Brake the Law
Confrontation Camp Lyrics

I had a dream that one day
The writer envisions a future where the boys in black n blue (referring to the police) won't understand the people

The boys in black n blue won't understand you
The police are becoming increasingly out of touch with the communities they police

Now raise your right hand and repeat after me see
The writer is sarcastically imitating the pledge of allegiance to highlight the tension between the government and its people

Now how do you shoot a cop
The writer is asking a rhetorical question to highlight the injustice and violence committed by law enforcement

You grab your video cam pop
The writer suggests using non-violent means to stand up against corrupt police through filming their actions

In the tape and commence to pop
The writer is encouraging people to film police brutality and share it with others

Something like that rodney shit
The writer is referencing the 1991 beating of Rodney King to highlight the continued police brutality against black citizens

Caught a case and some lead
The writer is referencing being arrested and shot by the police

And I'm fed wit the bullshit
The writer is fed up with the lies and corruption of the legal system

Soul poet bail jumper jail ducker quick confederate shocking cons like chickens
The writer is referring to themselves as a poet who often bails out of jail and evades the law, highlighting their resistance to oppressive systems

Over waters
The writer is referencing how this oppression exists across international borders

Predicting and politicking
The writer is criticizing politicians for their lack of meaningful action against systemic oppression

They got a million reorders of slaughters
The writer is criticizing the government for perpetuating senseless violence on its citizens

Expanded borders with their so called law and order
Law and order is used to justify the expansion of government control and surveillance over its citizens with sometimes harmful effects.

They write the laws we write the songs
The writer is highlighting the power of artists in shaping public opinion and culture

They wrote us right they read us wrong
The writer is questioning the government's interpretation of their work and its misrepresentation of the artist’s intentions

What's the difference
The writer is asserting that there is no real difference between those in power and those oppressed

Stop the violence in the system it's twisted
The writer is calling for change in a completely unresponsive system that continues to perpetuate violence and oppression

Life death, right wrong short long Brake the law
The writer is suggesting that sometimes breaking the law is necessary for survival and survival is the ultimate goal

Love hate, war peace live kill Brake, brake the law
The writer is equating breaking the law with standing up against hate and oppression for a better world

White black dope wack win lose Laugh cry live die Brake the law Resist the temptation To run from your fears Run from your fears Brake, brake the law
The writer is saying that it takes courage to break free from the system and make individual choices

You ain't got no rights You gave the power to the ones you ready to fight You the average citizen Your citizenship ain't shit and it's news to them
The writer is calling out the government for its lack of respect for citizen’s rights and the general apathy of the majority of people for standing up against oppressive systems

So here I am come and frisk me So here I stand come and get me See if I give a fuck ...spit bitch and see if I even duck
The writer is daring the police to confront them, saying they don't care as they have nothing to lose and will stand their ground regardless.

I made it thru the harbor and I still can't trust the law put the brakes on the whore.
The writer is saying that even after surviving many dangerous situations and making it out alive, there is no reason to believe that the law will protect them and advocate against oppression

This project is a project that I felt needed to be done I ain't scared of no mutha fuck'n body if I call somebody out Right now I'll call a punk a punk.
The writer feels that their writing about societal issues is important, and that they will not hesitate to call out those who contribute to systemic oppression

You put your finger on the trigger And we cry bloody murder Your master looked at you and smiled And said job well done If some one took your spine And ripped it right out of your back When your blood ran cold Would you take your story back
The writer is saying that the police have too much power and too often abuse said power when it is given to them on a silver platter, asking if they would think differently if they were in the shoes of the oppressed

Evil is brake the law As evil does brake, brake the law Evil is brake the law Just because brake, brake the law
The writer is implying that their actions or anyone's actions of breaking the law could be considered evil, but when the situation calls for it, breaking the law can be good and in some ways necessary.