smile copper, smile

for the coppers
harassing folks in the streets
smile copper,
smile---
for the coppers throwing us against the car
with arms round our backs &
face pressed into the metal with one hand gripping
the back of the neck
savagely
(like you had all the power in the world),
we
gotcha
on
camera
now
copper,
so smile, copper, smile---
Android’s NYCLU app. makes it so
easy, to find you not doin’ the job
our tax dollars pay you to,
so
smile copper, smile---
with these pics, with this footage,
i take your fucking badge---
with these pics, with this footage,
i file a suit against you---
with these pics, with this footage,
gonna take your car, take your house &
put that big mark on your record so
you know what it feels like---
with these pics, with this footage,
the blame lies where it belongs---
with these pics, with this footage,
we put your guilty ass behind bars---
with these pics & with this footage
justice will be done---
so
smile copper,
smile.