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Driving While Black

from Enemy of the People by The Explainers

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___Driving While Black___

Sitting in prison wondering how I got here
I made a deadly mistake out of fear
I put 8 bullets in a good man's back
his fatal crime was driving while black
I got buried by internal investigation
his family could only afford a quick cremation.

I put 8 bullets in a good man's back
his fatal crime was driving while black
God how I wish he'd kept his hands on the wheel
'Cause now I know why the caged pig squeals.

Decisions by fear are made too quick
the consequences they make us sick.
He was an unlucky guy like Walter Scott
He was tasered first and then he was shot!
I swore to serve and to protect,
but now I've done things I can't forget.

I put 8 bullets in a good man's back
his fatal crime was driving while black
God how I wish he'd kept his hands on the wheel
'Cause now I know why the caged pig squeals.

(spoken)
I hadn't been on the force very long at all. I was out cruisin', I was looking for trouble. Cruising for a bruising you could say. I saw this black guy driving a really nice car. I mean it was REALLY NICE. Like he probably stole it. So I went ahead, got in behind him. Turned on the lights and siren. Whoop! He pulled right over. I was getting out of my car and he's already got his window down and he's cussing me out. He's cussing ME out! I'm an officer of the law! And he's got that bass in his voice. I'm getting scared. So I walk up to his car, got my hand on my pistol, and he's cussing me out. And he takes his hands off the wheel.And I took my pistol out of my holster. Everything went to shit. Now I'm stuck here.

I put 8 bullets in a good man's back
his fatal crime was driving while black
God how I wish he'd kept his hands on the wheel
'Cause now I know why the caged pig squeals.

Even the Aryans won't take my side
That's what I get for a thin blue line
Being a LEO here really sucks
i'm locked up in here with these angry bucks.
And the worst thing is they call me a racist
I'm getting cornholed on a daily basis! Ow!
(and I ain't talking about bean bags either!)

I put 8 bullets in a good man's back
his fatal crime was driving while black
God how I wish he'd kept his hands on the wheel
'Cause now I know why the caged pig squeals!

SOOEY!

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from Enemy of the People, released June 12, 2020

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The Explainers Wilmington, North Carolina

The Explainers started as a way to deal with the bizarro land of the 2010s through musical expression. We had been friends for years and never played music together until one fateful evening in August 2018. With satirical lyrics and a mission to make every song sound different from the others we have played a million shows in Wilmington since then, looking to branch out to your town! ... more

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