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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Boots Riley
Vocals
David James
Guitar
Elijah Hassan
Bass
Funkyman
Background Vocals
Mike Tiger
Clavinet
Pam the Funkstress
Turntables
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Raymond Riley
Songwriter
Boots Riley
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Boots Riley
Producer
Matt Kelley
Mixing Engineer
Tony Dawsey
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm anti-Imperial, anti-trust
Anti-gun if the shit won't bust
Anti-corporate, they anti-my-essence
Anti-snortin'-them-anti-depressants
But I'm not pro-poppin'-'em, I'm provocative
And pro-stoppin' them FBI operatives
Who professional at black man pounce
And hand you a sentence that you can't pronounce
I'm also anti-narco, anti-vice
911 marks the anti-christ
They antisocial, pointin' M16s
Guess I'm anti-the-anti-****-machine
Proletarian-funkadelic-parliamentarian
Pro-revolt-in-the-twenty-first-centurian
Pro-running-in-Congress-sayin'-"Fuck it all!"
But bring the people wit' you, that's the protocol
This beat is joyful like jailbreaks
The whole world is Anti-United-Snakes
So check it out, anticipate the anti-venom
And move your antibody to this revolution rhythm
We gon' be fuckin' wit' 'em
Pro-union but most lost they bite
Anti-muthafuckas-crossin'-a-strike
Take a look around and be for or against
But you can't do shit if you ridin' the fence
[Verse 2]
Ride the fence
Now you don't really wanna ride the fence
No, do you really wanna ride the fence?
But would you really wanna ride the fence?
Don't ride the fence
Ride the fence
Now you don't really wanna ride the fence
No, would you really wanna ride the fence?
But would you really wanna ride the fence?
Don't ride the fence
[Verse 3]
I'm anti-uppin'-your-dollars-with-telekinesis
I done tried every day and that shit decreases
Anti-them-anti-crime-bill-pieces
We need cash and that's the antithesis
I'm pro-overthrow-of-the-"Hip-Hop Nation"
Pro-layin'-low-till-I'm-off-probation
Pro-people's-control-of-the-cash-and-corporations
Pro-prophylactic, yet pro-creation
Anti-watered-down-drinks-in-fancy-cups
Anti-promoters-won't-don't-ante-up
But I'm not anti-thug
I know that power is the most effective anti-drug
I'm pro-Zapatista
Pro-Cuba, viva!
Pro-La-Raza-sayin'-"Fuck La Migra!"
Policía se asesina
Let me show you what I mean
I'm anti-Republican-and-Democratic
If they self-destruct, that's anti-climactic
Tired of bein' hunted like a antelope
Take the system by the throat, that's the antidote
So I pose a proposition
Take a look, be in support or opposition
Then be proactive, proceed with confidence
'Cause you know that you can't change shit by ridin' the fence
[Verse 4]
Ride the fence
Now you don't really wanna ride the fence
No, do you really wanna ride the fence?
But would you really wanna ride the fence?
Don't ride the fence
Ride the fence
Now you don't really wanna ride the fence
No, would you really wanna ride the fence?
But would you really wanna ride the fence?
Don't ride the fence
Written by: R. Riley