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Bad Wolves – Officer Down Lyrics 4 years ago
Edit: second verse is “nobody wants to HEAR the truth”, not “speak the truth”....my bad lol

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Bad Wolves – Officer Down Lyrics 4 years ago
First off, let’s go ahead and correct the lyrics, then the song may make more sense

First verse
I'm screaming hands up, don't shoot
Another finger on the trigger, you're afraid of the truth
Do you look at me and tell me
So you see another fucker that was ever undercover, I don't fuck with you
Fists up, drop the cuffs
It's the price you'll never pay
A gun and a badge was a thing of the past
To protect and serve, not slay

Second verse

I see the lights flash, hit the gas
No one wants to speak the truth
Do you look at me and tell me
Do you see a motherfucker that's ever been scared of you
Slammed breaks, catch a case
Another chase caught by patrol
The devil's dance does not advance more quality control

So the song addresses actual documented cases of police brutality, but also the false vilification and misrepresentation of all police officers by the media...as evident I believe in the phrases speaking of truth. “Fans” of the band have repeatedly slammed them for being anti-cop, but that is not the case. Currently on tour with FFDP & Three Days Grace, a portion from every ticket sold to benefit America’s defenders, veterans, first responders and their families via the GARY SINISE FOUNDATION. The frontman, Tommy Vext had this to say about the song, and the haters

“Tonight we were privileged enough to be escorted by Johnson Cities Finest at our sold-out show at Capone's here in TN. Considering the times we are living in, I must say how reassuring and grateful we are as artists to feel protected by these men in uniform.

"Now unfortunately this brings up another issue.

"I have been reading many confused comments regarding our song 'Officer Down' this past week and this is where I stand: These lyrics are written to serve as a productive conversation starter, addressing the issues of documented police brutality and more specifically the media's slanderous and false projection of all law enforcement.

"False narratives that we have witnessed lead to the assassinations of officers in Dallas, TX and Brooklyn, NYC by cowardly, unstable scum.

"We in Bad Wolves are NOT an anti-cop band. As a boy who grew up in NYC during 911 and first-hand witnessed the courageous efforts of state and federal law enforcements, as well as EMS and Firefighters put their lives on the line to save victims of terror attacks, my reverence for the men and women who serve these offices can be no higher.

"They are as important to this country as the military branches that defend our nation and its freedom.

"As a personal friend of the Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney, members of NYPD, LAPD and a volunteer who has brought anti-drug and alcohol policy events to schools along side the LAPD Narcotics Division, I find it laughable the ignorant hateful dribble being spewed in some of these comments.

"So to all the snowflake key board warriors out there, YOUR MISS-INTERPRETATIONS ARE NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY.

"Buy some tissues and wipe your pussies.

"I don't come to your job and kick the dicks out of your mouths so stop trying to tell me how to do my job.

"All the best ~Tommy"

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