I CAN'T BREATHE
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Hey Yeah, yea, yea (Yea, yea, yea) Mamas crying daily (Crying daily) Mamas crying daily (Crying daily) Their kids dying daily (Dying daily) I can't breathe Can't breathe Your knee on my throat Knee on my throat If you don't ease up soon If you don't ease up My soul will lift up My soul will lift up Soul will lift Soul will lift My soul will lift up My soul will lift up If you don't ease up soon If you don't ease up My soul will lift up Soul will lift up I can't breathe I can't breathe I can't breathe I can't breathe Your knee on my throat Your knee on my throat I can't breathe Can't breathe If you don't ease up soon If you don't ease up My soul will lift up My soul will lift up Soul will lift Soul will lift Soul will lift I wear a hoodie I die (Die) Go for a jog and I die (Die) Put my hands up and I die (Die) My back turned I still die (Die) Your hands on my neck til' I die (Die) Your knee on my throat til' I die (Die) Lately we dropping like flies (Flies) Authorities doing the right thing (Thing) That day may never arrive ('rive) Racism deep in America ('merica) A fact of life for black woman, man, or child (Child) Getting justice for George (George) Could help the rest of us stay alive (Stay alive) Never mind the systemic exclusions Built to keep us down We just wanna' thrive They get away Scot-free We just wanna' stay alive If they get away scot-free How the hell imma' survive Year after year we seeing the same thing Blacks slain with no repercussions Year after year we're saying the same thing Mommas crying with grief overcoming Seems like the end Aint' never coming Status quo just favors oppression Police property (Property, property) Burn it all down til' we get their attention Getting away with crimes too often for me Commander in chief divisive indeed Using military force to ready a photo op In the midst of police injustice I can't breathe Can't breathe Your knee on my throat Knee on my throat If you don't ease up soon If you don't ease up My soul will lift up My soul will lift up Soul will lift Soul will lift My soul will lift up My soul will lift up If you don't ease up soon If you don't ease up My soul will lift up Soul will lift up I can't breathe I can't breathe I can't breathe I can't breathe Your knee on my throat Your knee on my throat I can't breathe Can't breathe If you don't ease up soon If you don't ease up My soul will lift up My soul will lift up Soul will lift Soul will lift Soul will lift We aint' asking for justice No we Demand it One down three to go It's been ten days what more do you need to charge and hold em' Make an example out of em' Racist bigot killers We cannot tolerate Thank God all whites ain't' racist Some outraged just like us Step to forefront to fight the system That's been ignoring us Hate over empathy sympathy Got us to where We dealing with more deadly violent incidents I can't breathe Enough is enough Peace love, unity Could get us to a better place Where police actually serves and protects no matter my race And the law works no matter my race Really we tired of America's definition of equal rights I mean who are we kidding We've never lived in one nation under God indivisible with liberty and just for all Hear our screams and our cries Its time to right all of these wrongs once and for all Nine minutes is a long time (Is a long time) It's this song about two times Think about it, think about it A knee on your neck for that long It's murder, murder, murder, It's murder R.i.p. George Floyd, r.i.p. Ahmaud Arbery, r.i.p. Breonna Taylor Our hearts go out to you This is got to stop I can't breathe Can't breathe Your knee on my throat Knee on my throat If you don't ease up soon If you don't ease up My soul will lift up My soul will lift up Soul will lift Soul will lift My soul will lift up My soul will lift up If you don't ease up soon If you don't ease up My soul will lift up Soul will lift up I can't breathe I can't breathe I can't breathe I can't breathe Your knee on my throat Your knee on my throat I can't breathe Can't breathe If you don't ease up soon If you don't ease up My soul will lift up My soul will lift up Soul will lift Soul will lift Soul will lift Soul will lift
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