Straight Prison [Intro] Sirens echo off the bricks at night Truth gets buried deeper than the grave site [Verse 1] Back-alley deals in thousand-dollar suits Same hands that shake now sign the warrants to shoot They poison the water, call it “zoning fees” We breathe the smoke while they plant new trees Blood money stacked in offshore vaults Laugh on the yacht, never feel the fault One rock on the corner, SWAT kick the door They crash the whole market, still walkin’ free for more [Chorus] Straight prison, no velvet rope lane Same rusted gate, same cold chain You bleed people dry, you do real time No tailored lies, no soft headline [Verse 2] She hides the split lip with dollar-store gloss He swears “never again” while reloading the loss Kids hear the thuds through paper-thin walls Neighbors turn the TV up, nobody calls He cries in the courtroom, clean shirt, clean slate She limps to the bus stop, still feels the weight Judge says “restraining order,” like paper can stop fists Love turned to war, and the system just assists [Chorus] Straight prison, no velvet rope lane Same rusted gate, same cold chain You bleed people dry, you do real time No tailored lies, no soft headline [Verse 3] Uncle with the nice car and the candy in his ride Groom little secrets that never subside Church boy smile while the kids learn shame File “misplaced,” another erased name We catch a predator on the block, it’s open season They catch one in a robe, sudden “allegations freezin’” Touch one child, the cage should swallow the key No plea, no bail, no celebrity [Verse 4] Boss steals hours, calls it “lean staffing” Your spine cracks lifting while he’s steady laughing Factory smoke blackens the playground air They get tax breaks, we get cancer care They tank the economy, golden parachute drop We lose the crib, they buy another hilltop Same blood on the ledger, different color ink One gets headlines soft, one gets the sink [Verse 5] Same courthouse steps, two different doors One walks out smiling, one dragged across floors Skin tone decides if the gavel falls hard “Boys will be boys” or twenty-five in the yard They call it justice when it’s just control If your zip code wrong, they tax your soul I’m sick of the shrugs, sick of the “that’s life” Real bars for real scars, end the double-price knife [Bridge 1] Count the mothers crying behind locked doors Count the kids coughing from chemical floors If the law’s a ladder only some can climb Then burn the rungs, it’s overdue time [Chorus] Straight prison, no velvet rope lane Same rusted gate, same cold chain You bleed people dry, you do real time No tailored lies, no soft headline [Bridge 2] Say the names loud, no more hush deals No more settlements sealed If power breaks bodies, breaks minds, breaks trust Then power gets crushed in the same damn dust [Chorus] Straight prison, lock ‘em!, no velvet rope lane Same rusted gate, throw it!, same cold chain You bleed people dry, real time!, you do real time No tailored lies, no!, no soft headline [Chorus] Straight prison, no velvet rope lane Same rusted gate, same cold chain You bleed people dry, you do real time No tailored lies, no soft headline [Outro] No more passes, no more quiet cash Same cage, same clock, same final clash Straight prison, real bars, real time For every tear, for every crime Loop Straight prison, no velvet rope lane Same rusted gate, same cold chain You bleed people dry, you do real time No tailored lies, no soft headline
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