The Flaw You Worship - Saul Williams

It’s a character flaw that they are blind to in themselves and the characters

they create

The heroes and protagonists of their literature and films reek of the same

oversight

An uncharacteristic value that if they saw would instantly deepen and broaden

their perspective

That’s the flaw and blindsight of privilege and power

The intelligence that can be metered out by the type of comfort one would

choose to prolong and protect

An heirloom

I watch shitty movie after shitty movie thinking, how can they not see this?

Until it dawned: this was the flaw they worshipped

Blame for the refugee

Cross as an effigy

Scandals and treachery

Pan placed against the sea

Dance to the answer beat

Question the century

Judge turned to referee

Off side but on the beat

False crowd the boss of me

You’re not the boss of me

You’re not the boss of me

You’re not the boss of me

You’re not the boss of me

You’re just the president

No one elected me

Bitch I’m a resident

Now I ain’t the flaw you worship

I ain’t the flaw you worship

I ain’t the flaw you worship

I ain’t the flaw you worship

I ain’t the flaw you worship

I ain’t the flaw you worship

I ain’t the flaw you worship

I ain’t the flaw you worship

We were born without firewalls

There’s no way of keeping unwanted information and viruses out of our system

You were always a ghost in the machine

A clip that buzzed the hump

Seek no further

The noise came from here

What is the connection between a ulcrum of drums

And a constellation

A wireless message in music