Marlenà Taylor - Brave Black Kings Lyrics

I can't breathe
Ayo officer
I can't breathe
Mama

Firstly
You must all know I'm pro-black
Secondly
This is for my brave black kings
Black queens
Raising brave black kings
Who can't seem to catch a break
Every minute of their day
Their life is at stake
They walk outside
The cops that's suppose to keep them safe
Has hate all in their face
Damn
This is diaries of black men
Damn
Stories of my black friends
The other day I switched my phone
Another brother gone
To a better place
I looked up in the sky
Wondered if God would welcome him with grace
Since his life was taken all because of his race
Never had a chance to find salvation
Or repent all his transgressions
I can't imagine how his mother feels
As a black woman
With dreams of having children
I fear raising my son in this society
Where equality don't exist for his community
Having to teach him resilience in face of adversity
White on Black crime has no justice
Explain to him why they're so racist
The justice system don't care about us
The only love us when it's beneficial
When we put money on their tables
It's time we stop hiding behind the mask
Our silence is no longer enough
It's getting dangerous for us
We used to be on our knees
Working for them
Now they get on their knees
Kill us and walk free
All these hypocrisies
Racist tragedies
Murder of black people
Is pervasive
Black people this is a moment for unity
Let's stop killing each other
Work together
To stop their violence on our brothers
Brothers
Brothers
Brothers

You can break us down
But you can never kill us all
I can't breather
You can break us down
But you can never kill us all
I can't breather
No no
Ayo officer
I can't breathe
No no
I can't breathe
You can break us down
But you can never kill us all
Mama
You can break us down
But you can never kill us all
Ayo officer
No no
Mama
No no
Mama