[Intro]
Blue and red in the rearview
Mama prayin' that the prayer do
Judge face in my nightmares too
(Still hear the slam, that boom)
[Verse 1]
Bloody shirt on the back stair
Gun smoke in my knotless hair
Heard "run" but my legs stayed glued
Whole block knew the breaking news
Interrogation, fluorescent buzz
Asked what happened, I said "because"
They said, "boy, you ain't built for this"
Cold cuffs on my shaking wrists
[Chorus]
Murder rising in my mind
Every siren feels like mine
Courtroom lights on my mistakes
Orange suit fits like a weight
Murder rising, I can't breathe
Whole life hanging by a plea
If I make it out this hell
Still see steel, still smell jail
[Verse 2]
Public defender with a stained tie
Said "keep quiet, you’ll be fine"
Opp lawyer read my life like stats
Pulled up posts, turned me to a fact
Cellmate talkin' 'bout appeals
I just stare at the painted steel
Countin' tiles like they old friends
Hopin' time don't never end
[Chorus]
Murder rising in my mind
Every siren feels like mine
Courtroom lights on my mistakes
Orange suit fits like a weight
Murder rising, I can't breathe
Whole life hanging by a plea
If I make it out this hell
Still see steel, still smell jail
[Bridge]
Was it me, was it them, was it fear?
If I talk, do I disappear?
If I walk, do they drag me back?
If I fall, who gon' cut some slack? (yeah)
[Chorus]
Murder rising in my mind
Every siren feels like mine
Courtroom lights on my mistakes
Orange suit fits like a weight
Murder rising, I can't breathe
Whole life hanging by a plea
If I make it out this hell
Still see steel, still smell jail