So You Wanna Be A Cop?

Lyrics

[Intro: Gandhi Samples] [British Official] "I don't care if we fill the jails Arrest anyone, anyone you can!" [Gandhi] "We will make them see their injustice And it will hurt, as all fighting hurts But we cannot lose, we cannot They may torture my body Break my bones, even kill me Then they will have my dead body Not my obedience" ("I don't care if we fill the jails, fill the jails") "Let us take a solemn oath that Come what may, we will not submit to this law We, we, we will not submit to this law" One, two! [Verse 1: Stza] So, you wanna be a cop? So, you wanna be on the top Harassin' and shootin' all the kids on the block Incarcerate the youth of the next generation And you'll get the high-fives at the police station [Ezra] So, you wanna wear blue and prey on the people Go above the Constitution where all men are so equal Beat down the poor and the working-class core You're a class-trading, motherfucking rich man's whore [Stza] 'Cause it's a thin blue line Between the love and the hate And if you so choose to cross it You're a Nazi for the state Your injustice will crush us The precious, the few So, you wanna be a killer For the red, white, and blue? [Pre-Chorus 1: Ezra] You're a bitch to the crown Keep your own people down You've got nothing to protect But you're keeping the sect For your own damn brothers You've got no respect And the killing won't stop When you become a cop The world's getting madder, and it ain't gonna stop It's an uphill battle all the way until we reach the top You got an answer in your holster, and no question to kill You got a vision for society, and it's your will [Chorus: Stza / Ezra] Even the summer sun can't make this situation light You've got the upper hand in a war When you take away our arms and our means to fight [Verse 2: Stza] So, you wanna be a cop? You never stop, your wicked guns going pop (Pop, pop, pop) After forty-one shots, you're grinnin' in the donut shop Your sickening behavior regulates this society And musters all the sickness and hatred inside of me [Ezra] So, you wanna wear blue? Well, you're just the type Got a chip on your shoulder and an itch for a gripe Standing on a raft in an ocean of blood But you're doin' the killing and you're causing the flood [Stza] How can we tolerate this mad abuse of power? You think a cop is never psycho till he stabs you in the shower Choking V., Morning G., LÖC, we never stop And your death'll be sweet if ya wanna be a cop [Pre-Chorus 2: Ezra] They say the sea is green and the sky is blue And that's about right because we're below you You cop an extra attitude when you come down my block So, you wanna be a cop? The world's getting madder, and it ain't gonna stop It's an uphill battle all the way until we reach the top You got an answer in your holster, and no question to kill You got a vision for society, and it's your will [Chorus: Stza / Ezra] Even the summer sun can't make this situation light You've got the upper hand in a war When you take away our arms and our means to fight