Justify the Lies

with a gun, a badge, the state at his back

a cold blooded killer and a cowardly hack

they gave him power and now he's set to attack

out of line, out of order, bleeding life into stats

the system continues so fuck what you saw

a black body drops there's no justice or law

just excuses why they never take the fall

while good cops catching lock jaw

as they justify the lies

life is never as it seems when you're priv'd in the clampdown

it's all too easy to get lost when you're living in a white town

cause when the cops come round your kids and disappearing anyhow

life is never as it seems when you're priv'd in the clampdown

in their towers they hide while you're left to decide

how to bury your sons, your daughters, your pride

cause if you rise up they'll eat you alive

don't kneel, don't riot, don't run, don't fight

he said don't worry don't cry but I may not make it back home tonight

then as the sirens cut through the night

i Love you, Mamagoodbye.