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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
ALA.NI
ALA.NI
Performer
Alani Gibbon
Alani Gibbon
Lead Vocals
Rob Updegraff
Rob Updegraff
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alani Gibbon
Alani Gibbon
Songwriter
Claudia Jones
Claudia Jones
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alani Gibbon
Alani Gibbon
Producer
Stephen Sedgwick
Stephen Sedgwick
Mixing Engineer
John Davis
John Davis
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mother, mother, you who bore
A son of sorrow, know
White washed justice sure will reap
More than it can ever sow
[Chorus]
Cry, cry, lynch
Raise your fist
Murder, murder, sear the land
In more than angry bands
[Instrumental]
Uncle, uncle, he who stood
Facing lynchers' eyes
A firm hand in Jim Crow's dock of wood
Meeting parading child
[Chorus]
Cry, cry, lynch
Raise your fist
Murder, murder, sear the land
In more than angry bands
[Bridge]
Tears, blood, and pain
Should mix like rain
Sorrow comes again
If I am dead (If I am dead)
At Heaven's gates (At Heaven's gates)
Will I be free?
[Verse 2]
People, people, you who swore
Vengeance for this brutal hour
May your unity soar above strife
To avenge this young man's life
[Chorus]
Cry, cry, lynch
Raise your fist
Murder, murder, sear the land
In more than angry bands
Written by: Alani Gibbon, Claudia Jones

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