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New Slaves (Clean Version)

Kanye West

FromYeezus ReleasedJune 18, 2013

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Chill, chill, chill, chill, chill, chill
Chill, chill, chill, chill, chill, chill

My mama was raised in the era when
Clean water was only served to the fairer skin
Doin′ clothes, you woulda thought I had help
But they wasn’t satisfied unless I picked the cotton myself
You see it′s broke ***** racism
That’s that “Don’t touch anything in the store”
And it′s rich ***** racism
That′s that “Come in, please buy more”

“What you want, a Bentley? Fur coat? A diamond chain?
All you blacks want all the same things”
Used to only be ******, now everybody playin’
Spendin′ everything on Alexander Wang
New slaves

You see it’s leaders and it′s followers
But I’d rather be a **** than a swallower
You see it′s leaders and it’s followers
But I’d rather be a **** than a swallower

I throw these Maybach keys
I wear my heart on the sleeve
I know that we the new slaves
I see the blood on the leaves
I see the blood on the leaves
I see the blood on the leaves
I know that we the new slaves
I see the blood on the leaves

They throwin′ hate at me
Want me to stay at ease
**** you and your corporation
Y′all ****** can’t control me
I know that we the new slaves
I know that we the new slaves
I′m ’bout to wild the **** out
I′m goin’ Bobby Boucher

I know that ***** ain′t free
You ****** *****, ain’t me
Y’all throwin′ contracts at me
You know that ****** can′t read
Throw on some Maybach keys
**** it, c’est la vie
I know that we the new slaves
Y′all ****** can’t **** with me

Y′all ****** can’t **** with Ye
Y′all ****** can’t **** with Ye
I’ll move my family out the country
So you can′t see where I stay
So go and grab the reporters
So I can smash their recorders
See they′ll confuse us with some ********
Like the New World Order

Meanwhile the DEA
Teamed up with the CCA
They tryna lock ****** up
They tryna make new slaves
See that’s that privately owned prison
Get your piece today
They prolly all in the Hamptons
Braggin′ ’bout what they made

**** you and your Hampton house
I′ll **** your Hampton spouse
Came on her Hampton blouse
And in her Hampton mouth
Y’all ′bout to turn **** up
I’m ’bout to tear **** down
I′m ′bout to air **** out
Now what the **** they gon’ say now?

I won′t end this high, not this time again
So long, so long, so long, you cannot survive
And I’m not dyin′, and I can’t lose
I can′t lose, no, I can’t lose
‘Cause I can′t leave it to you
So let′s get too high, get too high again
Too high again, too high

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