Sirens were going
Emotions were hot
Every reason to stop
Now we're blaming the cop
But did he ever consider
The person that they were chasing
Was probably scared
And possibly vacant
Got out of the car, hands up
In front of his house
Officers yelling at him
To get on the ground
But he didn't understand
What the officer said
So without delaying
He shot him
Shot him dead
And the bells toll
For another lost soul
Rung for the downtrodden
Mistaken and unknown
The bells toll
Split second decisions are how
Men in blue react
Police as a whole
Most live to protect
I've been scratching my head
Too many injured or dead
Not one to jump to conclusions
Or say all cops are bad
A man in my hometown
Wouldn't put down a rake
Took two bullets
Landed dead on his face
A man in Seattle
Carving wood with a knife
Took four bullets
Bled out and died
And the bells toll
For another lost soul
Rung for the downtrodden
Mistaken and unknown
The bells toll
This has got to stop
Too many bodies have dropped
So I'm going straight to the top
To put an end to this plot
Gotta get in front of those
Who know nothing about us
And you wonder the reason
Why so many don't trust
Without throwing stones
At everything as a whole
Look at the talk shows
They're so quick to impose
Witnesses told the police
That the man was deaf
In a pool of blood
He laid there dead
And the bells toll
For another lost soul
Rung for the downtrodden
Mistaken and unknown
The bells toll
And the bells toll
For another lost soul
Rung for the downtrodden
Mistaken and unknown
The bells toll
Bang, Bang, Bang
Waving hands
Bang, Bang
Doesn't Comprehend
Bang, Bang
Too many funerals to attend
Bang, Bang, Bang
And the bells toll