[Intro]
Parklea, Parklea
Hard yard, heart scarred
You don’t know war
‘Til you seen this yard (nah)
[Verse 1]
Seen blood on the walls, that’s routine
Mop head red, still call it clean
Judge took years like loose change
Smirk on his face, said my name strange
Cops played games with my case, that’s foul
Switched up the dates, tryna cage me down
Mum in the dock with her hands in prayer
I’m staring at the clock like it ain’t fair
Islander boy in a concrete cage
Aussie boys circle, all full of rage
Size me up like I won’t swing first
I been fighting in the street since church
[Chorus]
Parklea prison, hardest in the nation
Every step, every breath, confrontation
Knuckles to the jaw, feel bones vibrate
We don’t talk tough here, we migrate hate
Brothers get jumped in the block after lock
Blood on the floor, screws bang on the box
You ain’t seen real war, only seen the news
This is Parklea blues, Parklea blues (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Unit yard tense, I can smell that fear
Eyes on my skin when I walk in here
Island flag tatted on my ribs, that pride
Stand for the boys that already died
Seen my brother on the ground, boots to his head
Four-on-one, try leave him dead
I ran straight in, didn’t count that crowd
Just fists, just fury, just blacked out loud
Laid up, split lip, got my charge sheet thick
Got moved to the block ‘cause my hands too quick
Governor talk like I’m born this way
But they built this rage, now they beg I pray
[Chorus]
Parklea prison, hardest in the nation
Every step, every breath, confrontation
Knuckles to the jaw, feel bones vibrate
We don’t talk tough here, we migrate hate
Brothers get jumped in the block after lock
Blood on the floor, screws bang on the box
You ain’t seen real war, only seen the news
This is Parklea blues, Parklea blues
[Bridge]
Who gon’ ride when the lights cut out? (who?)
Who gon’ stand when the shanks come out?
Judge took years, but he can’t take heart
I was raised in the dark, made sharp, made smart
I’m an island at war in this frostbit place
But I still see home in my brother’s face (yeah)
[Chorus]
Parklea prison, hardest in the nation
Every step, every breath, confrontation
Knuckles to the jaw, feel bones vibrate
We don’t talk tough here, we migrate hate
Brothers get jumped in the block after lock
Blood on the floor, screws bang on the box
You ain’t seen real war, only seen the news
This is Parklea blues, Parklea blues