Guilty on all counts of depraved murder
And actually in prison for now
Kept in solitary to protect this cop
From the wrath of the other inmates
But the sentence is up to the judge
And the appeals will go on for years
So while we celebrate this one victory
The never ending war on the oppressed continues
Every day brings news of other deaths
Another person of color executed
Another killer cop terrorizing us
Doing what the police do
Even the President declares it now
Systemic racism pervades this country
While talking as if it can be reformed
When every institution perpetuates it
Good intentions cannot change the fact
To protect and serve is about money and property
When preserving the established order
Means enforcing exploitation and dispossession
So many families regret having ever called the cops
A lesson learned the hard way
We need unarmed members of the community
Who will not be afraid of us
Would another civil rights act be any better
Than the last one leading to mass incarceration
And all the ways the badge is a license to kill
And all the practices that manifest injustice
No we must be modern day abolitionists
To really destroy the institution of slavery
We must reconstruct the legal system completely
Starting with abolishing their police
