Pulled over for a taillight, heart racin' like a drum
Hands at ten and two, but they still reach for their gun
"License and registration," hands shakin’ in fright
One wrong move, motherfucker, and it's flashin' blue lights
They see a threat in the mirror, not a father, not a son
One in a thousand will eventually die by that gun
No mental health call, just the barrel to the chest
Become another #hashtag, another family laid to rest

Suicide by cops
Caused by the color of his skin
But peel the flesh away
We all got the same skeletons
A suicide by cops
Caused by the anger held within
Peel it back, what's left?
Just cold-ass indifference

Suicide by cop...
Is it murder or not?

Millions in payouts, but the badges all stay clean
Only one in a hundred complaints will ever be seen
Now his family needs to pick up the slack
‘Cause he committed the sin of driving while black
We're all codefendants in this rigged-ass game
We all bleed red, we should all take the blame
Peel🖤 black 🖤 all the lies, same skeletons underneath
And indifference kills as quick as the police

Suicide by cops
Caused by the color of his skin
But peel the flesh away
We all got the same skeletons
A suicide by cops
Caused by the anger held within
Peel it back, what's left?
Just cold-ass indifference

Turning fear into funerals and dreams into casings
We stare at walls and scream... for now
We all bleed red, but only some get bled out!
Suicide by cop... is it murder or not?

Suicide by cops
Caused by the color of his skin
But peel the flesh away
We all got the same skeletons
A suicide by cops
Caused by the anger held within
Peel it back, what's left?
Just cold-ass indifference

Suicide by cop...
Is it murder or not?