Riots (Summer of '20)

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Jalan Veasley

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Evils of the law conjure hatred from afar
And it’s leaning kinda hard on my psyche, psyche
Years of disregard, mixed with quarantine’s mirage
Oh my God, Sam, I told you not to try me, try me

You know not to bring none of that mess around me
You know anxiety, hate and stress surround me
My world’s a circus, how could I let them clown me?
You fooled me once, don’t let it get to round three

You schooled me once, your education found cheap
You taught me fractions and percents. But shit,   we never found peace
So as a whole, we shall proceed to crowd streets
Painted signs, grassroots, nah you ain’t bout to ground me

It seems his neck has found knee. No more time for light chatter
F*ck a hashtag for some clout. We gon’ pound ‘em like flour
F*ck a black square. Blacking out, we gon’ see who’s life matters
F*ck the passive. Acting out, we gon’ hit ‘em right back

This gon’ end with shots through a shirt. This gon’ end with shops in the dirt
All my niggas with attitude, this gon’ end with cops in a hearse
Since we never reversed the curse, ain’t no way you’ll escape the fate
Once your city start getting rocked, you ain’t getting three days of grace

Hook 1:
We gon’ riot in this bitch and make some noise
We gon pull up, nigga, you don’t have a choice
And we really give no f*ck about the boys
You gon’ really hear us when we use our voice 

Ain’t no asking, ‘cause we taking it by force 
Through building ash and broken glass and shattered doors
Wanted peace, but see, this was our last resort 
If it’s war, then ask me what I’m fighting for

Dear Penny Ave, they ain’t coming for Lincoln’s head
They located a couple snakes, now you better watch where you tread
Country ain’t looking great, so they’d rather make it themselves
Rushing to conclusions, they want some men put in jail

Dear Penny Ave, they approach your porch with your flag
Bringing tiki torches for horses and portraits of “orange man bad”
For the record, our 45 is still spinning in our mind
Now nationwide, we feel like you ain’t on our side—we need assurance.

Dear Penny Ave, and I think that name suits you well
‘Cause you tried to give us your two cents in shiny suits and you failed 
Tried to label it social change, never put the change on yourself 
You thought all our problems were solved just 
by sending change through the mail

Dear Penny Ave, you got some explaining to do
These boys proudly tote guns and knives, and they probably aimed at you
First you silenced them on the Tube then provided them shady proof
Now the only marshal that matters is Martial law from the troops

Hook 2:
They gon’ riot in this bitch and make some noise
They gon pull up on you, you don’t have a choice
And they really give no f*ck about the boys
You gon’ really hear them when they use their voice 

Ain’t no asking, ‘cause they taking it by force 
Through building ash and broken glass and shattered doors
Wanted peace, but see, this was their last resort 
If it’s war, then ask them what they’re fighting for

Is it freedom? Is it justice in the courts?
Is money? Is it power? Maybe more?
Is it people being people? Oh, of course!
Taking action, full of passion, no remorse

Everybody thinks they’re victims of some sort 
Everybody thinks they’re problems are ignored
Wanted peace, but see, this was their last resort 
If it’s war, then ask them what they’re fighting for

We gon’ riot in this bitch and make some noise
We gon pull up, nigga, you don’t have a choice
And we really give no f*ck about the boys
You gon’ really hear us when we use our voice 

Ain’t no asking, ‘cause we taking it by force 
Through building ash and broken glass and shattered doors
Wanted peace, but see, this was our last resort 
If it’s war, then ask me what I’m fighting for


We protest out of fear
We protest out of anger
We protest in the name of freedom and democracy
The time for silence is over, and our frustration be felt
It’s time that this country recognizes the real victims in our society, and the true cause of injustice

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