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New York's Finest

by Strange Lips

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lyrics

Excuse me, ma'am
You don't look femme enough
We've gotta check what's in your pants
And we promise we'll be rough
What's this?
You've got condoms in your purse?
You must be a dirty hooker
Kiss the fucking dirt

New York's Finest walking the beat
Bodycam's off and we're packing heat
Just walking home, on a path through the park?
We'll find something wrong if your skin is too dark
We're New York's Finest
We're New York's Finest
We're New York's Finest
We're New York's Finest

Squad car
Quietly following your son
Oh, don't blame us, ma'am
He just looked like a thug
Oh fuck, we shot him
Quick, let's plant some crack
Rest easy, urban soldiers
That'll get the news off our backs

New York's Finest walking the beat
Bodycam's off and we're packing heat
Just walking home, on a path through the park?
We'll find something wrong if your skin is too dark
We're New York's Finest
We're New York's Finest
We're New York's Finest
We're New York's Finest

That thin blue line's tied into a noose
It's legal lynching, baby! The mayor let us loose
So hike up your drawers
And live your lives in fear
Or there'll be more broken windows
Do I make myself clear?
Polish my badge with your slobber and spit
Hold it up - "Still got a shine on it"
So we'll batter down your front door
Ram you with a car
And you'll lick my boots and tell me
Who the real thugs are

credits

released July 24, 2022
Words and music by Stephanie A. MacIntire

Yolanda Grace Collins - Bass and backing vocals
Stephanie A. MacIntire - Guitar and lead vocals
Jouie StaRomana - Drums and backing vocals

Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Justin Mayo (IG: @justinmayomixing)
Recorded at Haus of Madusa, Brooklyn, NY (hausofmadusany.com)

Artwork by Stephanie A. MacIntire
Photography by Kasey van Hise

Special thanks to Christie Block, Ashley Juras, Jonathan Gray, Eric Lide, and Lindsay Woods

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Stephanie MacIntire - Guitar
Yolanda Grace Collins - Bass
Jouie StaRomana - Drums

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