Lyrics
Our bright future is a body bag
Our promising future ends tragically, resembling death.
A chain you have tied
A restrictive control you've imposed.
Around our throats
Symbolizing suffocation and oppression.
While you hold us over a
While having authority over us.
Sea of pain
A vast expanse of suffering under your influence.
But that power is all in your head
The power you wield is a mental construct, not real.
You send our kids to the ghetto
You direct our youth to impoverished, dangerous areas.
To the prison, to the grave
Leading them to incarceration or death.
Mothers crying cause her sons in the ground
A mother mourns her deceased son.
While your department smears shit on his name
Your institution tarnishes the reputation of the deceased.
We live in a nation of violence
We inhabit a society plagued by violence.
Your badge doesn’t earn you respect
Your badge doesn't command genuine respect.
A man killed, all you saw was a "thug"
A person's life reduced to a derogatory term.
Layin' dead in the street, you’re still cuffing him up
Even deceased, the victim faces mistreatment from authority.
We all bleed because of you
We all suffer due to your actions.
God won’t be there
Your actions won't invoke divine intervention.
When you cry out my name
There won't be help when you seek it.
Convulsing and writhing
Illustrating intense agony and suffering.
In fucking pain
An expression of extreme pain and distress.
187 in the streets motherfucker
A reference to murder on the streets.
187 in your house motherfucker
A warning that violence will also reach your doorstep.
You’re gonna fucking learn
You'll face consequences for your actions.
Nothing you do or say will save
No actions or words will rescue you from retribution.
You from Me
Your fate is inevitable.
Now you dig your own grave
You're responsible for your downfall.
But before you fuckers die
Before your demise, you'll experience fear.
You will know death
You'll face the reality of death.
When you stare in the eyes of a
Confronting a killer.
Cop Killer
Repeated emphasis on facing a cop killer.
Cop Killer
Reiteration of the presence of a cop killer.
Cop Killer
Continued emphasis on the threat of a cop killer.
Cop Killer
Repeating the term 'Cop Killer'.
187
Numerical code for murder.
Last breath motherfucker
Last expression before death.
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