Revolt

by Joswun

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Revolt is an illustration of frustrations felt by persons of color who have had to play nice for far too long. Justice for ALL or peace for NONE, the time is now.

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Verse 1:
They shot her up 8 times, through the window blinds, blood on the floor/
No uniforms or police lights, that night it was war/
They killed Breonna like a three legged dog/
Devil's, with a license to kill sent the Queen back to the Lord/,
Pick any city, no headlines, the same hell/
New Yorks finest sprayed 50 shells, that killed Sean Bell/
Protecting and serving, disrespecting, observing/
Hair-triggering, choke holding and murderin'/
What about the good cops on the force representing/
With respect for human life, last resort is their weapon/
God bless'em, we'll address'em in time/
Right after they all stand up, cross the silent blue line/
America, you're a liar, you're delusional/
You're a racist, full of hatred, as per usual/
You elected Satan and patiently wait for greatness/
Ready to kill us all cuz we see the glitch in your matrix/man..

Hook:
They used to say calm down stay patient everything'll get better with time, wit time, wit time/
It's only been 400 plus years and they still want me begging for mine, for mine, for mine…
Time's up, we're not asking we're taking it/
Racist agenda, we're not fixing, we're breaking it/
Justice, equality, won't be no escapin' it/
White supremacy worldwide, we're erasing it/

Verse 2:
Woke up in the morning with the news on my screen/
What I saw almost made me scream/
Punk ass cop had his knee on my brothers neck/
Wish I had a tec with a 30 round mag, show his ass some respect/
Malcolm and Martin I'm sorry, I promise to keep it godly/
But George, he ain't hurt nobody/
Stephon Clark was in his own backyard, Ahmaud was jogging/
It seems scared white men is the common problem for solving/
If we organized, they'd say hell to the know/
Read up, Google search CO-INTEL-PRO/
They laid waste to the Panthers and massacred Fred Hampton/
Framed Assata for murder, we're the children of Nat Turner/
When my youngin leaves for the night, it might/
Be the last time I see'em breathin', know what that sounds like?/
Trayvon, roses, candlelight vigil/
Shot by a clown for an iced tea and a bag of Skittles, damn/

Hook:
They used to say calm down stay patient everything'll get better with time, wit time, wit time/
It's only been 400 plus years and they still want me begging for mine, for mine, for mine…
Time's up, we're not asking we're taking it/
Racist agenda, we're not fixing, we're breaking it/
Justice, equality, won't be no escapin' it/
White supremacy worldwide, we're erasing it/

Verse 3:
Philando Castile, Sandra Bland/
Tamir Rice, Walter Scott was a man/
Oscar Grant, Yusuf Hawkins, Freddie Gray/
Laquon McDonald, seems we're adding names by the day/
And every cop ain't that way/
But in every police department there's a offshoot KKK/
Militia, he'll taze you and pistol whip ya/
Tear gas the peace rally, beat up the white folks protesting wit ya/
As American as baseball, racism/
Apple pie, rubber bullets fly, to vacate victims/
If there's no equality here to be had/
We got a finger and some four letter words for your anthem and your flag/
A song and some fabric/
Respected more than a black soldier nearly getting his brains blasted/
Coming home treated like a worm in the mud/
They want us to stand, forget it, and sweep it under the rug/ no suh!

Hook:
They used to say calm down stay patient everything'll get better with time, wit time, wit time/
It's only been 400 plus years and they still want me begging for mine, for mine, for mine…
Time's up, we're not asking we're taking it/
Racist agenda, we're not fixing, we're breaking it/
Justice, equality, won't be no escapin' it/
White supremacy worldwide, we're erasing it/

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released July 17, 2020
Produced by NiteOwl Visions

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Joswun New York, New York

Hip-Hip illustrator and graduate of the juice crew/bdp school of NYC boom bap.

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