The Bigger Picture-Lil Baby

[ti:The Bigger Picture (Explicit)] [ar:Lil Baby] [al:The Bigger Picture (Explicit)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby [00:01.03]Lyrics by：Dominique Jones/Rai'Shaun Williams/Noah Pettigrew [00:02.06]Composed by：Dominique Jones/Rai'Shaun Williams/Noah Pettigrew [00:03.09]Protests and growing national outcry continues over the death of George Floyd [00:06.20]Section 8 just straight cooked this motherf**ker up [00:08.13]Last night people protesting in Minneapolis escalated [00:11.81]As demonstrators were lashed by tear gas and rubber bullets [00:15.86]The main message here the main message here the main message here [00:18.30]Is that they want to see those officers involved [00:21.14]They want to see those officers arrested [00:23.30]Officers arrested [00:24.71]I can't breathe I can't breathe [00:27.62]Trade my 4x4 for a G63 [00:29.54]Ain't no more free Lil Steve [00:31.02]I gave 'em chance and chance and chance again I even done told them please [00:34.42]I find it crazy the police'll shoot you and know that you dead [00:37.04]But still tell you to freeze [00:37.99]F**ked up I seen what I seen [00:39.22]I guess that mean hold him down if he say he can't breathe [00:41.27]It's too many mothers that's grieving [00:42.86]They killing us for no reason [00:44.07]Been going on for too long to get even [00:45.83]Throw us in cages like dogs and hyenas [00:47.54]I went to court and they sent me to prison [00:49.07]My mama was crushed when they said I can't leave [00:50.92]First I was drunk then I sobered up quick [00:52.48]When I heard all that time that they gave to Taleeb [00:54.41]He got a life sentence plus [00:56.22]We just some products of our environment [00:57.98]How the f**k they gon' blame us [00:59.63]You can't fight fire with fire [01:00.91]I know but at least we can turn up the flames some [01:03.14]Every colored person ain't dumb and all whites not racist [01:06.48]I be judging by the mind and heart I ain't really into faces [01:09.65]F**ked up the way that we livin' is not getting better [01:11.71]You gotta know how to survive [01:13.28]Crazy I had to tell all of my loved ones to carry a gun [01:15.70]When they going outside [01:16.71]Stare in the mirror whenever you drive [01:18.41]Overprotective go crazy for mine [01:20.20]You gotta pay attention to the signs [01:21.92]Seem like the blind following the blind [01:23.67]Thinking 'bout everything that's going on [01:25.36]I boost security up at my home [01:27.07]I'm with my kind if they right or they wrong [01:28.74]I call him now he'll pick up the phone [01:30.45]And it's five in the morning he waking up on it [01:32.27]Tell 'em wherever I'm at then they comin' [01:34.09]I see blue lights I get scared and start runnin' [01:35.87]That s**t be crazy they 'posed to protect us [01:37.60]Throw us in handcuffs and arrest us [01:39.61]While they go home at night that s**t messed up [01:41.27]Knowing we needed help they neglect us [01:43.10]Wondering who gon' make them respect us [01:44.72]I can see in your eye that you fed up [01:46.38]F**k around got my shot I won't let up [01:48.06]They know that we a problem together [01:49.89]They know that we can storm any weather [01:51.30]It's bigger than black and white [01:53.08]It's a problem with the whole way of life [01:54.76]It can't change overnight [01:56.42]But we gotta start somewhere [01:58.04]Might as well gon' 'head start here [01:59.62]We done had a hell of a year [02:01.41]I'ma make it count while I'm here [02:03.17]God is the only man I fear [02:05.48]F**k it I'm goin' on the front line [02:06.66]He gon' bust your a*s if you come past that gun line [02:08.42]You know when the storm go away then the sun shine [02:10.14]You gotta put your head in the game when it's crunch time [02:12.00]I want all my sons to grow up to be monsters [02:13.57]I want all my daughters to show out in public [02:15.31]Seems like we losing our country [02:16.68]But we gotta stand up for something so this what it comes to [02:18.89]Every video I see on my conscience [02:20.68]I got power now I gotta say somethin' [02:22.36]Corrupted police been the problem where I'm from [02:23.92]But I'd be lying if I said it was all of them [02:25.83]I ain't do this for the trend I don't follow them [02:27.61]Altercations with the law had a lot of them [02:29.38]People speaking for the people I'm proud of them [02:31.09]Stick together we can get it up out of them [02:32.80]I can't lie like I don't rap about killing and d**e [02:34.66]But I'm telling my youngins to vote [02:36.12]I did what I did 'cause I didn't have no choice or no hope [02:38.19]I was forced to just jump in and go [02:39.68]This bulls**t is all that we know but it's time for a change [02:41.75]Got time to be serious no time for no games [02:43.50]We ain't takin' no more let us go from them chains [02:45.38]God bless they souls every one of them names [02:47.04]It's bigger than black and white [02:48.61]It's a problem with the whole way of life [02:50.53]It can't change overnight [02:52.02]But we gotta start somewhere [02:53.55]Might as well gon' 'head start here [02:55.27]We done had a hell of a year [02:56.98]I'ma make it count while I'm here [02:58.74]God is the only man I fear [03:01.00]They trainin' officers to kill us [03:02.18]Then shootin' protestors with these rubber bullets [03:03.99]They regular people I know that they feel it [03:05.66]These scars too deep to heal us [03:07.03]What happened to COVID nobody remember [03:08.84]It ain't makin' sense I'm just here to vent [03:10.42]It happen to one of your people it's different [03:12.37]We get it the system is wicked just learn how to pick it [03:14.53]Knowledge is power I swear I'm a witness I know that I'm gifted [03:17.05]I won't go too deep 'cause I'm scared they'll get me [03:18.85]Ain't scared to admit it some s**t I can't mention [03:20.45]It's people who can well here's the chance [03:22.15]I won't take the stand but I'll take a stand for what I believe [03:24.96]Must not be breathing the air that I breathe [03:26.60]You know that the way that I bleed you can bleed [03:28.39]I never been a fan of police [03:30.11]But my neighborhood know I try to keep peace [03:31.71]So it's only right that I get in the streets [03:33.54]March for a reason not just on GP [03:35.31]Our people died for us to be free [03:37.17]F**k do you mean this was a dream [03:38.85]Now we got the power that we need to have [03:40.42]They don't want us with it and that's why they mad yeah [03:42.73]It's bigger than black and white [03:44.33]It's a problem with the whole way of life [03:46.20]It can't change overnight [03:47.73]But we gotta start somewhere [03:49.20]Might as well gon' 'head start here [03:50.90]We done had a hell of a year [03:52.65]I'ma make it count while I'm here [03:54.42]God is the only man I fear [03:56.72]It's bigger than black and white [03:58.21]It's a problem with the whole way of life [03:59.94]It can't change overnight [04:01.56]But we gotta start somewhere [04:03.10]Might as well gon' 'head start here [04:04.82]We done had a hell of a year [04:06.53]I'ma make it count while I'm here [04:08.34]God is the only man I fear