Lyrical Breakdown of 2Pac - Trapped - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

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You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion Happiness, living on the streets is a delusion Even a smooth criminal, one day must get caught Shot up or shot down with the bullet that he bought Nine millimeter kickin', thinking about what the streets do to me 'Cause they never talk peace in the black community All we know is violence, do the job in silence Walk the city streets like a rat pack of tyrants Too many brothers daily heading for the big pen' Niggas comin' out worse off than when they went in Over the years, I done alot of growin' up Gettin' drunk, throwin' up Cuffed up Then I said I had enough There must be another route, way out To money and fame, I changed my name And played a different game Tired of being trapped in this vicious cycle If one more cop harrasses me, I just might go psycho And when I get 'em I'll hit 'em with the bum rush Only a lunatic would like to see his skull crushed Yo, if you're smart, you'll really let me go G But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch the uzi They got me trapped (Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down) They got me trapped (Naw, they can't keep the black man down) Trapped (Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down) Trapped (Naw, they can't keep the black man down) They got me trapped Can barely walk the city streets Without a cop harrassing me, searching me Then asking my identity Hands up, throw me up against the wall Didn't do a thing at all I'm tellin' you, one day these suckers gotta fall Cuffed up, throw me on the concrete Coppers try to kill me But they didn't know this was the wrong street Bang bang, down another casualty But it's a cop who's shot, there's brutality Who do you blame? It's a shame because the man's slain He got caught in the chains of his own game How can I feel guilty after all the things they did to me? Sweated me, hunted me Trapped in my own community One day I'm gonna bust Blow up on this society Why did ya lie to me? I couldn't find a trace of equality Work me like a slave while they laid back Homie don't play that It's time I let 'em suffer the payback I'm tryin' to avoid physical contact I can't hold back, it's time to attack jack They got me trapped (Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down) You know they got me trapped (Naw, they can't keep the black man down) Trapped (Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down) They got me trapped (Naw, they can't keep the black man down) Now I'm trapped and want to find my getaway All I need is a G and somewhere safe to stay Can't use the phone 'Cause I'm sure someone is tappin' in Did it before Ain't scared to use my gat again I look back at hindsight, the fight was irrelevant But now he's the devil's friend Too late to be tellin' him He shot first and I'll be damned if I run away Homie is done away, I should have put my gun away I wasn't thinkin', all I heard was the ridicule Girlies was laughin', Tup sayin', "Damn homies dissin' you" Fired my weapon Started steppin' in the hurricane I got shot so I dropped Feelin' a burst of pain Got to my feet Couldn't see nothin' but bloody blood Now I'm a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer Ran through an alley Still lookin' for my getaway Coppers said Freeze, or you'll be dead today Trapped in a corner Dark and I couldn't see the light Thoughts in my mind was the nine and a better life What do I do? Live my life in a prison cell? I'd rather die than be trapped in a living hell They got me trapped (Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down) They got me trapped (Naw, they can't keep the black man down) Trapped (Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down) You know they got me trapped (Naw, they can't keep the black man down) Trapped