down the length of your gun
It's not hard to make a savage
When he speaks a language you don't understand
Demand of him that he turn another page
Or measure him with the Bible in your hand
But it's hard to give
What you've taken
And it's hard to sell
Reparation
It's not hard to start a genocide
Just take a mirror and stare at it for days
Go outside once your face is memorized
Then kill everyone who doesn't look the same
It's not hard to make a promise
Pump your fist, smoke a pipe, and save the day
Lay out your best intention, and if you play it right
It'll be a hundred years before you're ever asked to pay
Now dance around my drum
Full of talk of unity
But all that you could ever give
Is everything you stole from me
But it's hard to give
What you've taken
And it's hard to sell
Reparation
It's not hard to make you listen
When armed men close your roads
But our children run through fire and dirty water
Everyday, will you listen to their ghosts scream
But it's hard to give
What you've taken
And it's hard to sell
Reparation
