KRS-One — Murder We Just Saw

[Chorus] Yeah we done heard it before What we looking at, it's the beginning of civil war Finally we just might be getting right to the core The proof in that the truth of that murder we just saw [Verse 1] Fuck this there is no justice And it's a shame because America is above this But it's really not because these cops they are racist The very foundation of America is racist Yeah we all know it but nothing ever changes They part of the system that puts us in cages Time to break out every race, all ages This is not anarchy, this is what change is You don't have the right to tell me what my pain is Or tell me how to protest or what my aim is You the fucking problem, that's where the blame is Cops killing black people, that's what insane is Weak politicians we know what your name is You can vote while I'm getting choked by a racist All the actualizations against us are baseless And falsifying the evidence and burying the cases FTP [Chorus] Yeah we done heard it before What we looking at, it's the beginning of civil war Finally we just might be getting right to the core The proof in that the truth of that murder we just saw Yeah we done heard it before What we looking at, it's the beginning of civil war Finally we just might be getting right to the core The proof in that the truth of that murder we just saw [Verse 2] Fuck that, criminal justice they run that They can have guns but ask me where my gun at They the criminals but it's me they want to come at Who's telling them to put their gun back, fuck that When it's gonna end? Being killed by a cop is the sixth leading cause of death for black men And then the courts don't convict them When the camera shows they the criminals and we are the victims [Chorus] Yeah we done heard it before What we looking at, it's the beginning of civil war Finally we just might be getting right to the core The proof in that the truth of that murder we just saw Yeah we done heard it before What we looking at, it's the beginning of civil war Finally we just might be getting right to the core The proof in that the truth of that murder we just saw [Verse 3] And they'll always be one more As long as white society holds the monopoly on all law Either or That's the only law we follow Cause colonial custom is what we trained to model Shots in the air, this is just another day for me Modern day slavery still requires the bravery Street photography making slavery plain to see We used to die aimlessly now the camera aims at me One shot saving me, the other shot slaying me But how is this condition any different from slavery White supremacy is still trying to enslave us When our voices ignored unless white folks save us I appreciate the protests for sure But when we gonna end the monopoly of white law We follow their laws while they follow none We're told to be peaceful while they're busting a gun [Chorus] Yeah we done heard it before What we looking at, it's the beginning of civil war Finally we just might be getting right to the core The proof in that the truth of that murder we just saw