The Divide
United Struggle: Voices Against InjusticeLyrics
Division of the masses
Division in society is evident.
Why dem put us in different classes?
Questioning the reason for placing people in different social classes.
Trigger happy police, this shit is tragic
Expressing sorrow over trigger-happy police actions, deeming it tragic.
Americano Gestapo
Reference to oppressive authority with a comparison to the American Gestapo.
Disappear like magic
Describing disappearance or oppression akin to magic.
Division of the masses
Repetition of the themes of division, police actions, and disappearance.
Why dem put us in different classes?
-Trigger happy police, this shit is tragic
-Americano Gestapo
-Disappear like magic
-I'm a smooth criminal
Introduction of the narrator as a smooth criminal, emphasizing their black identity, and the importance of creating new music.
Young, black, blessed individual
-Learn to keep it G cause the streets was in my visual
-It's critical we hit the studio with new material
-You hear it though, it's TLO, we coming through your stereo
-I'm serio we need them blue faces dinerio
Stressing the need for financial success while acknowledging the challenges.
Gotta make a living, gotta get it til they bury you
-99 problems but we all got some
Acknowledging problems faced, doing it for the youth who bear similar issues.
And I do it for the youth cuz I know they the ones
Expressing a commitment to the younger generation.
Division of the masses
Repetition of themes of division, police actions, and disappearance.
Why dem put us in different classes?
-Trigger happy police, this shit is tragic
-Americano Gestapo
-Disappear like magic
-Division of the masses
-Why dem put us in different classes?
-Trigger happy police, this shit is tragic
-Americano Gestapo
-Disappear like magic
-This Gemini rap got you hot as June in the trap
Linking Gemini rap to heat, reflecting on the struggles of the narrator's grandmother, and the ongoing issue of police violence despite peaceful gestures.
I sit back and think about how granny fought for the blacks
-And in fact, these crooked cops, yeah, we know where they at
-And even with our hands to the sky, they still shooting back
-Shit is wack
Expressing dissatisfaction with the current situation.
Black lives matter, black lives matter!
Advocating for the importance of Black lives.
Fuck it, God could you please drop down the ladder
Asking for divine intervention and expressing concerns about societal issues, including the impact of social media and poverty.
A father don't want his daughter to have an Instagram
-And those in poverty trying to get out of instant jams
-Division of the masses
Repetition of themes of division, police actions, and disappearance.
Why dem put us in different classes?
-Trigger happy police, this shit is tragic
-Americano Gestapo
-Disappear like magic
-Division of the masses
-Why dem put us in different classes?
-Trigger happy police, this shit is tragic
-Americano Gestapo
-Disappear like magic
-Division of the masses
Highlighting rigged systems, electoral issues, and the struggles of the people, especially those stolen from their homeland.
Everything rigged
-Check ya ballot
-Jimmy's out late
-But he ain't on Fallon
-Probably hit a lick, stroll home
-And hit the chalice
-Traffic jam
-Inna his hand
-The system he can't stand
-Why we even here?
-Stolen from the motherland
-Yea, dem take all that dem want
-If there is war, we in the front
-Rally round my family with a pocket full of gun, aye!
-Division of the masses
Repetition of themes of division, police actions, and disappearance.
Why dem put us in different classes?
-Trigger happy police, this shit is tragic
-Americano Gestapo
-Disappear like magic
-Division of the masses
-Why dem put us in different classes?
-Trigger happy police, this shit is tragic
-Americano Gestapo
-Disappear like magic
-Hands up, eyes open, fist clenched
Chanting for solidarity and resistance.
Hands up, eyes open, fist clenched
-Hands up, eyes open, fist clenched
-Hands up, eyes open, fist clenched
-Yes, y'all, it's a real divide going on in America right now
Addressing the racial divide in America and emphasizing shared humanity despite differences in skin color.
But just remember, we all bleed red no matter the color of your skin!
-Black, white, yellow, red, brown
-We all brothers and sisters
-Now start acting like it
Encouraging unity and shared kinship among people.
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