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Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.67/10 [15 votes]Album: Body Count / Original Release Date: 1992-03-31Genre: RockSong Duration: 5 min 17 sec
Body Count
Body Count
Body Count
BODY COUNT
- Body Count LyricsYou know sometimes I sit at home, you know,
and I watch T.V. and I wonder what it would be like
to live someplace like, you know, the Cosby show,
Ozzie and Harriet, you know, where
cops come and got your cat outta the tree
all your friends died of old age,
But you see, I live in South Central Los Angeles and unfortunately...
SHIT AIN'T LIKE THAT! IT'S REAL f*ckED UP!
Goddamn what a brotha gotta do
to get a message through
to the red, white and blue?
What I gotta die
before you realize
I was a brotha with open eyes?
The world's insane
while you drink champagne
and I'm livin' in black rain.
You try to ban the A.K.,
I got ten of 'em stashed
with a case of hand grenades.
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
You know what you'd do
if a kid got killed on the way to school
or a cop shot your kid in the backyard.
Shit would hit the fan, muthaf*cka
and it would hit real hard.
I hear it every night, another gunfight,
the tension mounts,
on with the Body Count.
Yo, Beatmaster "V", take these muthaf*ckas
to South Central.
Ha ha.
Yeah
f*ck that.
I hear it every night,
another gunfight,
the tension mounts,
on with the Body Count.
Last weekend thirty-seven kids killed in gang warfare,
in my backyard.
No!
No!
No!
Yo, Ernie C., take these muthaf*ckas home.
Yeah.
Yeah, we in the house, Body Count fools, 1991 muthaf*ckas.
I hear it every night,
another gunfight,
the tension mounts,
on with the Body Count.
Goddamn what a brotha gotta do
to get a message through
to the red, white and you?
What I gotta die before you realize
I was a nigga with open eyes?
The world's insane
while you drink champagne
and I'm livin' in black rain,
don't you hear the guns
you stupid, dumb, dick suckin', bum politicians.
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
The tension mounts...
and I watch T.V. and I wonder what it would be like
to live someplace like, you know, the Cosby show,
Ozzie and Harriet, you know, where
cops come and got your cat outta the tree
all your friends died of old age,
But you see, I live in South Central Los Angeles and unfortunately...
SHIT AIN'T LIKE THAT! IT'S REAL f*ckED UP!
Goddamn what a brotha gotta do
to get a message through
to the red, white and blue?
What I gotta die
before you realize
I was a brotha with open eyes?
The world's insane
while you drink champagne
and I'm livin' in black rain.
You try to ban the A.K.,
I got ten of 'em stashed
with a case of hand grenades.
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
You know what you'd do
if a kid got killed on the way to school
or a cop shot your kid in the backyard.
Shit would hit the fan, muthaf*cka
and it would hit real hard.
I hear it every night, another gunfight,
on with the Body Count.
Yo, Beatmaster "V", take these muthaf*ckas
to South Central.
Ha ha.
Yeah
f*ck that.
I hear it every night,
another gunfight,
the tension mounts,
on with the Body Count.
Last weekend thirty-seven kids killed in gang warfare,
in my backyard.
No!
No!
No!
Yo, Ernie C., take these muthaf*ckas home.
Yeah.
Yeah, we in the house, Body Count fools, 1991 muthaf*ckas.
I hear it every night,
another gunfight,
the tension mounts,
on with the Body Count.
Goddamn what a brotha gotta do
to get a message through
to the red, white and you?
What I gotta die before you realize
I was a nigga with open eyes?
The world's insane
while you drink champagne
and I'm livin' in black rain,
don't you hear the guns
you stupid, dumb, dick suckin', bum politicians.
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
Tell us what to do... f*ck you!
The tension mounts...
Facts about Body Count
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Body Count is written by Tracy Lauren Marrow, Ernest T. Cunnigan.
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It is first released on March 31, 1992 as part of Body Count's album "Body Count" which includes 17 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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When we try to interpret the meaning, Body Count's 'Body Count' song unfalteringly illustrates the brutal truth of being in South Central Los Angeles, juxtaposing it with the glamorized TV shows. It takes a step further, showing the neglect of the society to violence and injustice, thus making the narrator's fuming and raging over the power and the politicians more and more visible. Body count lyrics dig mainly into the layers of angst, anger, social commentary, despair, and empowerment. Along with that, the song points out the issues of social injustice, violence, and crime as well as the bleakness of authority. The lyrics are laced with harsh words, allusions to violence, and themes of social unrest, which are regarded as adult content. The cursing and the portrayal of gun violence are the main reasons behind the limited rating because they may not be appropriate for children below 17 years without the supervision of a parent.
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Body Count falls under the genre Rock.
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Body Count song length is 5 minutes and 17 seconds.
Who wrote Body Count lyrics?
Body Count is written by Tracy Lauren Marrow, Ernest T. Cunnigan.
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When was Body Count released?
It is first released on March 31, 1992 as part of Body Count's album "Body Count" which includes 17 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind Body Count lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, Body Count's 'Body Count' song unfalteringly illustrates the brutal truth of being in South Central Los Angeles, juxtaposing it with the glamorized TV shows. It takes a step further, showing the neglect of the society to violence and injustice, thus making the narrator's fuming and raging over the power and the politicians more and more visible. Body count lyrics dig mainly into the layers of angst, anger, social commentary, despair, and empowerment. Along with that, the song points out the issues of social injustice, violence, and crime as well as the bleakness of authority. The lyrics are laced with harsh words, allusions to violence, and themes of social unrest, which are regarded as adult content. The cursing and the portrayal of gun violence are the main reasons behind the limited rating because they may not be appropriate for children below 17 years without the supervision of a parent.
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Which genre is Body Count?
Body Count falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Body Count?
Body Count song length is 5 minutes and 17 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Tracy Lauren Marrow, Ernest T. Cunnigan
Record Label(s): 1992 Warner Bros Records Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company
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