Black Lives Matter

I can't breathe I can't breathe Ay-yeah I can't breathe Uh, yeah, this a revolution in our time, everybody's fightin' Change comin', yes, that's why it's an acronym for riot Everybody has a voice, don't you dare stay silent If you say nothin', you are an accessory to violence Let these words dry the tears of my people that are cryin' We can bring back hope, but not the people that are dyin' This what happens when the people you've oppressed ask for change In a country that they built, but you're ignored and deny it This for Sandra Bland, George Floyd, and every single family Police brutality has intervened in and destroyed Couple bad cops can't define all you other boys So every good cop needs to stand up and make some noise Black, White, Asian, doesn't matter 'cause we can't avoid So let's all come together, join hands and, yes, get annoyed At people who believe racism makes sense In a country built off minority slave work employed Nobody's born racist, man, it's somethin' you learn Deep-rooted in your brain from the day of your birth I think it's time that we repair all of these bridges we've burned And let love outta our hearts onto cheeks we've turned Spread love, show love, let's get rid of this curse Don't wait for anyone to act, man, you go first 400 years wasted, let's get rid of this hurt 'Cause that's the only way we'll ever see peace on Earth I can't breathe (I can't breathe) I can't breathe Ay-yeah I can't breathe Change is what we really need, cut me open Cut you open, red's the color every single human beings bleeds Let's come together cops citizens and in between And rally for the rights of everybody in humanity Black, blue, white, green playin' for the same team I'm not MLK but, boy, that doesn't mean I can't dream Black lives matter shouldn't anger you or make you scream All lives matter 'cause we aren't treated equally Remember when we were kids and didn't see color And when we played in kindergarten and I called you my brother Then we grew up, and they taught us we should hate on each other Even though we one in the same and we all came from our mothers I hope y'all understand hate is not a trait, it was learned, man Equality is the quality we need inside this Earth, man Give and receive, it's the karma that you earn, man, it's Dax (I can't breathe) I can't breathe (I can't breathe) I can't breathe (oh, I can't breathe) Ay-yeah (yeah) I can't breathe (I can't breathe) I can't breathe I can't breathe Ay-yeah I can't breathe