Graffiti Limbo
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Lay down your burdens, lay down your cares
The holy virgin, she's gonna greet you up there
With a big can of spray paint, with a big blank wall
And I can guaran-damn-tee it, there ain't no cops around at all
Graffiti limbo
Where do you go
Graffiti limbo
When there ain't no justice
I only speak for myself, but the word around town
Is that something's shakin' in the underground
I only speak for myself, but the word on the street
Is that the writing's on the wall (yeah) for the cops on the beat
Graffiti limbo
Where do you go
Graffiti limbo
When there ain't no justice
*SPOKEN*
Now I wrote this song for Michael Stewart.
Michael Stewart was a young Black graffiti artist
Who was arrested while writing graffiti on a subway wall in New York City.
While under arrest, in the presence of 11 white transit cope
Michael Stewart strangled to death.
When his case was heard by the Grand Jury
Not one cop was found guilty.
The Coroner lost the evidence.
Oh you can have your little style wars, boys
And you can keep your little dance
But those crazy writers, they don't stand a ghost of a chance
No, it's "Color them Cons", Mayor Koch said he'd call it a crime
And now it's steer clear of the engineer
Of that midnight special line
Graffiti limbo
Where do you go
Graffiti limbo
When there ain't no justice
Graffiti limbo
Where do you go
Graffiti limbo
When there ain't no justice