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Cop Souls

by Scott Free

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COP SOULS


FOR THE COPS THE STREETS ARE THEIR DOMAIN
HARASS THE HOMELESS IS THEIR GAME
THROW IN THE TRASH ALL THEY’VE ATTAINED
THEN LIGHT A MATCH SET IT AFLAME
A RESIST ARREST IF THEY COMPLAIN
THEY’RE HANDCUFFED TAKEN AND DETAINED
THEIR TREATMENT IT IS INHUMANE
BUT IT’S JUST ANOTHER DAY ON PATROL
COP SOULS

TO HELP A MAN DOWN ON HIS LUCK
IS TO BE HUMAN THAT’S CLEAR CUT
THE POLICE THEY ARE SO CORRUPT
GO TO A HOMELESS MAN WHO WAS HARD UP
THEY SCREAM AT HIM TO WAKE UP
THEN GRAB AND TAKE HIS DONATION CUP
SAYS WOW YOU REALLY CLEANED UP
THEN LAUGHS AND POUR IT DOWN THE SEWER HOLE
COP SOULS

IT’S IN THEIR CHARACTER
WHEN THEY STOP YOU TAKE THINGS FROM YOUR CAR
WITH CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE
THEY GO AHEAD STEAL THE WHOLE DAMN CAR
THE DRUG WAR LICENSE TO BE TRESPASSERS
ANNOINTED LEGAL PILLAGERS
IN YOUR HOME STEAL YOUR MONEY JEWELRY FURS
THEY’LL CASH IN ON EVERYTHING THEY STOLE
COP SOULS

TO PROTESTERS WHO OCCUPY
THEY’RE MILITARIZED TO TERRIFY
AND UNPROVOKED THEY AMPLIFY
USE RUBBER BULLETS SHOOT OUT AN EYE
DRIVE AN SUV INTO THEM COLLIDE
TOSS CANISTERS PHENACYL CHLORIDE
HORRENDOUS TACTICS THEY APPLIED
BEAT WITH BATONS IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
PEPPER SPRAY ANYONE IN SIGHT
THIS BRUTALIZATION WILL TAKE IT’S TOLL
COP SOULS

AND ELDERLY PROTESTOR IN THE STREET
TRIED TO POLITELY ENGAGE W/ THE POLICE
THEY PUSH HIM BACK HIS HEAD HITS THE CONCRETE
TO LIE THERE IN THE SUMMER HEAT
THEY MARCH IN STEP DON’T MISS A BEAT
TO WALK RIGHT PAST BY AS HE BLEEDS
INSTEAD OF HELPING THEY PROCEED
‘CAUSE THEY JUST DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY’RE TOLD
COP SOULS

AND WHEN YOU’RE BLACK
A TRAFFIC STOP’S HOW THEY ATTACK
IN THE TRUNK THEY’LL PUT A BAG OF CRACK
PLANT A GUN ON THE SCENE AS A MATTER-OF-FACT
OR START A CONFRONTATION AS PAYBACK
AND TRIGGER HAPPY THEY REACT
IF YOU RUN AWAY, SHOOT YOU IN THE BACK
NEVER PUNISHED FOR THE WAY THEY ACT
A POLICE FORCE WHOLLY UNCHECKED
‘CAUSE PROPERTY IS ALL THEY PROTECT
DEATH SENTENCE IF YOU DISRESPECT
USE A CHOKE HOLD TO KILL DIRECT
OR TAZER UNTIL THE SAME EFFECT
OR SNUFF YOU OUT WITH A KNEE TO THE NECK
RUTHLESS KILLERS OUT OF CONTROL
COP SOULS


© 2020 Scott Free

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released May 28, 2022
bass - Oli Hayhurst
drums - Zack Albetta
soprano sax - Tommaso Mannelli
mixed and mastered by Elijah EKmixmaster

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Scott Free Chicago, Illinois

Scott Free was a producer in the original House scene in Chicago, had a rap video on BET, and was part of the 90’s queercore scene.
Scott has 4 previous solo albums, an LGBT family album (Diesel Tykes), and two cast albums of his musicals. He produced the longest running (on hiatus during shutdown) queer performance series ‘Homolatte’.
runs an indie queer radio station Alt Q Radio on Live365
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