Two shots in the dark now Huey's dead” (9-11), for example, Tupac expresses how simple it is for people to buy weapons and kill other people. ‘It's time to fight back’, that's what Huey said. “Give 'em guns, step back, and watch 'em kill each other. In addition to drug related crimes, Tupac also includes the acts of violence in the hoods. Drug dealing and theft are common themes in his music about thug life and tough neighborhoods that give no opportunities to improve someone’s point of living. Through these lyrics, Tupac gives good reasons for the unsafe and dishonest acts that means that unfortunate people must resort to in order to survive. You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do what we gotta do, to survive” (39-44). Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we liveĪnd let's change the way we treat each other. It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes. During a break in the song, Tupac takes a moment to stop and bring the true purpose of the song. As the song develops, Tupac makes simple as people sometimes wish it could be, and that people must get used to these new environments. These show how hard life is to be an underprivileged Black man in the United States, with a kindness on issues with police cruelty. The first of these issues, racism, is said when he says, “I'm tired of bein' poor and even worse I'm black…Cops give a damn about a Negro? Pull the trigger, kill a nigga, he's a hero (4-6). In the song “Changes,” by Tupac Shakur, many dilemmas are clearly stated in the lyrics. By including the problem, the song challenges the rules set by culture and works towards justice. General Comment The analysis in a song is the main point which pushes it forward, making it the song’s most famous component. Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat that's the way it is uhh 'Cause I always got to worry 'bout the pay backs That's the sound of my tool you say it ain't coolĪnd as long as I stay black I gotta stay strapped I don't trust this when they try to rush I bust this They get jealous when they see ya with ya mobile phone Instead of war on poverty they got a war on drugsĪnd I ain't never did a crime I ain't have to doīut now I'm back with the blacks givin' it back to you It's war on the streets & the war in the Middle East You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to doĪnd still I see no changes can't a brother get a little peace "I made a G today" But you made it in a sleazy way Try to show another way but you stayin' in the dope gameīein' real don't appeal to the brother in you The penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks We ain't ready, to see a black President, uhh
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'cause both black and white is smokin' crack tonightĪnd only time we chill is when we kill each other Take the evil out the people they'll be acting right We under I wonder what it takes to make this I see no changes all I see is racist faces I'd love to go back to when we played as kidsīut things changed, and that's the way it is How can the Devil take a brother if he's close to me? Learn to see me as a brother instead of 2 distant strangers I got love for my brother but we can never go nowhere It's time to fight back that's what Huey said Give 'em guns step back watch 'em kill each other Give the crack to the kids who the hell caresįirst ship 'em dope & let 'em deal the brothers Pull the trigger kill a nigga he's a hero My stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch I'm tired of bein' poor & even worse I'm black Is life worth living should I blast myself? I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myself