System Shutdown

Sirens scream and the pigs got the steel out,

Badges on their chest, got the venom, what’s the deal, clout?

Robbin’ freedom, robbin’ hope 'til the dreams drought,

They write scripts; the courts script how it’ll seal out.

System shook, foundation built crooked,

Scroll of the law, yo, they tore it then they booked it,

Shadow on the block, every move by crooks took it,

Break the chains, oh man, look who overlooked it!

Cuffs snap tighter, where rights ain’t provided,

Watch them cap lives, write it off, then deride it,

Call it fair trial? Nah, the room been decided,

Power hungry beast? Yo, too long, we abided.

No balance in gavels, they laugh while we stagger,

Cages for the people, independence gets shattered,

They sharpen their knives on the powerless batter,

But justice ain't blind, it’s their payday chatter!

Mics spitting flames 'cause the truth needs its anthem,

Caught in the system, where hope goes to ransom,

Who bore the brunt of their constant phantom?

They planting evidence, then they call it random!

System shook, foundation built crooked,

Scroll of the law, yo, they tore it then they booked it,

Shadow on the block, every move by crooks took it,

Break the chains, oh man, look who overlooked it!