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Not Guilty by IZ.M.B Makes A Statement

This is a song about social injustices in the United States. It discusses topics of discrimination within the law and how minorities are often treated unfairly. It also shines a light upon racial profiling and how there needs to be a change in how the law is enforced.

The Judge swings his gavel
The less fortunate drop to their knees and grovel
It's a matter of survival
When you're not guilty but lack the ability
To mount a proper defense
Oh, God what a mess
When the jury's indifference ain't giving you confidence
And if I had to guess I'd prefer to say
After your day- in court you're going down
Were always going down
As soon as you heard the sirens coming round from behind you
When the black and white rolled up behind you with flashing lights
And now it's a losing fight that started with profiling
And continues when his honor dials up a 5-10
And it ends with them pile driving you
Along with the truth, though, it seems silly
When you're not guilty
When you're not guilty
When you're not guilty

How do I face you
When all I see
Behind your eyes
Is the belief that I'm telling lies
And now
I'm behind the bars
Because I couldn't afford
A superstar
Who raises the bar
Just a public defender
Oh, God I surrender, even thou
Even thou
Even thou I'm not guilty
I'm not guilty

And now we're behind bars and we've got the scars
That multiply when society lacks responsibility
And oh God, I hate to make fuse, but it's a
Bitter pill for everyone of us,
When we've got 5-10 to kill, even though, everybody
But the jury knows and I guess that's how it goes
Even when
You're not guilty
Even when
You're not guilty

And now, you feel like a vote without a voice
When a traffic stop leads to a knee on your throat
And oh, how you want to shout out
Complain that you are choking out,
And you really kind of doubt
Even if they could hear you
That they'd believe you
The words that you are spitting out

I'm not guilty

I'm not guilty