[Intro]
What do you do when the very people sworn to protect you become the ones who oppress you?
How do you react when their blatant crimes go unpunished?
When clearly innocent people are killed in cold blood?
This song is dedicated to all the victims of police brutality.
[Hook]
Not safe walking down the street
Not safe selling a CD
Not safe tryna get to sleep
Not safe trying breathe
Not safe praying in a church
Not safe even as kid
Not safe tell me what I did
Not safe quiet or I yell
[Verse 1]
I’m dying to escape this hell
Not safe If I’m crying in a cell
Not safe If I’m trying to live well
Not safe Not safe
I got shot but I didn’t die not safe
Half afraid the doc might co*k and aim
Sounds odd but to us it’s not that strange
Authority has got no trust just tainted
From the black blood encrusted on the pavement
Car crashed into me cops came spraying sh*t
But what's new happens every day and sh*t
Hurt if I'm silent murdered if I’m saying sh*t
Was on my work they got violent I'm obeying sh*t
Followed all the rules, attention I be paying it
Treated like a henchman I work at a school
Drenched in sweat I’m a caretaker
Take your hands off, blank stares, real rounds, hit the ground not safe
(not safe not safe not safe not safe)
[Bridge 1]
Tell me why I’m not safe.
Explain this hate
Tell me why I’m not safe
Even when I cooperate
Tell me why I’m not safe.
And I never get to walk away
[Verse 2]
Imagine calling cops for a crime
when they came to your crib they were primed
Like a gang member creeping up with a nine
Cuz they Heard from your voice on the line
skin unlike mine that’s an easy target
Trigger happy dropped 'em to the carpet
A mom and her baby oh my gosh I beg your pardon
When it came to his trial case got discarded
Everyone was in denial disgrace sounds far fetched
Swept under the rug but I'm having trouble walkin'
Tell me why there’s so few white people talkin
You say you got my back but police are stalking
When they attack u stand gawkin'
Roll up on ‘em like Christopher Walken
Weapon of choice in your fist and whack 'em
Otherwise I’m tired of your idle chattin'
[Bridge 2]
Time for a ski mask on the streets
Isn’t this what you want me to be?
Didn’t understand when we took a knee.
Took us off the guestlist of being free
Only a genius has opportunity
Tired of seeing discommunity
A knee to the neck I need to breathe
F*ck it then this is mutiny
[Hook v2]
Now you're not safe walking down the street
Not safe selling a CD
Not safe tryna get to sleep
Not safe trying breathe
Not safe praying in a church
Not safe even as kid
Not safe I’ll tell ya what you did
Not safe if you’re quiet or ya yell
[Outro]
This is how it feels not safe
This is my world every day
Doesn’t matter if you make mistakes
Better hope your hiding place is safe x3
Tell me how it feels not safe?
This is my world everyday
Doesn’t matter if you make mistakes
Better hope your hiding place is safe