Pray for me, death in these streets Murder was a case shot by police Last word he said was I can't breathe Rest in peace, can't rest in peace Mama, she won't cry for me Folks gon' yell, deep in these streets The sound of pain, ain't no peace Just know when you hear my people weep It's the sound of love Gun to your back cause you black kids in the whip Seven to his back, different than we ride for Kaepernick At seventeen, a son dies Murder was the case, time flies Still we never can forget the faces Morning nights, knowing one night Rihanna ain't get another morning Watching black death, our murder shouldn't be normal Mercy, mercy, what a world our black children are born into Black is king, we pray our scars will heal There's still a new, wounds out the womb Targets on our back like birthmarks Our tombs, Denali's all black We're the funerals, following families at the funeral Carried by six, but we loved by the universe Mercy, mercy, God shine through my soul Bloodstained streets, bodies glittering gold Mercy, mercy, God shine through my soul Bloodstained streets, bodies glittering gold Pray for me, death in these streets Murder was the case, shot by police Last word he said was I can't breathe Rest in peace, can't rest in peace Mama, she gon' cry for me Folks gon' yell, deep in these streets The sound of pain, ain't no peace Just know when you hear my people weep It's the sound of love Pray for me, death in these streets Red blood, these slugs, murder police I know you fear my blackest king Please hug my mama, tell her she's my queen And lift her, should I not come home Tell my daddy I held my own Intimidated by my black, my throne They pulled that chrome, another black gone Wounds out the womb, targets on our back Like birthmarks, our tombs Denali's all black for the funerals Following families at the funeral Carried by six, but we loved by the universe Mercy, mercy, God shine through my soul Bloodstained streets, bodies glittered in gold Mercy, mercy, God shine through my soul Bloodstained streets, bodies glittered in gold Pray for me, death in these streets Murder was the case, shot by police Last word he said was I can't breathe Rest in peace, can't rest in peace Mama, she gon' cry for me Folks gon' yell, deep in these streets The sound of pain, ain't no peace Just know when you hear my people weep It's the sound of love It's the sound of love It's the sound of love It's the sound of love