[Lyric] All Is Fair in Love and Warren (Ibi Aanu Zoboi)

I don't need no knights in shining armor
Ain't no horses in the hood
I killed chivalry myself with a pocketknife
A mean mug and a bad mood.

I don't need you to fight my battles
'Cause I've already won this war
Got brothas hollering at me from the corner
Then curse me out when they get ignored.

But if you step to that brotha
Who disrespected me with his eyes
Pull out your fists and throw an uppercut
Like you're some superhero in disguise.

I'll look at you twice, maybe three times or four
Secretly cheer you from the sidеlines
As you throw another brotha down on the floor.

You'vе got this whole white audience
Watching this fight like some sport
So to whom do I pledge allegiance
To my heart or to this war?