“Breathe”
Chorus
I can’t breathe, the system got their knee on my neck
I can’t breathe, all I want is a little respect
I can’t breathe, I’m guilty before being found innocent
I can’t breathe, so please just take your knee off my neck
Chorus (Repeat)
I can’t breathe, the system got their knee on my neck
I can’t breathe, all I want is a little respect
I can’t breathe, I’m guilty before being found innocent
I can’t breathe, so please just take your knee off my neck
Verse 1
Sirens in the distance, mama praying on the floor
Young black man scared every time he hit the door
Hands up, heart racing, trying not to move wrong
One mistake in their eyes and your whole life gone
Judge me by my skin before they hear what I say
Tryna survive another hard American day
Broken by the pressure but I still stand tall
Cause if I lose my voice then who gon’ fight at all
Chorus
I can’t breathe, the system got their knee on my neck
I can’t breathe, all I want is a little respect
I can’t breathe, I’m guilty before being found innocent
I can’t breathe, so please just take your knee off my neck
Chorus (Repeat)
I can’t breathe, the system got their knee on my neck
I can’t breathe, all I want is a little respect
I can’t breathe, I’m guilty before being found innocent
I can’t breathe, so please just take your knee off my neck
Verse 2
Mama told me “baby keep your head real low”
Cause the world see a threat everywhere we go
Working two jobs still they look at me strange
Tryna feed my family while they calling me names
Marches in the streets, tears falling like rain
Too many black souls dying in pain
I’m more than a headline, more than a case
I’m a father, I’m a king, let me live with grace
Bridge
They fear the color of my skin before they know my name
Tired of black mothers crying from this same old pain
We bleed, we hurt, we pray, we fight just to survive
Still searching for real justice just to stay alive
Final Chorus
I can’t breathe, the system got their knee on my neck
I can’t breathe, all I want is a little respect
I can’t breathe, I’m guilty before being found innocent
I can’t breathe, so please just take your knee off my neck
Chorus (Repeat)
I can’t breathe, the system got their knee on my neck
I can’t breathe, all I want is a little respect
I can’t breathe, I’m guilty before being found innocent
I can’t breathe, so please just take your knee off my neck
Outro (spoken, soulful male voice)
Another mother crying…
Another child without a father…
How many more times we gotta say it…
“I can’t breathe…” Not only do Black lives matter but All lives matter “ Every Race and Every Color.
This song is dedicated to Trayvon Martin, George Floyd and all other victims of police brutality. Let us live! Let us live! Let us live [scream it]
By 2 Sincere