Beschrijving
West Coast gangsta rap with boom-bap drums and grimy low-end, mid-tempo head-nod swing; verse rides sparse kick-snare pockets, pre-chorus tightens with snare rolls and vocal chants, chorus hits with gang shouts and a blunt two-note bass stab, Raw male vocals with doubled lines, shouted ad-libs, delay throws on the hook, siren-like synth swells and record-scratch accents, Mix is dark, punchy, and street-close, with dusty top end and huge center weight
[Verse 1]
Blue caps at the curb
Hands on the hood
Same old stare
Like I’m no good
Palm on my chest
Boot on my pride
“Where you going?”
I’m trapped outside
Badge says law
But it feel like fear
One wrong move
And it get severe
Eyes on my skin
Not on my name
They write a report
Then they shift the blame
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me who protects us
When they bring the pain
Tell me who checks them
When they hide the stain
[Chorus]
Badges and sirens
That’s the threat
Badges and sirens
We won’t forget
Badges and sirens
We still here
Badges and sirens
We face that fear
[Verse 2]
Grandma said calm
Keep your hands in sight
Still they twist the scene
And they call it right
Kids on the block
Learn fear too young
Names on the news
And the words stay numb
Hard on the chest
Lights in the face
Try to stay human
In a hostile place
Every cracked window
Every torn-up block
Got a story buried
Under tape and chalk
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me who protects us
When they bring the pain
Tell me who checks them
When they hide the stain
[Chorus]
Badges and sirens
That’s the threat
Badges and sirens
We won’t forget
Badges and sirens
We still here
Badges and sirens
We face that fear
[Bridge]
We seen too much
We heard too much
Names in the wind
And the grief don’t hush
If they want war
Then they made one clear
We raise our voice
Till the whole world hear
[Final Chorus]
Badges and sirens
That’s the threat
Badges and sirens
We won’t forget
Badges and sirens
We still here
Badges and sirens
We face that fear
