Trouble In Town

Album: Everyday Life (2019)
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  • Trouble in town, because they cut my brother down
    Because my sister can't wear her crown
    There's trouble, there's trouble in town

    Blood on the beach, oh my goodness
    There's blood on the beach
    Lore of the jungle, or the lore of the street
    There's blood on, there's blood on the beach

    And I get no shelter, and I get no peace
    And I never get released

    Trouble in town, because they hung my brother brown
    Because the system just keep it down
    This trouble, this trouble in town

    And I get no shelter, and I get no peace
    And I just get more policed
    And I get no comfort, and I get no name
    Everything is getting strange

    Best friends
    What's that?
    What's his name?
    X (Standby, sir)
    Alright, is that X your middle name?
    Of course, it's on a vehicle ID, right?
    You gettin' smart? 'Cause you'll be in a fucking car with him
    Fucking smartass (just tellin' you)
    I'm asking you what the X is, is that your middle name?
    Of course, what is it?
    Don't come back with the "what is it?" fucking shit
    Talk to these fucking pigs on the street that way
    You ain't talking to me that way
    I don't talk to nobody in the streets, I don't hang with nobody
    Well then don't come to fucking Philadelphia, stay in Jersey
    I have family out here
    Everybody thinks they're a fucking lawyer and they don't know jackshit
    Are you supposed to grab me like this?
    Grab you up? I'll grab you any way I got to
    You're not protecting me while I'm trying, while I'm trying to go to work
    Why don't you shut up?

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    Jikelele, jikelele Writer/s: Christopher Anthony John Martin, Guy Rupert Berryman, Jonathan Mark Buckland, William Champion
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Lois Heichberger from NyI now know the video was created and publicized in 2020, song was 1st publicized in 2014.
  • Lois Heichberger from NyI want to reiterate to the YouTubers commenting on this video. It came out in 2014, not the 2020s. And is the story about Michael Brown's shooting death at the hands of police. Long before George Floyd was killed. Symbolisms in the song are key, both the animals, sarcastic TV narration, the animals - for those who did not find video cohesive. (Not sure when the video was made ... But it helps one to put lyrics and story together.)
  • Loish from 14225Loved the story behind this particular Coldplay song. It's so necessary for me to be able to put it all together. I have seen too many comments that say the lyrics don't form a cohesive message. I never thought so. Tho i may not always decipher the correct meaning.
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