Self Defense

Why you so surprised? You thought change was gonna come But let me explain something to you History repeats itself And it’s just a matter of time Before you’re back in the fields. We already got you picking cotton Through that Aspirin bottle We already taking and raping your women We already got you living in those slave quarters ..uh I mean Projects We already got you to like those whips and chains You know, The whips And chains. My name is George Zimmerman And I think I’m Batman. Patrolling the streets, Your neighborhood vigilante. “These assholes always get away” But not this time, I’ll make sure of it. "Something's wrong with him, I think he’s on drugs or something" "Yep. He's coming to check me out. He's got something in his hands." Armed with Skittles and Iced Tea He looks suspicious “He’s wearing a hoodie and he’s a black male” Description enough to be a criminal You know hoods have been a symbol of violence for awhile now The KKK started that. I think I’ll follow him. I think I’m God enough To decide whether he lives or dies These “niggas” need to learn a lesson It is a crime to be black and wear hoodies He should’ve known better. It was self defense. He looked suspicious And..and he’s a black male. It doesn’t matter that I have a history of domestic violence And a gun on him It was self defense. It doesn’t matter that I have a hundred plus pounds And a gun on him It..it was self defense. It doesn’t matter that I got eleven years And a gun on him. I said it was self defense It doesn’t matter that I got a gun on him Because here in Florida It’s legal to lynch I mean shoot young black man I told you, history repeats itself. Because here in Florida we shoot first, ask questions later. I gotta stand my ground against these criminals ‘Cause I’m Batman BANG You got me I’ll admit it I think I’m God. I got the power of life and death in my hands And in my world Being black equates to needing to be dead. He should’ve known better Than to wear a hoodie And be black And walk in my neighborhood. It was self defense. But I don’t need to plead my case I’m a free man. It doesn’t matter if it was a hoodie Or hijab Or turban Or kufi You can’t wear them Can’t rock dreds Natural hair or corn rows Better shave that beard And pull your pants up Doesn’t matter if it’s dark skin or an accent All of it matches the description You’ll be the next Emmett Till, Navi Kaur Amadou Diallo Rodney King Gagandeep Singh Mohammed Al Hadi Rekia Boyd Trayvon Martin. We won’t stop I told you, history repeats itself. Welcome to the new Antebellum South. But it was self defense