I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Cop Killer
Yeah
I got my black shirt on
I got my black gloves on
I got my ski mask on
This shit's been too long
I got my twelve gauge sawed-off
I got my headlights turned off
I'm 'bout to bust some shots off
I'm 'bout to dust some cops off
I'm a cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your family's grieving (fuck 'em)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, haha
I got my brain on hype
Tonight will be your night
I got this long-assed knife
And your neck looks just right
Now my adrenaline's pumpin'
I got my stereo bumpin'
I'm 'bout to kill me somethin'
A pig stopped me for nothin'
Cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving (fuck her)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, yeah
Die, die, die pig, die
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Yeah
Cop killer, better you than me
I'm a cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your family's grieving (fuck 'em)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, hahahaha, yeah
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police, break it down
(Fuck the police) yeah
(Fuck the police) for Darryl Gates
(Fuck the police) for Rodney King
(Fuck the police) for my dead homies
(Fuck the police) for your freedom
(Fuck the police) don't be a pussy
(Fuck the police) have some muthafuckin' courage
(Fuck the police) sing along
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer, (what do you want to be when you grow up?)
Cop killer, (good choice)
Cop killer, I'm a muthafuckin'
Cop killer
Cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving (fuck her)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even
Yeah
I got my black shirt on
I got my black gloves on
I got my ski mask on
This shit's been too long
I got my twelve gauge sawed-off
I got my headlights turned off
I'm 'bout to bust some shots off
I'm 'bout to dust some cops off
I'm a cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your family's grieving (fuck 'em)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, haha
I got my brain on hype
Tonight will be your night
I got this long-assed knife
And your neck looks just right
Now my adrenaline's pumpin'
I got my stereo bumpin'
I'm 'bout to kill me somethin'
A pig stopped me for nothin'
Cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving (fuck her)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, yeah
Die, die, die pig, die
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Yeah
Cop killer, better you than me
I'm a cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your family's grieving (fuck 'em)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, hahahaha, yeah
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police, break it down
(Fuck the police) yeah
(Fuck the police) for Darryl Gates
(Fuck the police) for Rodney King
(Fuck the police) for my dead homies
(Fuck the police) for your freedom
(Fuck the police) don't be a pussy
(Fuck the police) have some muthafuckin' courage
(Fuck the police) sing along
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer, (what do you want to be when you grow up?)
Cop killer, (good choice)
Cop killer, I'm a muthafuckin'
Cop killer
Cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving (fuck her)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Dreamwalker
Silent Planet
Silent Planet
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
Just tonight, cops gave me and my buddies shit, we were down at a BASEBALL FIELD WITH A BASEBALL BAT, NORMAL RIGHT? Well the Po decided that i was breaking shit with that baseball bat, so they pushed me against the car and searched me, and this one cop kept grabbing my ass when he was searching me,and they took our names ect, and then they insisted that we smoked weed (well we do, but still) they were giving us shit about how we shouldnt smoke weed because they KNOW THAT EVERY KID IN FALMOUTH, MA SMOKES WEED, So all i gotta say,is; -FUCK THE FALMOUTH MASSACHUSETTES POLICE-
Fucking fuzz. You can't stop the message.
Everyone knows about police brutality.
I fell in love with Ice T because of this song.
Lyrically, this is two smoking barrels of imagery pointed straight at the corrupt LA police department. Maligned by a racist establishment (the gun-toting Charleton Heston came out of his dotage to campaign against it), "Cop Killer" stands as one of the most significant US protest songs since the early era of Dylan -- think of it as "The Times They Are A-Changin'" for an urban American audience disillusioned by the broken promise of the Civil Rights era. Better raps have been written -- Grand Master Flash's "The Message" soars above it in complexity and ambition -- but few have been as scorching.
ummmmmmmmm killing cops is fun smoked pork for dinner on the hot streets of new york r.i.p. 6/29/02 mr. Anthony
isn't this song banned? a friend told me that they had to remove the song from their cd ...
they took this song off and added freedom of speech. i've been told that the original cd is worth some $ now.
I like this song, but heavy metal by Ice-T is.. well... I think rap suits him better. Still its cool somehow.
Ice-T is a metal badass, I love his metal, and I love how he was able to mastermind this song just right to make the most impact with it....i mean look how many songs piss off the vice president and half of america right?
great song, i dont think its completely about killing cops, i think its partly a political statement, about rights and stuff, and not just i wanna fucking kill you...tho there is definetly some element of anger, hate and want to kill cops...w/e 12/10...great song