City of Lies lyrics

[Interview Clip 2: 2Pac]

"Only reason I am who I am today is because I can look directly into my face and find my soul. It's there, it's not sold, i didn't sell it, it's still within me, I still feel it, my heart is still connected to my

Body."

[Hook]

They got me trapped, but now I'm strapped, gettin' hotter

Runnin' from the cop, as I try to cock my Glock

The war won't stop

That's why they wanna ban the music

You ever notice how the cops can't stand the music

See a black man coolin' with a Mexican

We can all have peace on the sets again

One time make it worst when they sweat us

Send a army of pigs to come get us

[Verse 3: 2Pac]

Rock-a-bye baby, I'm thugged out and so crazy

Don't want to hurt a soul nigga, so don't make me

I got a dream to see my whole team in Lexus Coupes

My enemies dead n' buried, now the stress is through

They try to ban me, 'cause the brothas makin' noise a lot

I tear that asses and the boys 'bout to poise the block

They got me trapped, but now I'm strapped, gettin' hotter

Runnin' from the cop, as I try to cock my Glock

The war won't stop

That's why they wanna ban the music

You ever notice how the cops can't stand the music

See a black man coolin' with a Mexican

We can all have peace on the sets again

Give a shout-out to my homies in the Pen'

They try to keep us down

But we clown every time we hit the Top-10

Once again it's yo friend out of Oakland

Hopin' they keep the hip hop clubs open

Now we can fight, let 'em close them

Or we could have peace at shows so we control 'em

Now ain't nobody gettin' paid, it's a damn shame

Why gangbang brothas in the same gang

Take security to blame, 'cause they lettin' it off

Brothas come to have fun but they settin' it off

So I'm runnin' out of time, and it's cool, down with my (homeboy put it down)

[Hook]

They got me trapped, but now I'm strapped, gettin' hotter

Runnin' from the cop, as I try to cock my Glock

The war won't stop

That's why they wanna ban the music

You ever notice how the cops can't stand the music

See a black man coolin' with a Mexican

We can all have peace on the sets again

One time make it worst when they sweat us

Send a army of pigs to come get us

[Interview Clip 3: 2Pac]

"I can't explain why I shine and no one else shines. I think everybody shines in different things, and a lot of things I can't do. I can't play basketball like every other black person in America

[Hook] x2

They got me trapped, but now I'm strapped, gettin' hotter

Runnin' from the cop, as I try to cock my Glock

The war won't stop

That's why they wanna ban the music

You ever notice how the cops can't stand the music

See a black man coolin' with a Mexican

We can all have peace on the sets again

One time make it worst when they sweat us

Send a army of pigs to come get us

[Interview Clip 4: 2Pac]

"But I don't have no mercy no more. They've had no mercy. They see. They tryna shoot my fucking balls off! What about my kids?"

• Artist:2Pac