50 SHOTS This Time

 

 Time to pull out our Bruce Springsteen CDs. 

41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots….
and we’ll take that ride
‘cross this bloody river
to the other side
41 shots… cut through the night
You’re kneeling over his body in the vestibule
Praying for his life
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain’t no secret
(It ain’t no secret)
It ain’t no secret
(It ain’t no secret)
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in
Your American skin

41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots and
Lena gets her son ready for school
She says “on these streets, Charles
You’ve got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you
Promise me you’ll always be polite,
that you’ll never ever run away
Promise Mama you’ll keep your hands in sight”

Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain’t no secret
It ain’t no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in
Your American skin

41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
(music bit)
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it in your heart, is it in your eyes
It ain’t no secret
(It ain’t no secret)
It ain’t no secret
(It ain’t no secret)
It ain’t no secret
(It ain’t no secret)

41 shots
And we’ll take that ride
Cross this bloody river
To the other side
41 shots
And my boots caked in this mud
We’re baptized in these waters
(baptized in these waters)
And in each other’s blood
(And in each others blood)

Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain’t no secret
It ain’t no secret
(It ain’t no secret)
It ain’t no secret
(It ain’t no secret)
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in
You can get killed just for living in
You can get killed just for living in
You can get killed just for living in
You can get killed just for living in
Your American Skin

(41 shots)You can get killed just for living in
(41 shots)You can get killed just for living in
(41 shots)You can get killed just for living in
(41 shots)You can get killed just for living in
(41 shots)You can get killed just for living in
(41 shots)You can get killed just for living in

One response to “50 SHOTS This Time

  1. Yardmon50 Releases “50 Bullets” Following Papoose’s “50 Shots”

    “50 Bullets” About Sean Bell Shooting Recorded At Same Time

    Botaniculture Records says that it planned to release “50 Bullets” about the killing of Sean Bell, one month after his murder. The artist known as “Yardmon50” states : “I started writing the song the day after the shooting and within a week I had the song down.” He says that he performed the song for his brother who said “it was going to be a hit!” The song was recorded first in December of 2006, around the same time as Papoose’s “50 Shots.” Alas, do to problems with production the song was never circulated until recently, according to Danny Pella, an A & R rep for the record company. This song follows last years controversial “50 Shots” by the artist known as “Papoose.” Though Papoose’s song and Yardmon50’s song art similar they are also different. “Yardmon50 is more of a crossover reggae dance music artist while Papoose is a rapper,” say Pella. This issue seems more relevant today since the Judge in the Sean Bell manslaughter trial will give his verdict Friday, the 25. Yardmon50 states: “The only connection is psychic.” Since they were both rapid fire responses to clear cases of injustice. “Intellectually the songs are different, but in spirit they are the same,” he says. Yardmon50 fifty denies any beef with Papoose because of the similarity of the titles, but he plans on proposing a business idea to Papoose based off of this shared theme. “One thing’s for sure” says Danny Pella, “we don’t want nobody to think Sean Bell lived or died in vain.” The public is invited to visit the Myspace page (myspace.com/yardmon50) and download the song with a portion of the proceeds going to a special fund for the environment set up in Sean Bell’s name. NEW EP “50 BULLETS” AVAILABLE AT: MYSPACE.COM/YARDMON50

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