One, two, three      Now you might have heard different   But I know it's a fact   That Jesus, Mary, Joseph   And the Apostle Paul were black      Ten letters I am writing   Each one reads the same   And nine circles I am drawing   One around your name      Land and freedom, steel and faith   Tooth and bone and wire   Skin, scar, dirt and fire   Mic check      It doesn't matter who you are   It does not matter what you say   Flesh shapes the day   Flesh shapes the day      Now it's clear as a pillar of smoke   And broken Starbuck's glass   Yeah, I support my troops   They wave black flags, they wear black masks      All the roads are closed   Smoke is rising from the fields   The monsters left their cages   An angel set them free      Land and freedom, steel and faith   Tooth and bone and wire   And skin, scar, dirt and fire   Mic check      It doesn't matter who you are   It does not matter what you say   Flesh shapes the day   Flesh shapes the day      Veteran's hospitals and witches spells   Low to buy and high to sell   And little girls collecting shells   And memories upon the shelves      And ringing bells and high school choirs   And faithful dogs beside the fire   And billionaires and open bars   And early exits and judgments hard      And land and freedom, steel and faith   Tooth and bone and wire   And skin, scar, dirt and fire   Mic check      It doesn't matter who you are   Does not matter what the fuck you say   Flesh shapes the day   Flesh shapes the day      Flesh shapes the day   Flesh shapes the day