A Coward At Best
Humanity's Frailty: Unveiling a Harrowing Reality
Lyrics
He's only human
Expressing the subject's humanity, emphasizing their fallibility.
A Coward At Best
Labeling the individual as a coward, suggesting a lack of courage or moral strength.
A black ski mask and
Describing the person wearing a disguise associated with criminal activities.
A bullet proof vest
Highlighting the defensive gear the person is equipped with.
He's only human
Reiteration of the person's humanity, perhaps to emphasize their vulnerability.
A COWARD AT BEST
Reiterating the characterization of the individual as a coward, emphasizing their perceived weakness.
A gun in his hand and
Mentioning the possession of a weapon and official identification.
A badge on his chest
Pointing out the person's affiliation with law enforcement.
(He's funny that way)
Suggesting a humorous or ironic aspect of the person's nature.
They can go in and question
Referring to the authorities' ability to interrogate.
Brutalize, murder
Listing severe actions, including brutality and murder, that the person can engage in.
Unarmed, innocent negroes
Specifying the targets of the mentioned actions as unarmed and innocent individuals of a specific race.
And the white public
Commenting on public perception, describing it as easily deceived or naive.
Is gullible enough
Implying that the public supports the actions of the person in question.
To back them up
Highlighting the support the public provides to questionable actions.
This makes the negro community
Characterizing the entire black community as a target of policing.
A police state
Describing the impact of policing on the black community.
This makes the negro neighborhood
Reiteration of the police state concept within black neighborhoods.
A POLICE STATE
Reiterating the idea of intense police presence in black neighborhoods.
It's the most heavily patrolled
Describing the high level of police patrols in the neighborhood.
It has more police in it
Comparing police presence in the black neighborhood to other areas.
Than any other neighborhood
Pointing out the paradox of increased crime despite heightened police presence.
Yet it has more crime in it
Stating the prevalence of crime in the black neighborhood.
Than any other neighborhood
Highlighting the contradiction of high crime rates despite increased policing.
How can you have more cops
Posing a rhetorical question about the coexistence of more police and more crime.
And more crime
Questioning the apparent contradiction between increased law enforcement and crime rates.
Why?
Prompting for an explanation of the contradiction.
It shows you that
Introducing the idea that law enforcement may collaborate with criminals.
The cops must be in cahoots
Suggesting a collusion between the police and criminals.
With the criminals
Implying a partnership between law enforcement and criminal elements.
And once the white public is convinced
Describing a process of convincing the white public about criminality in the black community.
That most of the negro community
Referring to the majority of the black community as a criminal element.
Is a criminal element
Emphasizing the portrayal of the black community as primarily criminal.
Then this automatically paves the way
Suggesting that convincing the public of criminality allows for further police intervention.
For the police
Expressing the outcome of public conviction as police action.
To move into the negro community
Describing police actions in the black community using strong language.
Exercising Gestapo tactics
Referring to extreme tactics employed by the police.
Stopping any black man
Describing a scenario where black men are detained arbitrarily on the street.
Who is on the sidewalk
Indicating the indiscriminate nature of police stops.
Whether he is guilty
Posing a question about guilt or innocence in police interactions.
Or whether he is innocent
Emphasizing the frequency of such police actions.
Every day and night
Describing a persistent state of police intervention in black communities.
WILL YOU SURVIVE
Pose a question about survival, possibly implying the challenges faced by the black community in this context.
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