Wake Up
Robert Glasper · Code Derivation
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Wake Up (Flipped by MMYYKK) Lyrics
[Intro: MMYYKK]
Wait
Lemme get this off my chest, man
America
You got some 'splaining to do... ha-ha-ha
Let's get it
Yessir
[Verse 1: MMYYKK]
Stuck between a rock and an old face
I'm droppin' loose change in a gold plate
Payin' tithe to sponsor genocide, it's a cold day
Immunity's qualified when they lie with a bold face
They claim it's Al when niggas die and it's on tape
Then criminalize the vagabonds and the stowaways
Land of the free if you white, male and you owned slaves
The home of colonial thought leaders and old ways
Polarized two-party politics, nonsensical armaments
It's incomprehensible as the point of land acknowledgements
I ain't the type to let the shit slide unless it's to the pot
Call the kettle back, that make you the opps
Know politicians who coke heads when they off the clock
And homophobic preachers who secretly smokin' cock
Seems like the stench is more intense closer to the top
I'm sparkin' incense climbin' the steps, waitin' for the shoe to drop Wake up
[Hook: MMYYKK]
The truth revealed, the veil is peeled, my eyes can see
No empathy within your flawed philosophy
Bail out banks, but won't bail out the trap (Whoa)
Funds for wars, but no cash for the Blacks (Whoa)
Built up walls out of alternative facts
They rush to move forward, too ashamed to look back
The truth revealed, the veil is peeled, my eyes can see
No empathy within your false reality
Bail out banks, but won't bail out the trap (Whoa)
Funds for wars, but no cash for the Blacks (Whoa)
Built up walls out of alternative facts
They rush to move forward, too ashamed of the-
[Verse 2: MMYYKK]
Nonsense spammin' up the comments
No frills, no more makin' appeals to your conscience
We on offense, desensitized to the violence
They stay quiet, speakin' loud through they silence
We pickin' the locks and comin' through the door blastin'
That's word to Tupac and his truth is everlastin', uh, yeah
Passion of the Christ, assassin in the night
Put a knife to a fascist, yeah
[Hook: MMYYKK]
Bail out banks, but won't bail out the trap (Whoa)
Funds for wars, but no cash for the Blacks (Whoa)
Built up walls out of alternative facts
They rush to move forward, too ashamed to look back
Bail out banks, but won't bail out the trap (Whoa)
Funds for wars, but no cash for the Blacks (Whoa)
Built up walls out of alternative facts
They rush to move forward, too ashamed to look back
Wake Up (Flipped by MMYYKK) Lyrics
[Intro: MMYYKK]
Wait
Lemme get this off my chest, man
America
You got some 'splaining to do... ha-ha-ha
Let's get it
Yessir
[Verse 1: MMYYKK]
Stuck between a rock and an old face
I'm droppin' loose change in a gold plate
Payin' tithe to sponsor genocide, it's a cold day
Immunity's qualified when they lie with a bold face
They claim it's Al when niggas die and it's on tape
Then criminalize the vagabonds and the stowaways
Land of the free if you white, male and you owned slaves
The home of colonial thought leaders and old ways
Polarized two-party politics, nonsensical armaments
It's incomprehensible as the point of land acknowledgements
I ain't the type to let the shit slide unless it's to the pot
Call the kettle back, that make you the opps
Know politicians who coke heads when they off the clock
And homophobic preachers who secretly smokin' cock
Seems like the stench is more intense closer to the top
I'm sparkin' incense climbin' the steps, waitin' for the shoe to drop Wake up
[Hook: MMYYKK]
The truth revealed, the veil is peeled, my eyes can see
No empathy within your flawed philosophy
Bail out banks, but won't bail out the trap (Whoa)
Funds for wars, but no cash for the Blacks (Whoa)
Built up walls out of alternative facts
They rush to move forward, too ashamed to look back
The truth revealed, the veil is peeled, my eyes can see
No empathy within your false reality
Bail out banks, but won't bail out the trap (Whoa)
Funds for wars, but no cash for the Blacks (Whoa)
Built up walls out of alternative facts
They rush to move forward, too ashamed of the-
[Verse 2: MMYYKK]
Nonsense spammin' up the comments
No frills, no more makin' appeals to your conscience
We on offense, desensitized to the violence
They stay quiet, speakin' loud through they silence
We pickin' the locks and comin' through the door blastin'
That's word to Tupac and his truth is everlastin', uh, yeah
Passion of the Christ, assassin in the night
Put a knife to a fascist, yeah
[Hook: MMYYKK]
Bail out banks, but won't bail out the trap (Whoa)
Funds for wars, but no cash for the Blacks (Whoa)
Built up walls out of alternative facts
They rush to move forward, too ashamed to look back
Bail out banks, but won't bail out the trap (Whoa)
Funds for wars, but no cash for the Blacks (Whoa)
Built up walls out of alternative facts
They rush to move forward, too ashamed to look back
About Wake Up
"Wake Up" presents Robert Glasper through a specific song idea rather than a full career summary. The safest way to approach the recording is to focus on what the title and credited performance suggest: a compact musical statement shaped by voice, groove, arrangement, and tone. If the listed version includes extra mix or soundtrack wording, the core song still depends on how its hook and mood carry across that context. For listeners exploring Robert Glasper, "Wake Up" can be understood as a standalone track that adds another color to the artist's recorded work without needing exaggerated claims.