JD Lawrence - Say Their Names Lyrics

Say their names
Say their names, say their names
Say it out loud, say it now, say it now
Say their names

Tamir Rice was 12
Jordan Edwards was 15
Trayvon Martin was 17
Laquan McDonald was 17
William Chapman was 18
D'ettrick Griffin was 18
They we're all taken away before they could even fufill their dreams
Michael Brown was 18
Kendrec McDade was 19
Christian Taylor was 19
Quintonio LeGrier was 19
Tony Robinson was 19
De'Von Bailey was 19
Say their names, repeat after me

Say their names
His name, her name, her name, his name
Say their names, say their names
Say it out loud, say it out loud
Say it now, say their names

Brandon Webber was 20
Willie McCoy was 20
Wendell Allen was 20
JaQuavion Slaton was 20
Sean Reed was 21
Jimmy Atchison was 21
Emantic "EJ" Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. was 21
Jonathan Hart was 21
Terrance Franklin 22
Stephon Clark 22
John Crawford III was 22
Shantel Davis 23
Miles Hall 23
Sean Bell on his wedding day was only 23

Say their names
His name, her name, her name, his name
Say their names, say their names
Say it out loud, say it out loud
Say it now, say their names

Jamar Clark 24
Ryan Twyman 24
Maurice Granton 24
Akiel Denkins 24
Jonathan Ferrell 24
Ezell Ford 25
Freddie Gray 25
Ahmaud Arbery was 25, he literally ran for his life
Breonna Taylor 26
It was right before her birthday and this is the gift from America that she gets
Jordan Baker 26
Mario Woods 26
And you wonder why we mad, when we got songs like this

Say their names
His name, her name, her name, his name
Say their names, say their names
Say it out loud, say it out loud
Say it now, say their names

Shelly Frey 27
DeJuan Guillory 27
Akai Gurley 28
Jeremy McDole was 28
Ariane McCree 28
Brendon Glenn 29
Jessica Williams 29, because of police they not alive
Gregory Hill Jr. was 30
Christopher Whitfield was 31
Dontre Hamilton 31
Terrence Sterling 31
Larry Jackson Jr., black man only 32, Philando Castile he was 32 too

Say their names
His name, her name, her name, his name
Say their names, say their names
Say it out loud, say it out loud
Say it now, say their names

Danny Ray Thomas, 34
Rumain Brisbon, 34
Dante Parker, 36
Jerame Reid, 36
Tanisha Anderson, 37
Alton Sterling, 37
All these black brothers and sisters, all together up in heaven
Samuel DuBose, 43
Eric Garner 43 ya'll remember he was the first one that told the WORLD that he couldn't (Gasp)
Keith Lamont Scott, 43
Eric Harris, 44
George Floyd, 46 he the reason the whole world is singing this
Can't forget Sandra Bland
There's just so many man
Please say their names
So this don't happen again

Say their names
His name, her name, her name, his name
Say their names, say their names
Say it out loud, say it out loud
Say it now, say their names

Walter Scott was only 50 ya'll
Say their name
Patrick Harmon was 50
Say their name
Eric Logan was 54
Say their name
Gregory Gunn was 58
Say Their Name
This ain't right y'all really need to chill
Say their name
Don't think we forgot about Martin, Malcolm and Emett Till

Say their names
His name, her name, her name, his name
Say their names, say their names
Say it out loud, say it out loud
Say it now, say their names