1. |
The Crazy Tulsa Town
04:36
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Let me tell ya what went down
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
They burnt everything to the ground
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
Young Miss Page, she mighta lied
Cuz of that, a lot of folks died
Hate was flying all around
Aeroplanes dropped some fire down
Yes, my friends, that went down
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
The elevator closed its doors
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
It climbed to the top, just 3 floors
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
Miss Page screamed, her clothes were torn
Old Diamond Dick shoulda been forewarned
Inter-racial contact was deplored
A minute was too long behind those closed doors
After two days, Greenwood was no more
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
You might all guess what happened next
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
No insurance paid, no brother got a check
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
Tulsa had the first US air raid
No one knows for sure how many folks were slayed
There were never any reparations paid
If you wait long enough the memories fade
Ninety years later a monument was laid
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
Let me tell ya what went down
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
They burnt everything to the ground
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
Tulsa had the first US air raid
No one knows for sure how many folks were slayed
There were never any reparations paid
If you wait long enough the memories fade
Ninety years later a monument was laid
in that Crazy Tulsa Town
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2. |
ET Went Home
04:28
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Most times,
I feel,
nothing’s really changed.
The way things happen stays the same.
When I see those things,
I know aren’t right,
all I can do
is scream and fight
Hope it don’t haunt me all night
Down in Mississippi,
you didn’t mix white and black,
‘less you wanted to wind up
in the River in a sack
ET was from Chicago,
but he might as well have been from space,
back then they’d say,
he just didn’t know his place
Talkin’ to a lady, from the other race
ET went home in a box
ET went home and the way he looked caused shocks
ET went home in a box
His mama cried all night and day,
but she wouldn’t let the picture fade away
He was beaten,
his eye was gone,
went they pulled from the Tallahatchie
right around dawn
They knew who done it,
but he was white,
and you know what that boy did,
it just weren’t right,
Said he whistled at Carolyn, and she was white
Oh yeah and
she was married too,
Mr. Bryant was the one who taught
ET a thing or two
Bryant was arrested
Carolyn worked for the family biz
The jury said not guilty,
we can’t tell who the dead boy is
Let’s hear it for the ol’ Grand Wiz
ET went home in a box
ET went home and the way he looked caused shocks
ET went home in a box
His mama cried all night and day,
but she wouldn’t let the picture fade away
A movement started
ET’s death was the spark
But we’re here 70 years later
Babies get shot in the park
That’s what I mean,
When I say things stay the same
White man still gets off
We don’t remember his name
Mamas are still crying just the same
ET went home in a box
ET went home and the way he looked caused shocks
ET went home in a box
His mama cried all night and day,
but she wouldn’t let the picture fade away
ET went home in a box
ET went home in a box
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3. |
It's All on Video
06:47
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Running Away
Driving Away
Had to get Away
If not he’d get put away
Running Away
Driving Away
Had to get Away
If not he’d get put away
Didn’t know It was gonna be that kind of day
That kind of night
The kind that makes you live in fright
That’s why he ran away,
He drove away
He had to get away
He wasn’t gonna let himself get put away, again,
no, no no
Not again
It’s All On Video,
It’s All On Video
They hit him 33 times
all 5 on 1
It’s All On Video,
It’s All On Video
His running was a big crime
To the man with the badge and a gun
L.A.
His L.A
Everybody thinks it’s such a great place to play
But L.A
Ain’t so swell, heh
When they taze you to the ground and then they gather round
keep on kickin, keep on beatin, hopin that he soon stops breathin
keep on kickin, keep on beatin, hopin that he soon stops breathin
keep on kickin, keep on beatin, hopin that he soon stops breathin
All in L.A,
But he’d live to tell,
It served them well
It’s All On Video,
It’s All On Video
They hit him 33 times
all 5 on 1
It’s All On Video,
It’s All On Video
His running was a big crime
To the man with the badge and a gun
The cops had done the crime
But they got caught this time
Cali said not guilty,
But the US said otherwise,
And they all did time
Delayed justice is denied
And 63 had died
It lasted 6 days long
Can’t we get along
That is what he said
But 63 were dead
That never should have come to pass
But sometimes justice takes some kickin’ ass
Yes it does
Sometimes justice takes some kickin’ ass
It’s All On Video,
It’s All On Video
They hit him 33 times
all 5 on 1
It’s All On Video,
It’s All On Video
His running was a big crime
To the man with the badge and a gun
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4. |
Death and Taxes
02:24
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You’re under arrest
It’s my God given, lawful right to kill you
I’ll choke the life right out of you, right now
For sellling cigarettes
Without paying the Tax
Those are the facts
New York City needs it tax
Hell, we might be out $10 cuz of your selling cigarettes And not paying tax
You’re under arrest
It’s my God given, lawful right to
kill you
You think I mess with you?
You think it stops today?
Are you tired of it?
You’re under arrest
It’s my God given, lawful right to
kill you
You think I harass you?
You’re minding your own business?
You want me to leave you alone?
No
You’re under arrest
It’s my God given, lawful right to
kill you
‘Cuz the city needs the tax money
How else are we gonna pay the $5.9 million
That your lawyers are gonna sue us for?
How else are we gonna pay the $35 million
it’s gonna cost to retrain the whole NYPD?
You’re under arrest
It’s my God given, lawful right to kill you
And I’ll choke the life right out of you, right now,
For sellling cigarettes
Without paying
The Tax
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5. |
Michael Brown
03:40
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He wasn’t a saint, that’s true
He mighta done a thing, or two
He wasn’t ‘sposed to do
What got done to him made me blue
Were his hands up, don’t shoot?
That’s what was said, now moot
Wilson shot him dead, jackboot
Mike had no gun, no dispute
Ferguson erupted in flames
No justice, no peace, who’s to blame?
The stories conflict, you see
We don’t hear it all from TV
He’d broken some laws, maybe
None carried the death penalty
Could happen to you, or me
A cop’s a one man jury
Your life or death, he’s free
To impose the death penalty
What matters is in his head
Does he fear he could wind up dead?
That’s the way that the law is read
“In fear for your life?, Shoot, go ahead”
Ferguson erupted in flames
No justice, no peace, who’s to blame?
Could happen to you, or me
A cop’s a one man jury
Your life or death, he’s free
To impose the death penalty
Ferguson erupted in flames
No justice, no peace, who’s to blame?
Could happen to you, or me
A cop’s a one man jury
Your life or death, he’s free
To impose the death penalty
Could happen to you, or me
a cop’s a one man jury
your life or death, he’s free
to impose the death penalty
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6. |
Cops & Robbers
03:05
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Playing in the park with a plastic gun
12 years old just having fun
“Heh, stick ‘em up! Ha-ha we’re all done”
12 years old just having fun
Someone’s scared, or maybe just annoyed
Calls 9-1-1, prolly just a kid and a toy
Cops roll up, in a second all done
12 years old just having fun
No warnings were issued
But the cops all just lied
Jury said it it was all justified
His hands, were frozen cold
They were in his heavy winter coat
Jury didn’t care
Not guilty, That’s all she wrote
Snow laying on the ground
Now his blood was flowing there too
His mother and sister saw his body and screamed
So the cops decided they had to handcuff those two
No warnings were issued
But the cops all just lied
Jury said it it was all justified
Cop was a rook
washed out in the ‘burbs
Now he shot a kid
Just‘cuz he felt disturbed
No warnings were issued
But the cops all just lied
Jury said it it was all justified
I saw the video!
Not a second did pass
The cops roll up
and they shoot his ass
Playing in the park with a plastic gun
12 years old just having fun
Playing in the park with a plastic gun
12 years old and his life is all done
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7. |
Are You Kidding Me?
03:30
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Are you kidding me?
I thought this was America
How is this okay?
You’re home on your sofa
at the end of your day
In comes a cop
You’d left your door ajar
She sees you eating ice cream
Man, you’ve gone too far
But she thinks the place is hers
Despite your pictures on the wall
You must have broken in
She made a back-up call
But this is your apartment
The place where you pay rent
She’s decided she’s in fear
Two bullets is what she spent
But she was scared, We should let her off
Are you kidding me?
Is this the standard were gonna apply
Are you kidding me?
Police’ll let their bullets fly
Are you kidding me?
That can’t be a legal defense
If this happens, no one is safe
We can’t get inside their head
To prove all their ill intent
Are you kidding me?
Are you kidding me?
Are you kidding me?
Are you kidding me?
The jury, they saw through it
An hour to decide
The cop, she was guilty
Jean shouldn’t oughta died
Ten years for murder
Huh? did I get that right?
Ten years for killing someone
In their own place at night
If Jean had been the shooter
You think that woulda flied?
Ten years for killing a white girl cop?
I’ll leave you to decide
But Jean was scared, We should let him off
Are you kidding me?
Is that the standard were gonna apply
Are you kidding me?
Ya’ll can let your bullets fly
Are you kidding me?
That can’t be a legal defense
If that happens no one is safe
We can’t get inside your head
To prove all your ill intent
Are you kidding me?
Are you kidding me?
Are you kidding me?
Are you kidding me?
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8. |
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I can’t believe it happened again
I can’t believe it happened again
Simulated Non-Emergency call
Dispatcher: “Ft Worth non-emergency, May I help you?”
Neighbor: Yeah, My neighbor, her front door is open and, you know, it’s like 2:30 in morning. I’m just hoping she’s OK. Can you send someone around?”
Dispatcher: “Well, bless your heart. That is so nice of you. I am sure we can have one of our officers swing by.
Neighbor: Well thank you, that would be great.”
Dispatcher: “Dispatch to Unit 12. We have a call on an unsecured structure on East Allen Ave. Please respond. Over
Robocop: Unit 12 en route. Over”
Playing with your nephew
on your XBOX at night
You hear a prowler
He’s lurking outside
You rise up, you’re in fright. It’s Texas.
Your gun is at hand
You Grab it from the drawer
By your beside light.
“Get your hands up!”
Bang!
Shot through your window by the police.
They had no effin’ right.
no effin’ right.
I can’t believe it happened again
I can’t believe it happened again
Your neighbor had made a call
to keep you safe from attack
That surely didn’t work,
Cops prowled ‘round to the back
You couldn’t see the cop
It was all pitch black
“Get your hands up!” Bang!
Shot playin’ games
In your own house,
that’s whack!
that’s whack!
I can’t believe it happened again
I can’t believe it happened again
Why not make a call
Before you take a shot
Protect and Serve
Not shoot with all you got
Ring a door bell
Instead of sneaking out back
Is the Cop trained the same
when the citizen’s black?
I can’t believe it happened again
I can’t believe it happened again
The neighbor has regrets
The officer does, too
What hate and fear begets.
That’s a system we must undo.
Love thy neighbor, don’t shoot
Be he black, or white
We gotta stop all this killin’
This unending gunfight
I can’t believe it happened again
I can’t believe it happened again
I can’t believe it happened again
I can’t believe it happened again
I can’t believe it happened again
I can’t believe it happened again
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9. |
Crimes Against Humanity
04:16
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We’ve lived through this calamity
Let’s finally end the insanity
We’ve witnessed killers, plain to see,
Committing Crimes Against Humanity
We sat by
watched on TV
We’re all to blame
Yes, you and me
We’ve justified hatred
As “Security”
And abetted
Crimes Against Humanity
Government enforced it’s policy
Of race discrimination, plain as ABC
Massacred, murdered, deprived of liberty
Committing Crimes Against Humanity
We sat by
watched on TV
We’re all to blame
Yes, you and me
We’ve justified hatred
As “Security”
And abetted
Crimes Against Humanity
Someday soon,
This majority will end
400 years later
We can no longer pretend
Equality, liberty, humanity
We demand fair treatment for all
That will be the command
Can’t sit by
And watch the TV
When we’re to blame
Yes, you and me
Can’t justified hatred
As “Security”
We need to end our
Crimes Against Humanity
Can’t sit by
And watch the TV
When we’re to blame
Yes, you and me
Can’t justified hatred
As “Security”
We need to end our
Crimes Against Humanity
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10. |
By George
04:00
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Let’s take a knee, you and me
By George
We’ll kneel, show how we feel
By George
We’ll stay here all night
Fight, if we must fight
That’s how we’ll do right
By George
Lift the weight of oppression
By George
It’s become our obsession
By George
Unjust weight of law
We will force it’s withdraw
That’s how we’ll do right
By George
We’ll remember his name
By George
In a crowd, we proclaim
By George
Taken wrongly away
Inspired we say
His life, it mattered
By George
We’ll remember his name
By George
In a crowd, we proclaim
By George
Taken wrongly away
Inspired we say
His life, it mattered
By George
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P. Willie San Antonio, Texas
P. Willie, born Philip Flood, is a singer/songwriter/producer from the outskirts of San Antonio, TX. P. Willie's music crosses many genres, including blues, rock, jazz, hip-hop and EDM. His earlier works are available on traditional streaming services, such as iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Crimes Against Humanity is his most recent release, and his first on Bandcamp ... more
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