Gentrification

[Chorus]
G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N
C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L
E-L-I-T-I-S-M
H-E-G-E-M-O-N-Y
Whitewashing societ-y
Words like safety and development
That's coded R-A-C-I-S-M

[Verse 1]
Brand new home, thousand foot long
Built between two run-down shacks
Talking about calling the city on the neighbor
Cuz he still hasn't cut his grass

[Verse 2]
Brand new fifty thousand dollar car
Parked in the paved driveway
Talking about the neighborhood, it used to be no good
Lucky you came its way (hm)

[Chorus]
Well, that's G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N
C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L
E-L-I-T-I-S-M
H-E-G-E-M-O-N-Y
Whitewashing societ-y
Words like safety and development
That's coded R-A-C-I-S-M

[Verse 3]
First come the coffee shops
Then the small plate restaurants
And after all diversity has lеft
When everything starts to feel likе a Wes Anderson film
With about as much cultural depth

[Chorus]
Well, that's G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N
C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L
E-L-I-T-I-S-M
H-E-G-E-M-O-N-Y
Whitewashing societ-y
Words like safety and development
That's coded R-A-C-I-S-M

[Bridge]
Well, you brought your kids here with you
But they stay inside the fence
You drive them to a better school
At a great expense
You didn't come here to share and enjoy what this community has always been
You're just crossing your fingers your investments will pay off
And you'll be living with all whites again

[Chorus]
Well, that's G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N
C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L
E-L-I-T-I-S-M
H-E-G-E-M-O-N-Y
Whitewashing societ-y
Words like safety and development
That's coded R-A-C-I-S-M