Ice-t - No Lives Matter lyrics

[Intro: Ice-T] It's unfortunate that we even have to say 'Black Lives Matter', I mean, if you go through history nobody ever gave a f**. I mean, you can k** black people in the street, nobody goes to jail, nobody goes to prison. But when I say 'Black Lives Matter' and you say 'All Lives Matter', that's like if I was to say 'Gay Lives Matter' and you say 'All Lives Matter'. If I said, 'Women's Lives Matter' and you say 'All Lives Matter', you're diluting what I'm saying. You're diluting the issue. The issue isn't about everybody. It's about black lives, at the moment But the truth of the matter is, they don't really give a f** about anybody, if you break this sh** all the way down to the low f**ing dirty-a** truth [Verse 1] We say that 'Black Lives Matter' Well truthfully they really never have No one ever really gave a f** Just read your bullsh** history books But honestly it ain't just black It's yellow, it's brown, it's red It's anyone who ain't got cash Poor whites that they call trash [Pre-Chorus] They can't, f** with us Once they realise we're all on the same side They can't, split us up And let them prosper off the divide They can't, f** with us Once they realize we're all on the same side They can't, split us up And let them prosper off the divide [Chorus] Don't fall for the bait and switch Racism is real, but not it They f** whoever can't fight back But now we gotta change all that The people have had enough Right now, it's them against us This sh** is ugly to the core When it comes to the poor No lives matter [Verse 2] America's always been A place that judge my skin And racism is real as f** Ain't no way to play that off And in the eyes of the law Black skin has always stood for poor This is basic sh** They know who they f**ing with [Pre-Chorus] They can't, f** with us Once they realise we're all on the same side They can't, split us up And let them prosper off the divide They can't, f** with us Once they realize we're all on the same side They can't, split us up And let them prosper off the divide [Chorus] Don't fall for the bait and switch Racism is real, but not it They f** whoever can't fight back But now we gotta change all that The people have had enough Right now, it's them against us This sh** is ugly to the core When it comes to the poor No lives matter [Spoken: Ice-T] You never see them pulling rich people out of their cars in their neighbourhoods, because they know they got lawyers. They know they'll sue their a**. They can tell who to f** with. Unfortunately, black or brown skin has always meant poor. They're profiling you kid. They know you can't fight back. But we about to [Bridge: News Reports] Investigators say they are reviewing body camera and dashcam video of Tuesday's shooting. Police say that Keith Lamont Scott did have a gun in his hand when an officer shot him. But a new picture of the scene shows something at Scott's feet. A source tells our Charlotte affiliate it may be a gun, but people in the neighbourhood say the father of four was holding a book instead Officer Vinson was in plain clothes when the shooting happened. He was not wearing a body worn camera. But we are told that three other officers wore theirs. The department is under increasing pressure to release police videos from the shooting. But the police chief says he will not do that right now because of the investigation (Ladies and gentlemen. This sh** is deeper than racism) [Chorus] Don't fall for the bait and switch Racism is real, but not it They f** whoever can't fight back But now we gotta change all that The people have had enough Right now, it's them against us This sh** is ugly to the core When it comes to the poor No lives matter This sh** is ugly to the core When it comes to the poor No lives matter This sh** is ugly to the core When it comes to the poor No lives matter