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[Richard Pryor Clip]
Police got a choke hold they use out here tho man
They choke niggas to death⦠That mean youâll be dead when theyâre through
Did you know that?
Wait a minute, niggas going âyea, we knewâ, white people like âNo, I had no ideaâ
Yea, 2 grab your legs, one grab your head, itâll snap
âAww shit he broke, can you break a nigger? is it okay? Letâs check the [?].. yep page 8, you can break a nigger, right there, see.. Letâs drag him down the hallway
[Verse 1: D. Ciano]
Martin wanted peace, Malcolm brought the piece
When in doubt of which route, I remember which one has a street
In every hood, I question good, in our methods of execution
Then I think, Is there a such thing as a peaceful revolution?
Rioting and looting, firing and shooting
The boycotting, protesting, and sitting in is proving
That we can come together to benefit in a sense
Illegitimate killing is somewhat of a bit militant
Watching the news, Iâm confused⦠itâs getting to me
Who they portrayâs the criminal seems like the victim to me
[Gunshots] He hit em with 3
[More Gunshots] again? that couldâve been me
Now Iâm demented by all this fiction, depicted on my end
Itâs that depiction, of my intention, inflicted on my skin
So that description you say Iâm fittingâs my pigment donât pretend
Donât want attention, just thought Iâd mention this difference I contend
This the life that I attend, and no Iâm never absent
But how you dismiss the failures when you segregate the classes, Iâm asking
And why question em when theyâre passing
Letâs strategize with verbs, & get a plan of action
I always fit the description? Iâm humiliated
The pigs meant my pigmentâs crime affiliated
Tho no justice⦠I got a hold of the grief
Neighborhood still under protected being over policed
They tried to hand me the juice but I pushed the jin aside
Cause this genocide, no need for what wonât ease what I feel inside
Iâve been deprived, and canât be guarded by a vest
Cause even in Walmart I got this Target on my chest
The privileged wonât comprehend or understand
Their blinded by the silver spoon held by the upper hand
But even my Mother Natureâs upset with my Uncle Sam
Might cut off my beard today, If he grey another strand
Psychologically damaged, so killing us is simple
They meant to, Wonât show remorse, wonât pretend to
The reason suspenseful, retaliationâll tempt you
But you canât believe in getting even, when odds are against you
All the expressions unheard... This oppressionâs absurd
To protect and to serve? more like youâre neglecting your word
Yet I comply, Tho all your allegations, I deny
Cause at the end of the day, I ainât tryna die
[Chorus: Seven Amyoni]
Itâs no Love⦠no timeâ¦. Left
Tryna change the world myself
A Sonâs motherâs crying, the sirens, the dying
No love, Iâm losing my breath
[Verse 2: D. Ciano]
Now how could You give me this, look as if my Hueâs hideous
Are You serious? judge my race off a few idiots
Spitting on this light snare, I hope I give the right prayer
Cause Martin dreamed I wouldnât have to see this nightmare
Where Iâm cautious of what I might wear, and my type hair
Cause it might scareâ¦
[Voice in background]
âAye, there goes 12 right thereâ [Police Sirens]
Donât trip, just keep your composure
And maybe weâll be breathing when itâs over
[Chorus]
- Album:
- Falling Forward