A hiphop track featuring Promoe of the World Famous LoopTroop Rockers out of Sweden. Dedicated to the less than lethal force that has become acceptable as a form of police brutality. Hey Sir!
"FreeDem SoulJah", the debut album from Washington's Essential I, is a crucial blend of conscious roots & culture reggae mixed with positive hip hop. Irie riddims, bangin beats, soulful lyrics & fluid flows for everyone, everywhere. Give thanks!
Story behind the song
Essential I has long been a fan of Promoe and once the opportunity to collaborate with such a positive influence arose it was the duty of both artists to blaze the track, which they did!
Lyrics
intro:
yeh, whoo
essential i
promoe
washington to sweden
boom!
boom!
c'mon, jeah
chorus:
hey sir, i see you wanna give me a taste of ya taser
give it to me straight wit no chaser
i can see it all in ya face, but...
hey sir, all your high technology weapons cant break us
to mother nature we keep on givin praises
keep on givin praises
verse 1:
(essential i)
yo, i'm on the run from the police wit they stun guns
shootin' electrocutin til they get everyone numb...
(promoe)
kinda like they're gettin turned on by it
with a hard on everytime they stir up riots
in love with their weapons or penis extenders
nightsticks through the nightshifts leaving offenders
in a submissive state, in a repressive state
everyone's an offender, they wont hesitate
man, take a sec and meditate (meditate)
if you think the ones who legislate really wont get away
(essential i)
they detain and torture just to maintain order
put us in restraints and take us down to they headquarters
gotta make their quota numbers gotta be larger
goin out on the town in tactical body armor
(promoe)
thats why we stay on the run til we stunned
promoe, essential i fyah burn...
chorus:
hey sir, i see you wanna give me a taste of ya taser
give it to me straight wit no chaser
i can see it all in ya face, but...
hey sir, all your high technology weapons cant break us
to mother nature we keep on givin praises
keep on givin praises
verse 2 (essential i):
all these future cops wit their future weapons
usin' force when they should use discretion
man, i have to question their actions as of late
rather than answer they prefer to incapacitate me
another daily routine, search and cause seizures
repeatedly beaten til brain hemmhorage or amnesia
please sir, don't slam me so hard on the hood
of the car, can't you see you're doin more harm than good ungh
you claim self-defense but i charge negligence
police brutality has got me resisting arrest
its a peaceful protest about to turn savage
increased police presence causin permanent damage
neuromuscular shutdown, motor functions are null
50,000 electric volts pulsin through ya scull (yo)
knee in the back, steel baton to the spine its
obvious the police are the ones who's not in compliance so...
chorus:
hey sir, i see you wanna give me a taste of ya taser
give it to me straight wit no chaser
i can see it all in ya face, but...
hey sir, all your high technology weapons cant break us
to mother nature we keep on givin praises
keep on givin praises
verse 3 (promoe):
their doctrine is to shock democracy
they got the key and box to lock us in
obsessed wit creatin a clean slate
so they scrubbin and cleansin, they uprootin they eradicate
all the filth from the subversive thoughts
freedom hangin from their bloodthirsty jaws
we well tired of your unjust laws
and we bangin on ya ish just because
we got used to reaganomics and got used to thatcherism
used to the cold war, now we livin in future fascism
better get used to gettin a brutal ass kickin
everyday livin in this brutal ass system
wit future cops, the future shock
better duck when they shoot they shots
future cops, the future shock
people gettin knocked out they shoes and socks
bridge:
brrup
brrup
brrup
bruup
brrup
brrup
brraaaa
chorus:
hey sir, i see you wanna give me a taste of ya taser
give it to me straight wit no chaser
i can see it all in ya face, but...
hey sir, all your high technology weapons cant break us
to mother nature we keep on givin praises
keep on givin praises
