Guns
Urban Chronicles: A Symphony of Streets and Loaded .45s
Lyrics
Just because you packin' out here 'lax fam you ain't 2Pac
Emphasizes that having a gun doesn't make someone equivalent to 2Pac.
Granny keep a loaded .45 right inside the glove box
Highlights the presence of firearms in the family, with Granny keeping a loaded .45 in the glove box.
Brandon shot his first keystone 'fore he could spell his last name
Describes an early exposure to alcohol (keystone) and the potential association with violence.
Junior learned to load from uncle Charlie at the card game
Indicates a generational transfer of knowledge about firearms, learned from Uncle Charlie during card games.
Kelly lit her school up like it's 4th of July
Refers to a violent incident at school, drawing a parallel to Fourth of July fireworks.
Where she from, them .22s more patriotic than pie
Suggests that in the speaker's community, small-caliber guns (.22s) are seen as patriotic.
New year, shoot up the sky
Describes a tradition of shooting into the sky to celebrate the new year.
Shooters boot up and ride
Portrays a readiness for violence, with shooters preparing for action.
Po-pos show up and fire
Describes a confrontational situation with the police leading to gunfire.
No, there's nowhere to hide
Suggests a lack of safe spaces or escape routes in violent situations.
Before I be in ya city
Repetition of the speaker's presence in different cities, hinting at a constant cycle of violence.
Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
-In your city
-Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
-In ya city
Continuation of the repetition, reinforcing the theme of the speaker's mobility and presence in various cities.
Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
-In your city
-Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
-I pull up, get out, shoot you right in the mouth
Describes a confrontational and violent approach, with the speaker expressing a readiness to shoot.
I boot up, shoot up, come right in ya house
-I pull up, get out, shoot you right in the mouth
-I boot up, shoot up, come right in ya house
-I pull up, get out, shoot you right in the mouth
-I boot up, shoot up, come right in ya house
-They hollerin' give me back my bullets
References Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Give Me Back My Bullets" and addresses the ownership and use of firearms.
Lynyrd Skynyrd, new Van Zants
-If you own it, then you'll pull it
-Maybe so, probably not
-They spend billions like civilians won't catch trickle from the top
-Just to protect or to progress what but little bit we got
-Bruh bruh
-I'm your friendly neighbor
-I stay on yo block
-I protect and service
-I big game, buckshot
-Ain't no cracking that code ain't no safety on locks
-Might as well get you one
-Procrastinating will get you popped
-That's why I be in your city
Repetition of the speaker's presence in different cities, creating a rhythmic and cyclic pattern in the lyrics.
Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
-In your city
-Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
-In your city
-Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
-In your city
-Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
-In your city
-Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
-In your city
-Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
-In your city
-Coming to ya city
-I be in your city
-Coming to a city near you
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