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This song was originaly by the band Minor Threat.
Minor Threat’s song “Guilty of Being White” led to some accusations of racism, but MacKaye has strongly denied such intentions and said that some listeners misinterpreted his words. He claims that his experiences attending Wilson High School, whose...
[Verse]
I'm sorry
For something I didn't do
I lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me
For slavery
A hundred years
Before I was born
[Chorus]
Guilty of being White
Guilty of being White
Guilty of being White
Guilty of being White
[Verse]
I'm sorry
For something I didn't do
I lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me
For slavery
A hundred years
Before I was born
[Chorus]
Guilty of being White
Guilty of being White
Guilty of being White
Guilty of being White
[Bridge]
I'm convicted
Of a racist crime
I've only served
Nineteen years of my time
[Verse]
I'm sorry
For something I didn't do
I lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me
For slavery
A hundred years
Before I was born
[Chorus]
Guilty of being White
Guilty of being White
Guilty of being White
Guilty of being right
Guilty of Being White was written by Ian MacKaye & Lyle Preslar & Jeff Nelson & Brian Baker.
Guilty of Being White was produced by Dave Sardy & Slayer.
Slayer released Guilty of Being White on Tue May 28 1996.
Kerry King said This Line was altered for “tongue-in-cheek” humor, saying that the band thought racism was “ridiculous” at the time.