Life (feat. A'lon Lakeem)

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I woke up black today
In the land of the free
And the home of the brave
Where the only thing I've ever been afraid of
Are the ones who protect and serve
No I don't think all cops are bad
I just think there's too many bad police that have
Taken advantage of the uniform and badge
Killing brothers, sons, and dads
Loved ones becoming hashtags
It's sad
I'm terrified to simply exist
Wondering when the bullets will hit
When did I become a target
Of their hatred
What did I ever do to deserve this
I can follow your advice but I still can't avoid it
See they don't really know me
They think we're all one in the same
Thought I was done after "Still Waiting for Change"
But here I am
Still waiting for change
For change

We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal
And that they are endowed by their Creator
With certain unalienable rights
That among these are life

I'm on the edge
Just trying to survive
Crying "please don't take my life"
Constantly perplexed trying to understand why
Crying "please don't take my life"
We have to stop the violence
The killing has to end
Crying "please don't take my life"
Give us a chance
Let a new day begin
Crying "please don't take my life"
My life

Sat on the couch all day
Scrolling through news feeds
And wiping tears away
Wondering if there's anything that can be done
So that my parents won't lose their son
I was thinking 'bout how Mateen shot up Pulse
Roof shot up the church
The world's a scary place
The cops still got paid
When they murdered several people
And got administrative leave
While if I'm simply being me
I'd get murdered for being me
Where's the sympathy
For fellow humanity
What does my background check
Have to do with my dead body in the street
I'm not applying for a job
I'm trying to survive
How does a former arrest for a crime
Justify them taking my life
This isn't right
How do you comfort the confused
Who watch slain after slain in the news
Feeling the blues
Frustrated not knowing what to do
Knowing the very next event could be me
Or you

To those who resist belief that there's corruption
And cannot understand my emotions
I pray the scales will be removed from your eyes
And that all prejudice will subside
It doesn't have to be black or white
It's about wrong and right
It's about them denying the right
For us
To have a life

Oh
I'm on the edge
Just trying to survive
Crying "please don't take my life"
Sitting here perplexed trying to understand why
Crying "please don't take my life"
We gotta stop the killing
The violence has to end
Crying "please don't take my life"
(No)
Give us a chance
Let a new day begin
Crying "please don't take my life"
My life

Listen
We all live a lie
Sitting at our homes
Talking to our gods
Trying to figure out
Which one belongs to us
Is he Black, White, Chinese, or Mexican
Truthfully
Is he a he or she
Turn on the TV
I guarantee you all would see
A three letter word
Describing him to thee
Is it our destiny
It is reality
Police brutality is killing us in the streets
Why bother
My brother, my uncle, my sister, and my father
Shooting us down in the dirt
My people
Yes we hurt
I'm living life
But this shit is worse
And I'ma tell you why
I'm Black in America
I'm Black in America
I'm Black in America
I'm Black in America
I'm Black in America
I'm Black in America
I'm Black in America

And this is life
And we must change
This is life
And we must change
This is life
And we must change
This is life
And we must change

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