I Can't Breathe

You won't catch me dialing 911
That's a joke where I'm from
Can't trust that man with a gun
So I stay on the run
It's either hands up or handcuffs
Stand up or man up
Outnumbered
Get ran up

Ayo governments are shutting down
Waves of information got me drowning now
Raise the bar ain't no coming down
Thunder claps heard the sound
Warning shots earned a pound
Warriors gather round
Step and shatter ground
Police shoot the innocent
Watch the laws they implement
They call it social commentary
I just do this voluntary
Honored by the honorary
Son of Sam Son of Mary
Find that to be Arbitrary
Poisoned by the thoughts they carry
Hope you feel the message like keyboard on a Blackberry

During these times I can't help but write this
Raise up your voice and stand up for justice

Have you ever looked into the eyes of a coward?
A scared human being that's ready to devour
His mind is controlled by the man in the tower
Lift the veil of evil and watch em all scour
I try to empathize heed the words of the wise
But we've been brainwashed by the wolves in disguise
Economy supplies whatever's in demand
So it's no surprise to understand their plan
To spread fear cops here to serve and protect
The rights that we get as citizens working for cheques
But it ain't hard to tell that the system has failed
Something's gotta change for people to prevail
We get lost in roles acting all delirious
Just another social psychology experience
You give the man power watch em turn into a coward
Hide behind a uniform acting all sour
Won't catch me at the funeral I'm at the after hours
Sending Molotov cocktails instead of flowers
Try to burn the symbol what it represents
Only to get bailed out and even pay their rent
I hope by now you see what I'm alluding to
White collar crimes tell me who's looting who?
Stealing from all of us and that's including you
So when the time comes who you turning to?

Protestors turned out in droves. Many for the first time
Many for the first time to call for change in a system they say discriminates against Black Americans