The Revolution Will Not Be On Instagram
Inspired by “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” –Gil Scott-Heron
Inspired by “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” –Gil Scott-Heron
You will not be able to stay home, everyone willing to listen
You will not be able to silence, ignore or like
You will not be able to lose yourself smoking weed and
skip out for drinks during commercials because
The revolution will not be on Instagram.
The revolution will not be on Instagram.
The revolution will not be brought to you by trending Hashtags
without commercial interruption.
The revolution will not show you pictures of the next peaceful protest turned violent
and the next war being started in a foreign country
Or looking for Trump to eat away at immigration
The revolution will not be on Instagram.
The revolution will not be brought to you by
breaking news on the Shade room
Of Harvey’s new man for the month Or Brown’s recent unwelcomed collab or even
Griner being held captive in Russia
The revolution will not give you judgment for your opinion.
The revolution will not body shame you
The revolution will not be insensitive about your personal matters
The revolution will not be on Instagram, brother and sister.
There will be no pictures of you and your Photoshopped images
portraying to be someone your not
or hiding behind a profile with no posts
telling you that your life is meaningless
Or that their better than you while their face is unrevealed to the world
The revolution will not be on Instagram.
There will be no pictures of the next black person dead
on the instant replay.
There will be no pictures of the next school shooting
on the instant replay.
There will be no slow motion or still lifes of the next rapper
that was shot while minding his business
because someone was jealous of what they have
How much money you make or the clothes you wear
will no longer be so damn relevant
and the number of likes you get
on social media will no longer keep you up at night
because black people will be in the streets looking for
A Brighter Day.
The revolution will not be on Instagram
There will be no highlights on WGN-TV
and no pictures of the next missing man, woman or child
and no pictures focused on the next black-on-black crime
The theme song will not be written by Priscilla Renea or Francis Scott
Key
nor sung by Beyonce, Rihanna, Drake,
Taylor Swift, or BTS.
The revolution will not be on Instagram.
The revolution will not be right back after a
message about getting the next Covid shot or The next deal at McDonald’s
You will not have to worry about a Comment on your newest post
The current Tik Tok song for the week or your child being desensitized at an early age.
The revolution will not go better with your mother’s diet Coke.
The revolution will not provide you with clarity
The revolution will not judge you for your skin color
The revolution will not be on Instagram,
will not be on Instagram,
not be on Instagram,
be on Instagram.
The revolution will not be a reposted on Instagram, everyone willing to listen
The revolution will be LIVE.
