The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby

Last night, peaceful protests in Minneapolis escalated as demonstrators clashed

with police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets

The main message that they have is that they want to see the officers involved

They want to see those officers arrested

A well-known Atlanta attorney says without the video of what happened,

he doesn’t believe any district attorney would have brought any criminal

charges against them

Trade my 4×4 for a G63, ain’t no more free Lil Steve

I gave them chance and chance and chance again

I even done told them please

I find it crazy the police will shoot you

And know that you dead but still tell you to freeze

Fucked up, I seen what I seen

I guess that mean hold him down if he say he can’t breathe

It’s too many mothers that’s grieving

They killing us for no reason

Been going on for too long to get even

Throw us in cages like dogs and hyenas

I went to court and they sent me to prison

My mama was crushed when they said I can’t leave

First I was drunk, then I sobered up quick

When I heard all that time they gave to Taleeb

He got a life sentence plus

We just some products of our environment

How the fuck they gon' blame us?

You can’t fight fire with fire

I know, but at least we can turn up the flames some

Every colored person ain’t dumb

And all whites not racist

I be judging by the mind and heart

I ain’t really into faces

Fucked up, the way that we livin' is not getting better

You gotta know how to survive

Crazy, I had to tell all of my loved ones to carry a gun when they going outside

Stare in the mirror whenever you drive

Overprotective, go crazy for mine

You gotta pay attention to the signs

Seems like the blind following the blind

Thinking 'bout everything that’s going on

I boost security up in my home

I’m with my kind if they right or they wrong

I call him now, he’ll pick up the phone

And it’s five in the morning, he waking up on it

Tell them wherever I’m at, then they comin'

I see blue lights, I get scared and start runnin'

That shit be crazy, they supposed to protect us

Throw us in handcuffs and arrest us

While they go home at night, that shit messed up

Knowing we needed help, they neglect us

Wondering who gon' make them respect us

I can see it in your eye that you fed up

Fuck around, got my shot, I won’t let up

They know that we a problem together

They know that we can storm any weather

It’s bigger than Black and White

It’s a problem with the whole way of life

It can’t change overnight

But we gotta start somewhere

Might as well gon' head start here

We done had a hell of a year

I’m gon' make it count while I’m here

God is the only man I fear

Fuck it, I’m goin' on the front line

He gon' bust your ass if you come past that gun line

You know when the storm go away, then the sun shine

You gotta put your head in the game when it’s crunch time

I want all my sons to grow up to be monsters

I want all my daughters to show out in public

Seems like we losing our country

But we gotta stand up for something

So this what iit comes to

Every video I see on my conscience

I got power, now I gotta say somethin'

Corrupted police been the problem where I’m from

But I would be lying if I said it was all of 'em

I didn’t do this for the trend, I don’t follow them

Altercations with the law, had a lot of 'em

People speaking for the people, I’m proud of 'em

Stick together, we can get it up out of 'em

I can’t lie like I don’t rap about killing and dope

But I’m telling my youngins to vote

I did what I did 'cause I didn’t have no choice or no hope

I was forced to just jump in and go

This bullshit is all that we know, but it’s time for a change

Got time to be serious, no time for no games

We ain’t takin' no more, let us go from them chains

God bless their souls, every one of their names

It’s bigger than Black and White

It’s a problem with the whole way of life

It can’t change overnight

But we gotta start somewhere

Might as well gon' head start here

We done had a hell of a year

I’m gon' make it count while I’m here

God is the only man I fear

They trainin' officers to kill us

They shootin' protestors with these rubber bullets

They regular people, I know that they feel it

These scars too deep to heal us

What happen to COVID?

Nobody remember

It ain’t makin' sense, I’m just here to vent

It happened to one of yo people, it’s different

We get it, the system is wicked, just learn how to pick it

Knowledge is power, I swear I’m a witness

I know that I’m gifted

I won’t go too deep 'cause I’m scared they’ll get me

I ain’t scared to admit it, some shit I can’t mention

It’s people who can, well here’s the chance

I won’t take the stand

But I’ll take a stand for what I believe

Must not be breathing the air that I breathe

You know the way that I bleed, you can bleed

I never been a fan of police

But my neighborhood know I try to keep peace

So it’s only right I get in the streets

March for a reason, not just on GP

Our people died for us to be free

Fuck do you mean?

This was a dream

Now we got the power that we need to have

They don’t want us with it and that’s why they mad

It’s bigger than Black and White

It’s a problem with the whole way of life

It can’t change overnight

But we gotta start somewhere

Might as well gon' head start here

We done had a hell of a year

I’m gon' make it count while I’m here

God is the only man I fear

It’s bigger than Black and White

It’s a problem with the whole way of life

It can’t change overnight

But we gotta start somewhere

Might as well gon' head start here

We done had a hell of a year

I’m gon' make it count while I’m here

God is the only man I fear