April 29, 1992 (Miami) Lyrics

[Break]
(As long as I'm alive, I'ma live illegal)

[Verse 3]
Let it burn, wanna let it burn
Wanna let it burn, wanna, wanna let it burn
(I'm feelin' sad and...)
Riots on the streets of Miami
Woah, riots on the streets of Chicago
On the streets of Long Beach
And San Francisco (Boise, Idaho)
Riots on the streets of Kansas City
(Salt Lake, Huntington Beach, California)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Arcada, Clarkston, Michigan)
Cleveland, Ohio
Fountain Valley (Texas, Barstow - Let's do this every year)
Paramount, Victorville (Twice a Year)
Eugene Oregon, Eureka California (Let it burn, let it burn)
Hesperia (Won't ya let it burn, won't'cha, won't'cha let it burn?)
Santa Barbara, Winnemucca, Nevada (Let it burn)
Phoenix, Arizona
San Diego, Lakeland Florida (Won't you let it burn?)
Fuckin Twentynine Palms (Won't you let it burn? Let it burn)

[Police Officer]
"Any units assist, try Frank 54 Willow at Canton Ave
Structure fire, and numerous subjects looting"
"10-15 to get rid of this looter"
"10-4"

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Genius Annotation

April 29, 1992 was the day that riots formed in Los Angeles after 4 LAPD officers were acquitted for use of excessive force on Rodney King. The song takes place on the day of the riots — Bradley claims he participated, though the extent to which he did is disputed. Ultimately the song is not just about the day of April 29 but also the overall state of the country and our relationship with police.

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