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Beat Cop

from You Have To Laugh by Tomistoma

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lyrics

I'm dirty, and I don't give a fuck
'Cause you got to be corrupt if you want to have fun
I don't bother the rich folk I just skulk in the slums
And if you feel kinda lucky just make my day punk
I stick my big old bill in wherever I go
I stick my big old bill in a mountain of snow
I start to shiver and shake even though I'm not cold
Hey do I smell hash? You've just lost your parole

I'm a beat cop, I beat whomever I want
I kick them in the teeth and I punch them in the guts
And when I'm done with my fun then I pull out my gun
And shout "Freeze, drop your weapon!" Put a bullet in their skull
Cause I'm a beat cop, a sick fuck in a police car
And it's hard not to feel like a star
When you're a beat cop, praying for it to kick off
I'm a real Gene Hunt just like Life On Mars

See that pretty young student out here protesting?
I wait for the cue and then I arrest her
I book and process her back at the station
And she won't say no because of the implications

I'm a beat cop, and that means I am the law
And if you try to fight back then I'll call in the dogs
And if you've got a complaint then I'll call up my squad
And we're protected by the state if you take us to court
Cause I'm a beat cop, a big man in a pig van
I'll take a bribe wherever I can
Cause I'm a beat cop, a dumb cuck in a big truck
You can't breathe? Well that isn't the plan

Am I a racist, a fascist and a rapist?
I just know that I'm doing my job
I'm more effective when I'm feared I can't help it
It's just part of being a cop

I'm a beat cop, I'll beat black or white
As long as they're poor and it's not a fair fight
I'm a beat cop, I'll beat young and old
So just be a good citizen and do as you're told
I'm a beat cop

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from You Have To Laugh, released July 4, 2021

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Tomistoma Stoke On Trent, UK

Reptilian piano-led doom from the darkest heart of Stoke-on-Trent, England.

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New EP, "Cathedral City", out 07/09/2023.

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