The Bigger Picture Lyrics

The Bigger Picture - LiL Baby

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[Intro]

Protests and growing national outcry continues over the death of George Floyd (Section 8 just straight cooked this motherfucker up)

Last night, people protesting in Minneapolis escalated

As demonstrators were lashed by tear gas and rubber bullets

The main message here, the main message here, the main message here

Is that they want to see those officers involved

They want to see those officers arrested

Officers arrested

(I can't breathe, I can't breathe)

[Verse 1]

Trade my 4x4 for a G63, ain't no more free Lil Steve

I gave 'em chance and chance and chance again, I even done told them please

I find it crazy the police'll shoot you and know that you dead, but still tell you to freeze

Fucked up, I seen what I seen

I guess that mean hold him down if he say he can't breathe

It's too many mothers that's grieving

They killing us for no reason

Been going on for too long to get even

Throw us in cages like dogs and hyenas

I went to court and they sent me to prison

My mama was crushed when they said I can't leave

First I was drunk, then I sobered up quick

When I heard all that time that they gave to Taleeb

He got a life sentence plus

We just some products of our environment

How the fuck they gon' blame us?

You can't fight fire with fire

I know, but at least we can turn up the flames some

Every colored person ain't dumb and all whites not racist

I be judging by the mind and heart, I ain't really into faces

Fucked up, the way that we livin' is not getting better, you gotta know how to survive

Crazy, I had to tell all of my loved ones to carry a gun when they going outside

Stare in the mirror whenever you drive

Overprotective, go crazy for mine

You gotta pay attention to the signs

Seem like the blind following the blind

Thinking 'bout everything that's going on

I boost security up at my home

I'm with my kind if they right or they wrong

I call him now, he'll pick up the phone

And it's five in the morning, he waking up on it

Tell 'em wherever I'm at, then they comin'

I see blue lights, I get scared and start runnin'

That shit be crazy, they 'posed to protect us

Throw us in handcuffs and arrest us

While they go home at night, that shit messed up

Knowing we needed help, they neglect us

Wondering who gon' make them respect us

I can see in your eye that you fed up

Fuck around, got my shot, I won't let up

They know that we a problem together

They know that we can storm any weather