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lirik lagu prisons – boom boom racoon

we incarcerate the people that have fallen through the gaps of this broken system
stuck in the traps of the laws that were built to keep their kind away

it’s just another opportunity
destroy the communities of certain groups
while handing impunity to rich white men who are the ones that are usually causing all the harm

these cages won’t keep our streets safe
when the violence comes from the hands of the state
how can locking someone in a cage
ever bring about positive change?

these cages won’t keep our streets safe
when the violence comes from the hands of the state
we don’t need reform, we need abolition
build communities, burn the prisons

prisons have always failed from the start of it
rehabilitation was never at the heart of it
it’s all about punishment not about justice
locking people up will always be destructive

but we keep on ploughing on with this system
crime rates haven’t dropped in fact they’ve risen
what do they do? they build more prisons
create new laws so that they can fill them
these cages won’t keep our streets safe
when the violence comes from the hands of the state
how can locking someone in a cage
ever bring about positive change?

these cages won’t keep our streets safe
when the violence comes from the hands of the state
we don’t need reform, we need abolition
build communities, burn the prisons

but does this really work in all cases?
what about keeping us safe from rapists?
what about keeping crime off our streets?
won’t we need prisons for that at least?

rape cases see few arrests and convictions
never focus actually on supporting the victims
majority of street crimes routed in inequality
and just a product of our racist economy

these cages won’t keep our streets safe
when the violence comes from the hands of the state
how can locking someone in a cage
ever bring about positive change?

these cages won’t keep our streets safe
when the violence comes from the hands of the state
we don’t need reform, we need abolition
build communities, burn the prisons
theres racism every step of the way
from the laws to the judge that puts people away
the teachers and the schools and the welfare system
the cops and the juries and the guards in the prison

this systems rigged and its in my favour
i’m less likely to be called out for my behaviour
to be stopped and searched, arrested or served time
than my black counterpart would for the same crime

we need to tear down these walls and create a system
that doesn’t profit from destruction and create division
we need to tear down these walls
they won’t tear down themselves
we don’t want your cops, your laws, your courts, your prisons

- boom boom racoon

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