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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "I Shot the Sheriff" by the artist "Warren G"

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In "I Shot the Sheriff," Warren G uses the metaphor of shooting the sheriff to depict the struggles of living in an underprivileged neighborhood where police brutality and racial profiling are rampant.

The lyrical protagonist isn't literally killing the sheriff; he's battling against a system that oppresses him. He feels targeted by the police, who see him as a criminal rather than a musician. He faces prejudice, injustice, and false accusations.

The protagonist distances himself from "fools" – individuals who commit crimes and attract police attention, putting everyone at risk. He sees the police as a threat that could rob him of his freedom. Despite this, he strives to survive, maintain his integrity ("a real man stays real even in jail"), and help his friend who's caught in the system's grip.

[Chorus:]

I shot the sheriff

[Verse 1:]

I had to shoot the sheriff it was justifiable

He mistaked me for somebody who was liable

For all tha many murders L.A. and war fields

We keep makin war shields

Streets keep souls

Young brothers loose control

I seem to maintain through this

Watch where ya kick it they'll put you in a twist

And it ain't nobody like my down ass hommie

And tha police always tryin to pin some bullshit on me

I keep away from fools

They do crime and it attracts cops

Cops got guns and cuffs

And cells to stuff you in

[Chorus]

[Verse 2:]

They tryin' to stick with some bullshit that I did not do

You know who

The boys in blue

There they go with they assumptions

Slaverys over let us have somethin'

Why you wanna pull me over?

Cuz I'm bumpin?

I just made a new song

My profession is music

Your profession is protection with gats

Then use it on him when he's tryin' to take my life away

I'm just tryin' to live my life today

So I keep away from fools

They do crime it attract cops

Cops got guns and cuffs

And cells to stuff you in

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]

I shot the sheriff

I didn't shoot the deputy I didn't have to

Cuz in this game they always tryin' to blast you

And leave it to tha cops to find out who did the murder

They harrase tha wrong clan and arrest tha wrong man

The hommie day-dog got strapped but thats okay

Cuz I'm gonna work for life

So he can see another day

A hommie's a hommie

A fake is a snake

Straight game from tha pen from tha hommie jake

So I keep away from fools

They do crime it attract cops

Cops got guns and cuffs

And cells to stuff you in

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