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Trapped
Performed by: 2Pac
Album: 2Pacalypse Now
Track #: 2
You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion
Happiness with living on the streets is a delusion
Even a smooth criminal one-day must get caught
Shot up or shot down with the bullet that he bought
9-millimeter, kicking, thinking about what they'll do to me
Cause they never taught peace in the black community
All we know is violence do the job in silence
Walk the city streets like a rat pack of tyrants.
Too many brotha's nearly headed for the big pen
Niggaz comin' out worse off then when they went in
Over the years I done a lot of growin' up
Gettin' drunk throwin up, cuffed up
Then I said I had enough
There must be another route, way out
To money and fame
I changed my name
Played a different game
Tired of being trapped in this vicious cycle
If one more cop harasses me
I just might go psycho
And when I get 'em I'll hit 'em with the bumrush
Only a lunatic would like to see a skull crushed
Yo, if you're smart you'll really let me go, G
But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch the Uzi
They got me trapped
(Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down)
They got me trapped!
(Nah, they can't keep the black man down)
Trapped!
(Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down)
Trapped!
(Nah, they can't keep the black man down)
They got me trapped, can barely walk the city streets
Without a cop harassing me,
Searchin' me, then asking my identity
"Hands Up", throw me up against the wall
Didn't do a thing at all
Tellin' you one day these sucka's gotta fall
Cuffed up, throw me on the concrete
Coppers tried to kill me
But they didn't know this was the wrong street
Bang, bang, count another casualty
But it's a cop whose shot, it's brutality
Who do you blame?
It's a shame because the man's slain
He got caught in the chains of his own game
How can I feel guilty after all the things they did to me?
Sweated me, hunted me, trapped in my own community
One day I'm gonna bust
Blow up on this society
Why did you lie to me?
I couldn't find a trace of equality
Worked me like a slave while they layed back
Homie don't play that
It's time to let'em suffer the payback
I'm tryin' to avoid physical contact
I can't hold back, its time to attack, Jack
They got me trapped
(Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down)
You know they got me trapped!
(Nah, they can't keep the black man down)
Trapped!
(Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down)
They got me trapped!
(Nah, they can't keep the black man down)
Now I'm trapped, and walking for my getaway
All I need is a jeep and somewhere safe to stay
Can't use the phone cause I'm sure someone's tappin' in
Did it before, ain't scared to use my gat again
I look back in hindsight
The fight was irrelevant
But know he's the devil's print
To late to be tellin' him he shot first
And I'll be damned if I run away
Homie is done away; I should've put my gun away
I wasn't thinkin'; all I heard was the ridicule
Girlies was laughin'
Duke sayin' "damn homie dissin' you!"
Fired my weapon, started steppin' in the hurricane
I got shot, so I dropped, feelin' the burst of pain
Got to my feet, couldn't see nothin' but a bloody blur
Now I'm a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer
Ran through an alley still lookin' for my getaway
Coppers say "Freeze!...or you'll be dead today"
Trapped in the corner, dark
And I could not see the light
Thoughts in my mind was the nine and a better life
What do I do?
Live my life in a prison cell?
I'd rather die, than be trapped in a livin' hell
They got me trapped
(Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down)
They got me trapped!
(Nah, they can't keep the black man down)
Trapped!
(Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down)
You know they got me trapped!
(Nah, they can't keep the black man down)
Trapped!
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