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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Novel
Novel
Performer
Tony Reyes
Tony Reyes
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tony Reyes
Tony Reyes
Songwriter
Stephani Nicole Parker
Stephani Nicole Parker
Songwriter
Alonzo Novel Stevenson
Alonzo Novel Stevenson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Novel
Novel
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Lyrics

All rise, all rise
Oh Lord, oh my
Hands in the air, both high
Still they wanna take my life
All rise, all rise
Oh Lord, oh why?
Hands in the air, both high
Tell me, why you wanna take my life?
Emmet Till, damn, it’s real and it still in my mind
Playin' like this, all day, Trevon, Dontrae
This go out to Huey P, Eric G, Freddy Gray
Imagine holdin' your son’s casket, that’s a heavyweight
Police say, "Stick 'em," the K-9? Sick 'em
The President is sick, dumb, everybody’s a victim
Cellphones and cameras, cops, they can’t stand us
Fuck the news, that new media's bystanders, ah
All rise, all rise
Oh Lord, oh my
Hands in the air, both high
Still they wanna take my life
All rise, all rise
Oh Lord, oh why?
Hands in the air, both high
Tell me, why you wanna take my life?
The Po-Po gon' botch up the police report
The D.A. say what he want to appease the court
Ya' momma in the courtroom cryin', she’s distraught
Ya' daddy ain't around no more, he's to fault
I swear it's all lies, they don’t care about your rights
Don't care about your Amendments
Your pigment or independence
The basis of your religion
The system is rigged against us
From privately owned prisons
My ****, it's bigger business (Bigger business)
All rise, all rise
Oh Lord, oh my
Hands in the air, both high
Still they wanna take my life
All rise, all rise
Oh Lord, oh why?
Hands in the air, both high
Tell me, why you wanna take my life?
Written by: Alonzo Novel Stevenson, Stephani Nicole Parker, Tony Reyes

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