State Run Radio - Lupe Fiasco

You must be a radio station

And who are we?

We must be

A #1 song spinning all day long

Over again, and over again

And over again, and over again

And over again, and we don’t win

When we call in, and nothing’s free

Sounds to me like

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run radio

We interrupt this broadcast

To bring you this special message about the forecast

The future’s cloudy and it’s raining on the poor class

Road to peace is closed, heavy traffic on the war paths

Love is boiling on the budget

The military says it’s gonna need more cash

To keep fighting for your gas

Keep us in our hoods and hope we never explore past

Stay inside of your half

Believe the lies you learned in your class

That there’s no treasure in your trash

And a Sealy has the same feeling that the floor has

And that’s where you should stay, this is what they play

Over again, and over again

And over again, and over again

And over again, and we don’t win

When we call in, and nothing’s free

Sounds to me like

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run radio

You’re now tuned into the weakest

Frequency of fear keep you locked right here

And hope you never leave this

Never be a leader

Think inside the box and follow all procedures

Never ever believe that you will never need this

Hit up all your friends and tell them to repeat this

Higher on the air, not what you want to hear

But we ain’t got the truth, but how about a remix

Different is never good, good is only what we pick

You ain’t got a hit unless it sounds like these did

Not too smart, you’ll be a superstar

And if you’re dumb or something

Maybe you could be #1

Over again, and over again

And over again, and over again

And over again, and we don’t win

When we call in, and nothing’s free

Sounds to me like

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run radio

So beware what’s on the airwaves

And be more aware of what’s not getting airplay

Independent spirits, you can barely hear what they’re saying

Truth ain’t getting on like shampoo on an airplane

Propaganda’s everwhere, constantly on replay

All the hits, all the time, back to back on relay

But really where it lives

Make them hear the records we play

Build your own station, become your own DJ

You must be a radio station

And who are we?

We must be

A #1 song spinning all day long

And you put me in daily rotation

You’re on the air, we know you’re scared

But we don’t care

We’ll play this here

Over again, and over again

And over again, and over again

And over again, and we don’t win

When we call in, and nothing’s free

Sounds to me like

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run radio

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run (radio)

State-run (radio), state-run radio