Come night terrors
Save me from sleep
Doomsday is upon us
My chest fills with blood
You've cut me deep
Fuck your thoughts
And your prayers for peace
I refuse to be another dead nigger
Getting covered in white sheets
This is the start of a war
And the fight's for my life
We get knees to the neck
For the crime of having skin
Having skin that's not white
Keep us guessing
We don't know which way to turn
Enemies disguised as friends
I guess we'll never learn
Manifesto signed in blood
Our aim is set to kill
You haven't changed
And you never will
Gunshots gunshots and torture
For anyone who stands upon this field
Fight fire with fire
Don't you tell me how to feel
Maybe you'll listen
When my boot has pinned your head down
To the floor
This silent soldier is silent
No more
Is silent no more
You've got me stopped in my tracks
I wasn't trying to flee
You don't hear what I'm saying
But I know damn well
You motherfuckers can see
My hands are up
But you're still shooting
Ignore the murder and
Go stop the looting
The body count is sloped on one side
And though we know the truth
You continue to deny
Knees bent remain silent
We only ask for peace
Protect and serve dignity's earned
You uphold bad beliefs
This home's become a war zone
We're under attack
Red sirens scream
White spotlights flash
Blue shirts send bullets
Straight to my back
Gunshots gunshots and torture
For anyone who stands upon this field
Fight fire with fire
Don't you tell me how to feel
Maybe you'll listen
When my boot has pinned your head down
To the floor
This silent soldier is silent
No more
On the beat you blew the brain
From the head of a man with open hands
In front of his neighborhood
You weave deceit and claim that
As he moved to raise his hands
You saw a threat and pulled the trigger
For his own good
My clenched fists are no longer aimed for these walls
I'll make a change no matter what the cost
You're not so brave without a gun or baton in hand
I'll send you home from work in a wooden box
Gunshots gunshots and torture
For anyone who stands upon this field
Fight fire with fire
Don't you tell me how to feel
I won't listen to your lies
And your contrition anymore
My trigger's happy to see you
No more talk let's settle the score
I'm your nightmare
Nerves are spent
This is the final solution
The damage is done
And you've set a new precedent