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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fishbone
Fishbone
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Christopher Dowd
Christopher Dowd
Composer
Walter Kibby
Walter Kibby
Lyrics

Lyrics

Got the people talking,
Got the Elders watching,
Got the children crying,
Why lord do we keep dying?
Got the people talking,
Got the Elders watching,
Got the children crying,
Why lord do we keep dying?
Tell me why?
Tell me why?
Must this blood soaked earth cry out while justice wanes .
Tell me why?
Tell me why?
Is my humanity
worth less than you say?
Got the people talking,
Got the Elders watching,
Got the children crying,
Why lord do we keep dying?
Got the people talking,
Got the Elders watching,
Got the children crying,
Why lord do we keep dying?
Am I subhuman to you?
Though you are mentally enslaved
By the system you create
To justify your lust and hate.
You can arrest
And cage me.
Unjust laws you use to degrade me
No safe harbor can I find
And you do it all the time.
So please don’t forget
Teach your children
Pay your debt
So please don’t forget
Teach your children
Pay your debt
Got the people talking,
Got the Elders watching,
Got the children crying,
Why lord do we keep dying?
Written by: Christopher Dowd

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