In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
This is important stuff
I mean, these kids are being screwed
There's a whole generation of them
They got constitutional rights that are being violated everyday by the police
They take the kids, they rough 'em up, they throw 'em in jail
The judges are cold
Then they throw the kids in jail, they give them a sentence
They don't give a shit, they just care about headlines
Fuck tha police comin' straight from the underground
A mother fucker got it bad 'cause I'm loud
I'm not a carbon copy so police think they have the authority
To kill a minority
Fuck that shit 'cause I ain't the one
For a punk motherfucker with a badge and a gun
To be beatin' on and thrown in jail
We can go toe to toe in the middle of a cell
Fuckin' with me 'cause I'm a teenager
With a little bit of dough and a pager
Searchin' my car lookin' for the product
Yeah, motherfucker, I'm sellin' narcotics
You'd rather see me in the pen
Then me and my friends
All rollin' in a Benz-o
Beat a police out of shape
And when I'm finished, bring the yellow tape
To tape off the scene of a the slaughter
Still gettin' strong off bread and water
I don't know if they're fags or what
Searchin' me down and grabbin' my nuts
A motherfucker on the war path
And when I'm finished, it's gonna be a blood bath
Of cops dyin' on my way
Yeah, I got somethin' to say
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck the police
The jury's about to filled with, rednecks, white bread, chicken-shit, motherfuckers
Fuck the police and I said it with authority
'Cause my people on the streets are the majority
Lights are flashin' behind me
But you're scared little faggot so you mace me to blind me
But that shit don't work I just laugh
Because it gives 'em a hint not to step in my path
Police I'm sayin' fuck you punk
Read my rights and shit, it's all junk
Pullin' out a silly club so you stand
With a fake ass badge and a gun in your hand
But take off the gun so you can see what's up
And we'll go at it punk and I'ma fuck you up
Make you think I'm gonna kick your ass
But drop your gat and I'm gonna blast
Takin' out a police will make my day
A motherfucker like me don't give a fuck to say
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Yo man, what the fuck?
The name of the game is stay alive
I mean, these kids are being screwed
There's a whole generation of them
They got constitutional rights that are being violated everyday by the police
They take the kids, they rough 'em up, they throw 'em in jail
The judges are cold
Then they throw the kids in jail, they give them a sentence
They don't give a shit, they just care about headlines
Fuck tha police comin' straight from the underground
A mother fucker got it bad 'cause I'm loud
I'm not a carbon copy so police think they have the authority
To kill a minority
Fuck that shit 'cause I ain't the one
For a punk motherfucker with a badge and a gun
To be beatin' on and thrown in jail
We can go toe to toe in the middle of a cell
Fuckin' with me 'cause I'm a teenager
With a little bit of dough and a pager
Searchin' my car lookin' for the product
Yeah, motherfucker, I'm sellin' narcotics
You'd rather see me in the pen
Then me and my friends
All rollin' in a Benz-o
Beat a police out of shape
And when I'm finished, bring the yellow tape
To tape off the scene of a the slaughter
Still gettin' strong off bread and water
I don't know if they're fags or what
Searchin' me down and grabbin' my nuts
A motherfucker on the war path
And when I'm finished, it's gonna be a blood bath
Of cops dyin' on my way
Yeah, I got somethin' to say
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck the police
The jury's about to filled with, rednecks, white bread, chicken-shit, motherfuckers
Fuck the police and I said it with authority
'Cause my people on the streets are the majority
Lights are flashin' behind me
But you're scared little faggot so you mace me to blind me
But that shit don't work I just laugh
Because it gives 'em a hint not to step in my path
Police I'm sayin' fuck you punk
Read my rights and shit, it's all junk
Pullin' out a silly club so you stand
With a fake ass badge and a gun in your hand
But take off the gun so you can see what's up
And we'll go at it punk and I'ma fuck you up
Make you think I'm gonna kick your ass
But drop your gat and I'm gonna blast
Takin' out a police will make my day
A motherfucker like me don't give a fuck to say
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Fuck tha police
Yo man, what the fuck?
The name of the game is stay alive
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Fuck Tha Police Lyrics as written by Andre Romell Young O'shea Jackson
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