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While it's fun watching a man implode under the weight of his own ignorance--and it is very, VERY fun--it's important to remember that the content of that ignorance is doing real harm to real people. So with that in mind, a portion of the proceeds from this song will be donated to the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. Please consider donating to groups fighting hate in your own community.
-- U.F.
lyrics
Dear Kanye, won't you chat with me a moment?
I've got something important to share with you
You don't have to say everything that pops into your head
My eight-year-old, he struggles with that too
And just like I tell him, sometimes words can hurt
Careless words can make an awful mess
And since you don't have anyone to call you on your bull
You might do well to say a little less
Have you considered shutting the hell up?
It think it's something that'd be good for you
If you'd done that a month ago you'd still be a billionaire
You'd still be out there selling all those shoes
Why'd you have to go and threaten murder on the Jews?
When you could shut the hell up
It's good for you
Now, Imma let you finish, but I gotta ask, how many white-supremacist-baiting antisemites do we really need in the media landscape, I mean, are you trying to put Tucker Carlson out of job? That reminds me...
Dear Kanye, why are you pandering to white supremacists?
That MAGA hat doesn't make you look too bright
It won't make them acknowledge that rap is actually real music
It won't make them forget that you're not white
Your "White Lives Matter" shirt isn't fooling anyone
On that good-old-boys social network you just bought
But it kinda makes me wonder if you changed your name to "Ye"
'Cause you someday hope to change it to "Yee-haw"
Have you considered shutting the hell up?
It's really not as difficult as it seems
You can do it all alone or you can do it with a friend
You can do it in a suit or in blue jeans
You can do it even if you don't really know what "DEFCON" means
Just shut the hell up
Just shut the hell up
Just shut the hell up
Oh...
Have you considered shutting the hell up?
It could really turn your whole career around
Just ask your PR agent if that tweet's a good idea
I'm sure they'll see you land on solid ground
Even that weirdo Elon Musk thinks you should tone it down
Just shut the hell up
Just shut the hell up
It could turn your life around
And that goes for you too, J.K. Rowling
credits
released November 1, 2022
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