I hereby give you this badge.
You shall receive the most power
you can ever have.
You will serve as the symbol
of our American flag:
with the lights of your patrol car
shining red, white, and blue,
you will protect the innocent
and serve the true.
But unfortunately this is not what the police do.
Some may not know; today I will clarify for you.
I hereby give you this badge,
you shall receive the most power
you can ever have,
you will bring double meaning
to the American flag.
With the lights of your patrol car shining red, white, and blue,
you will terrorize every black community you set foot to,
you will murder the innocent and silence the true
with the power to annihilate anyone that defies you.
Like the stars on the flag, we’ll remember the mark that you leave
with simple phrases, like, “My hands is up,” and, “I can’t breathe …”