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Trayvon

from The Crystalline EP by Jargon

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On that fated night when I was walkin' alone
Comin' from the corner store; talkin' all on my phone
Had a weird feelin' it was dark and it's cold
Hoody on didn't know somebody followed me home
No, had skittles for my brother that I purchased
And an Arizona thanked the clerk for his service I'm gone
Unknowingly targeted by a person
Who really just has a grudge against anybody that's urban
And black - I was seventeen, hadn't done anything
To be even labeled suspicious or as an enemy
You ever felt like you were being watched?
Maybe I'm only trippin' but why I'm gettin' this thought huh?
After awhile... I'm almost home safe
It's seven in the evening I'm on the phone with Rach'
When I noticed, all of my suspicions were true
I glanced back when I seen this inconspicuous dude
I told her, "Yo Rach' I knew somebody was watchin' me"
"He get any closer then I'ma handle this properly
I'ma confront 'em and question homie 'cause honestly
It's makin' me uncomfortable how this stranger is stalkin me"
I didnt scream, gatherin' up courage
...lookin' at a man bigger than me I was nervous
Somehow, I knew this person meant to threaten me, menace me
tried to be tough lookin' at 'em while I'm grimacing
"You got a problem?" This feelin' kinda' awkward...
He infronna' me so I swung on 'em to stop 'em
I didn't know it was gonna "go south" when I went out didn't think I would die infronna' my house
Before I had a family or ever married a spouse...
This crazy white man got a gun right now what?
I screamed for help but I wasn't seein help
I kept screamin' but it a'int even help
Now I'm dead on the ground and I can see myself
Now I'm dead on the ground and I can see myself
Now I'm dead on the ground and I can see myself
Now I'm dead on the ground and I can see myself...
Trayvon

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from The Crystalline EP, released November 29, 2013

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Jargon Rockville, Maryland

Jargon is an upcoming, ambitious and experimental new hip-hop artist. His most signature characteristic is the tendency to role play characters in order to explain his own feelings through describing pre-existing people or ideas; using the song as a medium to vent strong emotions. ... more

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