KRS ONE – SOUND OF DA POLICE

Lyrics

Chorus:
Woop-woop!
That's the sound of da police!
Woop-woop!
That's the sound of the beast!
[Yes, indeed]
Verse One:
Stand clear! Don man a-talk
You can't stand where I stand, you can't walk where I walk
Watch out! We run New York
Police man come, we bust him out the park
I know this for a fact, you don't like how I act
You claim I'm sellin' crack, but you be doin' that
I'd rather say "see ya"! Cause I would never be ya
Be a officer? You WICKED overseer!
Ya hotshot, wanna get props and be a saviour
First show a little respect, change your behavior
Change your attitude, change your plan
There could never really be justice on stolen land
Are you really for peace and equality?
Or when my car is hooked up, you know you wanna follow me
Your laws are minimal
Cause you won't even think about lookin' at the real criminal
This has got to cease
Cause we be getting HYPED to the sound of da police!
Chorus
Verse Two:
Now here's a likkle truth, open up your eye
While you're checking out the boom-bap, check the exercise
Take the word "overseer" like a sample
Repeat it very quickly in a crew for example
Overseer
Overseer
Overseer
Overseer
Officer, Officer, Officer, Officer!
Yeah, officer from overseer
You need a little clarity?
Check the similarity!
The overseer rode around the plantation
The officer is off patroling all the nation
The overseer could stop you what you're doing
The officer will pull you over just when he's pursuing
The overseer had the right to get ill
And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill
The officer has the right to arrest
And if you fight back to put a hole in your chest!
(Woop!) They both ride horses
After 400 years, I've _got_ no choices!
The police them have a little gun
So when I'm on the streets, I walk around with a bigger one
(Woop-woop!) I hear it all day
Just so they can run the light and be upon their way
[Yes, indeed]
Chorus
Verse Three:
Check out the message in a rough stylee
The real criminals are the C-O-P
You check for undercover and the one PD
But just a mere Black man, them want check me
Them check out me car for it shine like the sun
But them jealous or them vexed cause them can't afford one
Black people still slaves up til today
But the Black police officer nah see it that way
Him want a salary Him want it
So he put on a badge and kill people for it
My grandfather had to deal with the cops
My great-grandfather dealt with the cops
My GREAT grandfather had to deal with the cops
And then my great, great, great, great... when it's gonna stop?!
Chorus

Paroles (Traduction)

Refrain :
Woop-woop !
C'est le son de la police !
Woop-woop !
C'est le son de la bête !
[Oui, en effet]
Couplet Un :
Faites place ! Don man parle
Tu ne peux pas rester là où je me tiens, tu ne peux pas marcher là où je marche
Fais attention ! Nous contrôlons New York
Quand le policier arrive, on le fait dégager du parc
Je sais que c'est un fait, tu n'aimes pas comment je agis
Tu prétends que je vends de la drogue, mais c'est toi qui le fais
Je préfère te dire "au revoir" ! Parce que je ne serai jamais comme toi
Devenir un officier ? Tu es un méchant surveillant !
Toi, le fier-à-bras, tu veux de la reconnaissance et être un sauveur
Commence par montrer un peu de respect, change ton comportement
Change ton attitude, change ton plan
Il ne peut jamais y avoir de véritable justice sur une terre volée
Es-tu vraiment pour la paix et l'égalité ?
Ou quand ma voiture est customisée, tu veux me suivre
Tes lois sont minimales
Car tu ne veux même pas penser à regarder le véritable criminel
Cela doit cesser
Car nous nous excitons au son de la police !
Refrain
Couplet Deux :
Maintenant voici une petite vérité, ouvre les yeux
Pendant que tu écoutes le boom-bap, observe l'exercice
Prends le mot "surveillant" comme un échantillon
Répète-le très rapidement en groupe par exemple
Surveillant
Surveillant
Surveillant
Surveillant
Officier, officier, officier, officier !
Oui, officier venant du surveillant
Tu as besoin d'un peu de clarté ?
Observe la similitude !
Le surveillant tournait autour de la plantation
L'officier patrouille dans toute la nation
Le surveillant pouvait t'arrêter dans ce que tu faisais
L'officier

Thématique Violences policières

Style Rap

Keywords Brutalité policière, Marginalité

Entités normées KRS-One