Bulletproof
Ludacris Feat. Raheem Devaughn Lyrics

Load It, cock It, aim and shoot
Preparing to use a gun

Living like we bulletproof
Acting as if we are invincible

We bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang
Firing multiple shots from a gun

(I say) We load it, cock it, aim and shoot
Repeating the previous line of preparing to use a gun

Some will die over oil
People lose their lives fighting over control of oil reserves

Kill over land
People resort to violence to claim ownership of land

Charge you for taxes
Government collects taxes from citizens

And blame Uncle Sam
Citizens hold the government accountable for their problems

Read you your rights
Citizens are informed of their legal rights

And charge you for nothing
Citizens can be falsely accused and charged with no evidence

Now who's really gangsta and tell me who's frontin'
Who is truly courageous and who is pretending to be?

Murder your sons, ravage your daughters
People can be killed or harmed in terrible ways

Here overseas and across the waters
This is happening not just here, but also in other countries

Tanks and missiles
Weapons of war

Bombs and grenades
Explosive weapons

Inject your land with guns and AIDS
The spread of weapons and disease in a place

You betta' pray to the most high or who ever you praise
It's important to rely on a higher power in these troubling times

'Cause politicians can't help you they puppets to slaves
Politicians are controlled and not fully capable of helping the people they represent

Trying to get paid and you are too
People are motivated by money

Whatcha gone do when the gun is pointed at you (like bank robbers)
What will you do when you're faced with danger?

Get you a paper
Stay informed

Turn on the news
Find out what's happening in the world

Ride through the hood
Travel through low-income neighborhoods

I witness the blues
I see the hardships and struggles of these neighborhoods

How can you ignore it
How can you not see what's happening?

It's easy to spot it
These problems are visible and shouldn't be ignored

A trap house, a liquor store and your city's got it
These neighborhoods have issues with drug houses and liquor stores

And my city's got it, and their city's got it
This isn't just a problem in one neighborhood or city, it's widespread

This world is chaotic
The world is turbulent and unpredictable

And love is symbolic
Love doesn't always solve the problems we face

So life don't get cherished
Life isn't always valued or appreciated

So our babies perish, and your babies perish
Children suffer the most in these situations

Now tell me who's careless
Who is responsible for this situation?

Now who should I pray to
Who can help us in these trying times?

What should I pray for
What do we want to achieve through our prayers?

You can't pay the preacher for your redemption
Money can't buy your salvation or forgiveness

I know where we're headed
I can see where this is all going

I already read it
I've already seen it in the writing

The good book done said it (like cowboys and Indians)
The Bible has already prophesized this, like the conflicts between cowboys and indigenous people

They say tomorrow's not promised today
We can't assume we'll have a future

But today I promise if we don't make our own way
If we don't take control of our lives, someone else will

Somebody'll take it from us
Someone will steal or take what's ours

Snatch it like rats to cheese
They'll take it quickly and easily

So, lord help me please
Asking for divine assistance

Cause I rather die on my feet than to live on my knees
I'd rather fight and die for what I believe in than submit to power

My future's ever clear 180 proof
My path ahead is full of clarity

So I open the bottle then swallow my pride and drink the pain away
I turn to alcohol to drown my sorrows

I take shots and just lay up then fade away
I drink and become incapacitated

Dreaming of betta' days
Hoping for a better future

Dreaming of betta' pay
Hoping for better financial success

But we got our work cut out for us so we betta' pray
We have a lot of work to do, so we need to ask for divine assistance

Pray to uphold the weak, not for eternal sleep
We need to pray for strength to help those who are vulnerable

But if I die I pray the lord my soul to keep
Asking for protection of his soul after death