Skull Full Of Sirens
You talk like you run the whole block
barking orders at every head in the line
I spent years nodding, head down
letting your spit drip into my spine
You stepped on my mouth every time I tried to bite
pushed my head into the sink and choked
Now the waterline’s rising in your lungs
every joke you made about my weakness has smoked.
You threw bottles in alleys then blamed me for the glass at their feet
Threw punches at walls then blamed me for the holes in your sheet
You called the cops when I blew up
played saint in clean clothes, They saw my cuffs
but I saw the bruise on your knuckles, everyone knows.
That siren in my skull is not fear anymore
It is the sound of every closed door Slamming back the other way
On your face, On your day.
Skull full of sirens, red flash in my head
If I go down screaming I drag you through every word you said
You lit this fuse, you poured this gas
you pushed till I broke my skin
When the cuffs snap shut on my wrists they better lock yours in.
I am done being your shield when the cops hit the corner and your courage drains
Done taking charges while you testify clean and throw me under the train
I have footage, messages
people who heard you brag about setting me up
I am walking into that courtroom with a tongue sharp as a nail.
Let the judge see both of us standing, Same air
same stink, same grind, You wanted a fall guy
I brought your whole design.
Skull full of sirens, red flash in my head
If I go down screaming I drag you through every word you said
You lit this fuse, you poured this gas
you pushed till I broke my skin
When the cuffs snap shut on my wrists they better lock yours in.
You called me crazy when I warned you
said I would never flip the script
never bite your hand, Feel those teeth now
Welcome to the stand.