Paul Kersey to Jack Kimball
P.O.S. Lyrics

And it's cold when you're told he's got a tag on his toe
It's a cold feeling when you're informed that he has died and has a tag on his toe at the morgue.

Nuh-uh, no (nuh-uh)nuh-uh don't let it go
No, don't let it go. Don't ignore the fact that he was murdered.

Get the call from your mama/tears/drama
You receive a call from your mother with tears and drama, informing you that somebody close has died.

Didn't go peacefully, see, he was murdered in cold
He did not die peacefully. He was murdered.

Blood on the windshield, move like it's nothin
The murderer has blood on his windshield and seems unfazed by it.

See motherfuckers are tough but could give a fuck about nothin
Criminals are tough but they don't care about anything, including human life.

Ever changes around here, stand like an ape
Nothing changes in this area, and people are standing around like apes — just watching and no one is taking any action.

And you swear you're so sorry but didn't hit the brakes
The murderer might act sorry, but he didn't try to stop the car and killed someone intentionally.

You're a killer,
You killed somebody.

And I don't mean it like you mean it, you piece of rat-shit
The use of term killer here is different than how the killer would use it himself. It's used as an insult to describe the murderer.

I hope you burn for this
The singer hopes the murderer gets punished for his actions.

And I ain't talkin about fire and brimstone
The artist is not referring to the religious context of punishment in hell with fire.

Hope your murder weapon crashes into a close
The singer is hoping that the murderer's own weapon caused him harm and gets caught for his actions.

There it goes, so it's you all alone
The murderer has now left the scene of the crime and is alone.

As you go, and it's real when you peel
As he leaves, he realizes the severity of his actions and is faced with the reality of the situation.

Your fuckin face off the wheel
The murderer's face is smashed off the wheel in a car accident caused by his actions.

And I can see my own breath
The weather is cold, and the artist can see his breath, indicating the severity of the situation.

It gets colder when thrown a cold shoulder
The situation gets worse when it is ignored, and nobody takes responsibility.

See, we don't throw our hands up like we don't care any more,
We don't raise our hands in exasperation, pretending not to care anymore.

We throw our hands up like we don't care anymore,
We give up and throw our hands in the air because nothing seems to work or matter anymore.

Cuz we don't, and how could we,
We don't care anymore because bad things keep happening, and we feel helpless to change it.

Nothing ever goes how it should, we...
Things never go the way they should, and so we...

I give it all to the bone, My people are not alone
The singer is putting in all his effort, and he is not the only one dealing with these issues. He stands with his community.

(You are not alone)
A reminder that the community is not alone in its struggles.

See we're cold to the sirens,
The police sirens do not affect us emotionally anymore because we hear them all the time.

Bow violens as we stroll hella silent
We walk quietly, trying to avoid confrontations or altercations.

Like seeking asylum
We feel like we are seeking refuge from our own community.

While sneakin insida a
While hiding inside a...

Box in the closet, was locked til he got it, Cocked and he shot it,
The murderer hid his weapon in a box inside the closet, unlocked it, loaded the weapon, and then used the weapon.

Amazed by the weight and the way, It made his most famous display, By all of his favorites he prayed
The murderer is proud of his weapon and is hoping that his crime is making him famous among his peers; he prays to be liked or get famous.

Practiced at sayin his name
The murderer practiced saying his name, imagining the news reports or social media mentions after his crime.

And okay (okay,)They shootin,
It's okay to murder someone or open fire.

Made you look at yourself, what you say,
The song is making people look within to identify their role in society so they can take action to prevent things like this from happening.

And it's wrong (it's wrong)
The murder is wrong, and it should not happen.

What you gonna do when your son's gone,
When somebody from your family or someone you care about dies because of a senseless act of violence, how will you respond?

To a better place, caught a hot line in the face, Displaced anger, Lay your flowers down and stand strong,
When he died, he went to a better place, but the killer used a gun and displaced his own anger; we should show our respect and take action to prevent more violence.

And I can see my own breath,
The weather is cold, and the singer can see his breath, indicating the severity of the situation.

It gets colder when thrown a cold shoulder,
When people don't care and don't take action, the situation gets worse and more dangerous.

You ever feel like
Do you ever feel like...

There ain't nothin left
There's nothing left to do, and nobody cares enough to take action.