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tha capital g - if the police kill me lyrics

[intro: 2pac interview]

we all livin’ in a war zone
you livin’ in the same community that the police is carrying
riffles, and riot gear, them 9mm glocks with extra bullets, tear gas, the mace
who do you think the police is using that against?
i feel like i can represent my generation so much
‘cause i honestly did not care whether i lived or died
but now, i cannot die, i can’t leave, until this sh+t is straight
you know? i’m not suicidal, i’m not+i can’t go! until y’all really know what time it is
and then after that, boom! it’s all over and we can see, you know, how this sh+t can fall, but
that’s how it is and the reason being is becausе if i can’t live free
if i can’t live with the samе respect as the next man, i don’t wanna be here
because god has cursed me to see what life should be like

[verse 1: tha capital g]

it could be a regular day, you know, just chillin’
being my happy self, enjoying life, and grinnin’
everyday i pray that n0body takes that away from me
i thank allah everyday, she’s blessed me so graciously
every time i leave the house i look out for police
i’m scared they might pull me over and k!ll me in the street
if i see one i get nervous, heart pounding, i grip the wheel
every time i’m in a car i think of philando castille
gruesome visions of bullets sizzling through my skin
blood pouring out my mouth without my usual grin
slumped over to my side, shocked, painfully screaming
soon i stop moving and then i stop breathing
normally this wouldn’t even make the news or be on wikipedia
but thankfully someone recorded it on social media
video goes viral, now this has people’s attention
i won’t be like thousands of police murders gone unmentioned
now the cop lies, says he feared for his life
says he thought i had a gun, coulda sworn i had a knife
he gets paid leave, protected by that blue stripe
then he goes home, gets drunk, and beats his wife
qualified immunity when this is what they do me
pull me over, murder me, or beat me up brutaly
white neighbors defending him, it’s really just confusing me
thought they weren’t racist, guess they were just used to me
black people p+ssed off, saying “nah, f+ck this!”
“we gon’ hit the streets!” “we gon’ march for justice!”
but the news only shows looters and the glass shattered
they don’t give a f+ck that my black life mattered
[hook: tha capital g]

if the police k!ll me
i wonder what photo of me they’ll use on tv
will they dig for petty crimes in my history
will the cop be imprisoned or will he walk free

if the police k!ll me
i wonder what my trending hashtag is gon’ be
will the homies put my face on a black tee
who is gonna take care of my family

[verse 2: tha capital g]

racist news stations look for unflattering photos
they found one with my middle fingers up so they showed those
they released my driving record, said it wasn’t perfect
they’ll find and use anything just to say that i deserved it
people on facebook posting my murder for debate
the comments say what i should have done differently that day
“shouldn’t have reached to turn the volume down and sat up straight”
“shouldn’t have driven in la with massachusetts plates”
for non+black people it’s just the news for the week
meanwhile my mother can’t sleep
and now my father can’t eat
both of my brothers can’t speak
tears fall down my sister’s cheek
this is terrorism to black people and their families
my coworkers in shock, they were just laughing with me
my white friends can’t believe that it happened to me
my black friends wonder if they’re lives are next to be ceased
by the hands of police, god d+mn it man we can’t breathe
white kids i babysat saw my bl++dy, dead body
no explanation of racism from their daddy or mommy
systems of violence to black people is evident
cycles of silence from white people is helping it
my roommates, my neighbors, my classmates, even fans
dressed in all black for my funeral, with my friends and my fam
if you’ve been silent on this issue, then please do not attend
please do not say that you knew me, please do not say we were friends
since a teenager i’ve talked about this possible end
you did nothing to save my life, you said nothing to defend
black people being slaughtered
you offered no solace
we will not feel safe until police are abolished
[hook: tha capital g]

if the police k!ll me
i wonder what photo of me they’ll use on tv
will they dig for petty crimes in my history
will the cop be imprisoned or will he walk free

if the police k!ll me
i wonder what my trending hashtag is gon’ be
will the homies put my face on a black tee
who is gonna take care of my family

- tha capital g lyrics

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