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Cops don't care about the drip
They'll pull their guns out just as quick
Your skin will still be black, your blood will still be red
You'll die watching the goalposts shift
Racism ain't logical, you can't rationalize
With folk who'll always look at you with hatred in their eyes
I know that we're programmed to think that clothing makes a man
But ain't none of these crooked cops Mark Twain
They just don't give a damn

Medgar got killed in a suit
Malcolm got killed in a suit
Martin got killed in a suit
Your swag won't make you bulletproof

Your Tom Ford fit won't help you dodge the same ignoble end
That crooked cops deliver to your saggy-panted friends
You can't change a narrative that you did not create
You might as well wear what you want
But keep storming the gates
A dead Black man is just as cute

Breonna did not wear a dress
Aiyana did not wear a dress
Sandra did not wear a dress
How fancy are the women at the protests?

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from The Cocker Spaniels Are Still Alive, and So Are You, released August 13, 2021

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The Cocker Spaniels Charlotte, North Carolina

I'm a 41-year-old Black dad who likes Prince and Guided by Voices a lot, so I try to make music that splits the difference. I play and sing everything most of the time, but my friends Alan and Stephen help me out sometimes. Please check my stuff out and say hello! ... more

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