Koolio - Locksmith

Look, they say the hood got a death wish

They say the cops got a fresh list

They say we suffering from deafness

But corporations see us all as investments

I say the truth takes precedent

But if you talk about God they act hesitant

But if you talk about love then you’re a specimen

Cite them all and they use it to your detriment

Everything is personal, nothing is irreversible

Classrooms are dead, but every week the church is full

That’s how they funnel out the poorest

Another ceremony for the florist

Force us to sleep, you swimming out of the deep

End try to extend the lifestyle you seek

Reaching for the carrot, in front of you, they dangle

You better find another angle

You cool?

You cool?

And I ain’t gon' sit and say what you want to hear

I’mma just keep coming in front of here

I ain’t gon' sit and say what you want to hear

I’mma just keep coming in front of here

And white people be like, «Oh my God, Honey did you see this?

Apparently the

cops have been beating up negros like hot cakes.

It’s in the main issue.»

Yeah, but if you call them a racist they call you a racist

It’s baseless, no words that you know

The rapist can not judge the rapee

Morally he’s in no position to do so

If you spoke out of turn, the term is terminate

A permanent hot bed where germs can permeate

A platform that lacks form, and every black born in the state of duress is that

torn

But I’m scorned if I speak out, nobody’ll reach out

What about the shit that teachers don’t teach 'bout

I want a family of five with a beach house, but the stains from the past ain’t

easily bleached out

So if it ain’t 'bout the clout, then it’s probably 'bout the cash

If it ain’t 'bout the race, then it’s probably 'bout the class

They separating us one way or another

That’s your angle?

You better find another

You cool?

You cool?

And I ain’t gon' sit and say what you want to hear

I’mma just keep coming in front of here

I ain’t gon' sit and say what you want to hear

I’mma just keep coming in front of here

I saw this once when I was a rookie.

Apparently this nigga broke in and hung up

pictures of his family everywhere.

Well… let’s sprinkle some crack on him and

get out of here