Lyrics
Scum will rise to the top
Highlighting the rise of undesirable individuals to positions of power
From the bottom this city rots
Describing the decay of the city starting from the bottom
Crime now surges beyond hell
Crime escalating to extreme levels
As the helpless scream for help
Expressing the desperation of those in need for assistance
Streets will flood with their blood
Anticipating violence and chaos in the streets
Until all civility comes undone
Predicting the breakdown of civilized behavior
Incarceration is not enough
Rejecting the idea that imprisonment alone is a sufficient solution
From this war I will not run
Commitment to face and confront the ongoing war
Will not run
Reiteration of determination not to flee from the conflict
Face Me
Challenging others to confront the speaker
I'll see that you die for your cause
Promising consequences for those causing harm
Enemies
Referring to adversaries or those against the speaker
Your vile acts cannot be undone
Stating that the negative actions of enemies cannot be reversed
Justice
Emphasizing the concept of justice
Gotta take it upon myself
Taking personal responsibility for enforcing justice
Remedy
Seeking a solution to the problems
Flesh-ripping lead from my forty-five
Describing violent action using a firearm
Livelihoods gone up in flames
Describing the destruction of livelihoods
Anarchy seizes the day
Portraying a situation of anarchy prevailing
Crime syndicates with all their guns
Highlighting the influence of crime syndicates armed with guns
Strictest laws don't stop them none
Indicating that even strict laws are ineffective
Urban terror drugs fill the streets
Describing the prevalence of urban terror and drug trade
Opioid money pushing the fleet
Connecting crime to the financial aspect of drug trade
Kill, loot, and rape is what they'll do
Listing heinous actions performed by criminals
I have no mercy for their crew
Expressing a lack of mercy for the wrongdoers
For their crew
Reiteration of the lack of mercy, emphasizing the criminals
Face Me
Repeating the challenge for confrontation
I'll see that you die for your cause
Reiterating the consequences for those causing harm
Enemies
Referring again to adversaries or those against the speaker
Your vile acts cannot be undone
Reiterating that the negative actions of enemies cannot be reversed
Justice
Emphasizing the concept of justice once more
Gotta take it upon myself
Reaffirming the commitment to personal responsibility for justice
Remedy
Repeating the quest for a solution to the problems
Flesh-ripping lead from my forty-five
Reiterating violent action using a firearm
Now it's do or die, I'll defend what's mine
Expressing the urgency of defending one's possessions with potential sacrifice
The code of the sheepdog is what I live by
Referring to a personal moral code of protecting others like a sheepdog
So don't get in my way 'cus I'll do what it takes
Warning against hindrance, with a determination to do whatever is necessary
To put a bullet through every wolf 'til this war zone is drenched in fucking red
Commitment to eliminate threats, visualized through the metaphor of wolves
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