This song is great. I love le tigre because there lyrics are really strong, and not just nihilistic or simply catchy. Well, heres what i got from this song.
This murder isent just about NYPD, its more about the line between law enforcement and goverment enforcers is very thin, and that without constant checks by people the goverment can do whatever.
"Murder is murder
Why're they confused?"
thats basicaly saying that hey, look, dosent matter if you call it self defence, policing or whatever, when you kill someone its murder, plain and SIMPLE.
"Another man dead
I read it in the news
Who gave them the fucking right
To run around like they own the night?"
"another man dead" refers to the possibility thats there has been many. "I read it in the news" demonstrates the distance between people getting blown away in the streets from the average person.
"Who gave them the fucking right
To run around like they own the night?"
This is refering to, well people that just sit there and read the news and dont do something about it. Law enforcement is suposed to be for the people, by the people. But its not JUST that, its also how (or who) let things get this far, I mean after in the song the NYPD just changes its official statement. You have to remmeber these events of Patrick and of Diallo really did happen (for those who dont know, for those who do, sorry for being redundant.)
"Wrong fucking time
Wrong fucking place
There is no fucking way
This is not about race"
Like, hey wake up NYPD, you cant say that it was just unfortunate circumstances that led to these peoples MURDERS.
"Who's gonna call 9-1-1
When they can't tell a wallet
From a mother fucking gun?"
so whos going to call the protection when they cant protect?
the rest basicaly bashes gulliani baby, but, the most important part of the whole song is when they count up to 41. It puts in perspective just how many bullets where shot at Diallo.
This song is great. I love le tigre because there lyrics are really strong, and not just nihilistic or simply catchy. Well, heres what i got from this song. This murder isent just about NYPD, its more about the line between law enforcement and goverment enforcers is very thin, and that without constant checks by people the goverment can do whatever. "Murder is murder Why're they confused?" thats basicaly saying that hey, look, dosent matter if you call it self defence, policing or whatever, when you kill someone its murder, plain and SIMPLE.
"Another man dead I read it in the news Who gave them the fucking right To run around like they own the night?" "another man dead" refers to the possibility thats there has been many. "I read it in the news" demonstrates the distance between people getting blown away in the streets from the average person. "Who gave them the fucking right To run around like they own the night?" This is refering to, well people that just sit there and read the news and dont do something about it. Law enforcement is suposed to be for the people, by the people. But its not JUST that, its also how (or who) let things get this far, I mean after in the song the NYPD just changes its official statement. You have to remmeber these events of Patrick and of Diallo really did happen (for those who dont know, for those who do, sorry for being redundant.) "Wrong fucking time Wrong fucking place There is no fucking way This is not about race" Like, hey wake up NYPD, you cant say that it was just unfortunate circumstances that led to these peoples MURDERS.
"Who's gonna call 9-1-1 When they can't tell a wallet From a mother fucking gun?" so whos going to call the protection when they cant protect?
the rest basicaly bashes gulliani baby, but, the most important part of the whole song is when they count up to 41. It puts in perspective just how many bullets where shot at Diallo.
Everyone should read up on current events.