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W.M.A. by Pearl Jam
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Pearl JamWrited by
Dave Abbruzzese & Jeff Ament & Eddie VedderAbout
By stating that he ‘won the lottery when he was born’, Eddie Vedder is directly referencing the racial inequality that existed in 1993, when the song was released, and still exists today. According to the 2013 U.S. Census, the median income of black Americans is 56% of the median income of white Ame...
W.M.A. Lyrics
[Verse 1]
He won the lottery when he was born
Took his mother's white breast to his tongue
Trained like dogs, color and smell
Walks by me to get to him
Police man
Police man
(All my pieces)
(All my pieces)
[Verse 2]
He won the lottery by being born
Big hand slapped the white male American
[Pre-Chorus]
Do no wrong, so clean cut
Dirty his hands, it comes right off
Police man
Police man
[Chorus]
Police stopped my brother again
Police stopped my brother again
Police stopped my brother again
Police man
Police man
[Bridge]
Jesus greets me, looks just like me
[Pre-Chorus]
Do no wrong, so clean cut
Dirty his hands, it comes right off
Police man, police man
Police man
[Chorus]
Police stopped my brother again
Police stopped my brother again
Police stopped my brother again
Police man, police man
Police stopped my brother again
Police stopped my brother again
Police stopped my brother again
Police man, police man
Police man
[Break]
Hey-um, hey-um, hey-um
Hey-um, hey-um, hey-um
Hey-um, hey-um, hey-um
Hey-um, hey-um, hey-um
[Outro]
(All my pieces set me free) all my pieces set me free
(All my pieces set me free) all my pieces set me free
(Human devices set me free) human devices set me free
(All my pieces set me free) all my pieces set me free
(Human devices set me free) human devices set me free
W.M.A. Q&A
Who wrote W.M.A.'s ?
W.M.A. was written by Dave Abbruzzese & Jeff Ament & Eddie Vedder.
Who produced W.M.A.'s ?
W.M.A. was produced by Pearl Jam & Brendan O’Brien.