A Dying Plea Vol. 2

Lyrics

[Intro] When just to breathe is a dying plea Your freedom falls only skin deep Out of reach like an American Dream Out of reach like an American [Chorus] We can't breathe We can't breathe We can't breathe We can't breathe, breathe, breathe [Verse 1: Marcia Richards] Melanin, I know on the other side when they see my face Melanin and only melanin leave trace They'll step to protect their right to forget the debt that they owe my race Suckle at the teat and they get a likkle treat like a lifetime in first place All the innocent are gonna suffer when they gun out and nuh means to decide on why While all them and the others will protect them, discard us Throw us at the back or under the bus Scream we'll serve and protect, not trust Stick to the colour guide, watch better be the right swatch And nuh care about us [Chorus] We can't breathe We can't breathe We can't breathe We can't breathe, breathe, breathe [Verse 2: DE'WAYNE] I left the crib in my white tee, yeah, bitch, I'm icy The public think I'm thuggin', shots fired, now my tee blooded These fucking cops ain't rushing a nigga dead, they love it Turn the body cam off while we calling for our mothers Bitch, I been feeling some evil deeds I might kill a cop, let the trigger squeeze Twenty-four years being black a scary thing, but I still gotta die a legend if they come for me Only care for us when we on a tee We tired of singing songs, I want a bullet in they head Middle of the street that's on everything, fucking let me be [Chorus] We can't breathe We can't breathe We can't breathe We can't breathe, breathe, breathe [Verse 3: Jordan Montgomery] Black in America, breaking the barriers Cops killing us, that's serial Land of milk and honey, no cereal Preaching the real Politicians vote and passing the bills You posting a square while blacks in the street getting murdered and killed Rap industry, we take over for real Driving while black get you out of your deal Killing the game left you out of the will Writing this live from the City of Steel Karens, they lie, you get Emmett Tilled Karens, they lie, you get Emmett Tilled Now how does that feel? Turning the tables, you don't get a meal Seat at the table that eating for real Officers kneel until you can't breathe Kaepernick kneel, can't play for a team [Bridge] When just to breathe is a dying plea Your freedom falls only skin deep Out of reach like an American Dream Out of reach like an American [Chorus] We can't breathe We can't breathe We can't breathe We can't breathe, breathe, breathe We can't breathe