The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I'm sorry
For something that I didn't do
Lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me for slavery
A hundred years before I was born
[Repeat: x4]
Guilty of being white
I'm sorry
For something that I didn't do
Lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me for slavery
A hundred years before I was born
[Repeat: x4]
Guilty of being white
I'm a convict (Guilty!)
Of a racist crime (Guilty!)
I've only served (Guilty!)
Nineteen years of my time
I'm sorry
For something that I didn't do
Lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me for slavery
A hundred years before I was born
[Repeat: x4]
Guilty of being white
For something that I didn't do
Lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me for slavery
A hundred years before I was born
[Repeat: x4]
Guilty of being white
I'm sorry
For something that I didn't do
Lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me for slavery
A hundred years before I was born
[Repeat: x4]
Guilty of being white
I'm a convict (Guilty!)
Of a racist crime (Guilty!)
I've only served (Guilty!)
Nineteen years of my time
I'm sorry
For something that I didn't do
Lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me for slavery
A hundred years before I was born
[Repeat: x4]
Guilty of being white
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Guilty of Being White Lyrics as written by Mackaye Baker
Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING
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I can't express my hate for these people who are damn stupid. Lets explain this easy enough for you so you can u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d.
We are all the same, right? You agree with that one? Now that would mean that Hitler could have been an African American extreme-nationalist as well as a German extreme-nationalist. What he could have done? Killed lots of white cops and white people in protests? And what people would be thinking? Oh yeah he was a damn hero.
Oh yeah what would happen to those Nazi skinheads if they happened to born as a black guys? Skinheads move in a gang right? ( well not all ) Oh yeah that guy at the station who mugs white, Asian, Middle-Eastern guys who can't defend themselves with his gang because they are all racists and won't treat you with the respect that you need for your ego and they aren't your bros and your blood.
Why didn't I get that job I was dressed with my gang jacket and I had my big Afro and my gold teeth and the employer was a fucking racist. Well maybe you didn't get that job because you didn't dress properly? Or maybe he wasn't looking that kind of type at all.
Oh yeah what would happen if those cribs and bloods happened to born as white in a skinhead neighborhood? Yeah that's right they would still have their guns and be stupid enough to kill other people and part of them prob would be skinheads.
I know this guy who a Nazi skinhead and he's partly a gypsie and I know this other guy who is from Syria and she's a Nazi skinhead and I know this black guy who is a nationalist skinhead they are all skinheads, but they aren't even Caucasian and matter how many times you tell 'em they wont stop their scene. And all of their friends say that n**gers suck and it doesn't make any sense because there is no sense in nationalism it's like a hockey match my flag is the best bla bla..
You mongoloids don't get that there's no damn racism because there is no white and black and so forth supporting racism and being against racism and race-hate is racism because there are no races. There are just these morons who keep saying you are you and we are us.
"Well the society is still full of racism" Why Obama is the first black president? Because democracy is majority politics and the majority decides who gets to a be president. Why hasn't there been white presidents in Africa? Because there a no white voters?!?!? Don't you get it? If If Africa could be economically at the same state with Europe, they would treat me the same way as they treat you over there where ever you live... And they'd prob treat me the same way even now...
And I think this song rocks!
@Groveling What you said was liberal and free spirited and all of those punk things. But for you to ridicule everyone, and then bank on the disbelief in race?? That’s just stupid. Race is very well a thing. It’s science. It’s apparent. It’s visual. You are not me. I am not you. I can see it. You can feel it. We can dissect it. But it shouldnt get in the way of equality. Your comments leave very little hope for society. You’re saying that people are generally bad. Though fucked up shit happens, I believe people want good for humanity. This song is about an American experience. And here in America, there are reasons why songs like this and “Fuck the police” are created. And the God awful truth of it is, it’s because of what whites did. Whites created this mess. And this song points out the fact that he had nothing to do with what his great grand pops did. That is an argument for another day. But this isn’t about your bred idea of how people are. That’s your opinion. Facts are facts. He’s saying it’s fucked up how society is because of what happened. We all, but minorities especially are simply responding with, “boo-hoo”. <br /> <br /> The song is good or whatever. But I’ll leave it out of my playlist. Not knocking the validity. I just don’t want to hear it.