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Don't Shoot
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Hip-Hop/Rap
Don't Shoot was released on April 23, 2015 by Dead Silence as a part of the album Along Came Joyner
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Release DateApril 23, 2015
LabelDead Silence
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM100

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joyner Lucas
Joyner Lucas
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joyner Lucas
Joyner Lucas
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
K.L.
K.L.
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dear America
By the system I was raised
Same system that enslaved us
And took us all away
The same system I was trained
To put my hand across my heart and
Pledge allegiance to the grave
The same system that made me sing the national anthem
While the fucking flag hanged
The same system that'll claim innocent lives
Barack ain't made shit change
[Verse 2]
****, fuck this shit, I won't budge
Shit, I won't budge
They say Rosa Parks sittin' on the wrong bus
And now that Malcolm X is gone, I guess it's on us
Fuck the cops, they gon' kill us and then charge us
They gon' charge us
Pull that fuckin' badge out and say it's all love
Then I got six warning shots to my
Heart, lungs, face, neck, cough blood
[Verse 3]
Now they say we all thugs
I guess we all thugs
Ever since the Watts riot, muthafuckas wanna try us
Everything was all quiet till they crossed us
Al Sharpton keep on talkin', **** do something
****, prove something
So much drama I done got the fuckin' goosebumps
Word down in Ferguson they murdering the youth young
What the fuck is new, son
This shit gon' make me lose somethin'
[Verse 4]
This is a war, we won't back down
Fuck this country, we ain't treated fair
I should burn a fuckin' flag down
Yeah, I should burn a fuckin' flag down
But your victims lash out, they have no clue
But if I protest, a **** put me in a stretcher
Got me down while my hands up
Screamin' don't shoot, motherfucka, don't shoot!
[Verse 5]
Don't shoot
Muthafucka, don't shoot
Don't shoot, please don't shoot
Don't shoot
Muthafuckas, don't shoot
Don't shoot
[Verse 6]
I got my hands up, screaming don't shoot
Don't shoot
Please don't shoot
I should burn a fuckin' flag down
Muthafucka, don't shoot
I should burn a fuckin' flag down
[Verse 7]
By the system I was raised
Same system that just killed Mike Brown the other day
Same system that just slayed Sean Bell
Trayvon, Eric Garner, what a shame
The same system that gon' lie just to cover up the crime
Quick to send us to the grave
The same system that'll claim innocent lives
Barack ain't made shit change
[Verse 8]
****, fuck this shit, I won't budge
Shit, I won't budge
They same Emmett Till whistled at the wrong slut
And now that Martin Luther gone, guess it's on us
Fuck the cops, they gon' kill us and then charge us
They gon' charge us
Pull that fuckin' badge out, leave a **** passed out
Clap plow, twenty shots to my
Heart, lungs, face, neck, cough blood
[Verse 9]
All they do is cross us
Livin' in the projects and we all thugs
Now they searchin' through my pockets, wanna treat me like a hostage
Tryna get inside my conscious like a broad does
If they catch me lookin' wrong, I'm a rebel though
If I got my hoodie on, I'm a criminal
If I got my hands up, that means I probably got a weapon
If they kill me then I guess that means that it was an exception
Man, that's bullshit
[Verse 10]
This a war, we won't back down
And tell the government to kiss my ass
I should burn a fuckin' flag down
Yeah, I should burn a fuckin' flag down
We were forced to surrender, they have no clue
But if I protest, a **** put me in a stretcher
Gun me down with my hands up
Screamin' don't shoot, muthafucka, don't shoot!
[Verse 11]
Don't shoot
Muthafucka, don't shoot
Don't shoot, please don't shoot
Don't shoot
Muthafucka, don't shoot
Don't shoot
[Verse 12]
I got my hands up, screaming don't shoot
Don't shoot
Please don't shoot
I should burn a fuckin' flag down
Muthafucka, don't shoot
I should burn a fuckin' flag down
Written by: Gary Lucas
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