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This is the story between the lines. Track six features Detective Maria Santos—a woman who listens to the girls, shoots a pimp in the head, takes his gun, shoots a rapist cop, and then radios "officer down." The record explores deeper themes beneath the surface. I spent over a year researching this story.
Here's a look at the lyrics from "Detective's Lament," which give a sense of the narrative:
TRACK 6: "DETECTIVE'S LAMENT"
[Intro - Police radio static, distant sirens]
DISPATCHER (V.O.): "Unit 23, we have a report of suspicious activity..."
[Verse 1 - Detective Santos perspective]
Another night, another call
Same story playing out again
Young girl standing ten feet tall
But broken somewhere deep within
I see the fear behind her eyes
The way she won't look me in the face
Been taught to tell convincing lies
To cover up her fall from grace
[Chorus]
I arrest the girls while the ghosts walk free
The system's rigged, can't you see?
Justice wears a blindfold tight
While predators stay out of sight
Every case file that crosses my desk
Another soul in distress
Fighting a war I cannot win
Where the criminals always sin again
[Verse 2]
Seventeen years walking this beat
Seen too much, slept too little
Every corner tells the story
Of innocence gone brittle
New faces on the same old corners
Different names, same old pain
While the real criminals live like mourners
Crying all the way to the bank again
[Bridge]
Three of my informants dead this week
Someone's cleaning house, tying loose ends
If you know the truth, then you better not speak
'Cause the system's got no friends
[Chorus repeat]
[Outro - Police radio fading]
RADIO: "All units, all units... officer down..."
You can listen to the track here:
https://soundcloud.com/thomas-welleson/detectives-lament-3
