Two black men are dead after encounters with police.
There's another day of anger and grief after the latest shooting death of a black male
in the hands of police.
We have an emergency.
Out the gate, I'd like to say thanks to Mike Jordan
Who thought my two cents would be important
The cost of silence, I can't afford it
It's out of my range and I'm hoping from what I'm spittin'
I'm gon' get that change, get it?
I'm no bigot, I'm open to all opinions
But lately y'all makin' it hard to listen
I guess we done finished fillin' the prison
So the killings increased
It's like we hopped about the fire into sizzlin' Greeks
And yeah, that's just a figure of speech
But not too far to reach
We're now free and still feelin' the heat
You don't see how sway when it stays on replay
And all cops aren't bad, it's becoming so cliche
And I know they all aren't bad
I got friends on the force
And I pray for their protection, of course
But if you say it's not a problem, who the heck is your source?
Bill and Ruth committed murder, they treated them tough
We've got a fight for our right to equality
We've got a fight for our right for humanity
Can't give in, won't give up
Even when times get tough
We are powerful, we are powerful
Listen, we the people
In order to form a more perfect union
Establish justice, if that is the case
Listen, what are you doing?
Domestic tranquility, I don't see
You providing for the common defense
When police, slave patrols, and nightwatches
Were made for black peeps
Originally, we were free, but not free
Yeah, I want unity, I really, really do
But the general welfare only benefits you
It's the truth, we want liberty and all of its blessings
But you continually disrespect us
We feel rejected, not protected, neglected
How dare you put your knee on his neck
For nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds
Here's the lesson, the Constitution is an illusion
When slaves were three-fifths of a person
When it was instituted, I'm tired of persecution
Black lives getting executed
Since racism is a system, it's time for us to remove it
We've got a fight for our right to equality
We've got a fight for our right for humanity
Can't give in, won't give up
Even when times get tough
We are powerful
We are powerful
The pandemic made us put a mask on
Cause they said we couldn't breathe in the public
But George Floyd made America take her mask off
When he took a knee in the public
Finally, y'all could see it in 2020
What we been trying to say and display
Y'all thought it was funny
So y'all treated us like a punchline
Gave us tickets to lunch lines
When y'all knew that we needed some money
Y'all tried to equal, but y'all gave us sugar
Since we're trusting as a people, we thought this was the hookup
Like y'all sweetened the deal or leveled the field
But the whole entire time, y'all was going for the kill
Let me provide perspective
Almost 80k a year die from diabetes
So while we was dogging Frosted Flakes, y'all was eating y'all Wheaties
But y'all gave us the Frosted Flakes when y'all gave to the needy
Now that was deceiving, let me break the mask
We've got a fight for our right to equality
We've got a fight for our right for humanity
Can't give in, won't give up
Even when times get tough
We are powerful
We are powerful
No justice, no peace
Arrest the police
I can't breathe, I can't breathe
Take your weight above of me
Hands up, don't shoot
We march on in pursuit
Our lives matter, can't be true
Until black lives matter too