A Dying Plea Vol. 1 – Anti-Flag (feat. DE’WAYNE, Marcia Richards, Jálise Della Gary & Tom Morello)
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We can’t breathe We can’t breathe We can’t breathe We can’t breathe (breathe), breathe (breathe) Breathe (breathe), breathe
I know you looking for a victim to kill – I know you I know you looking for a son to steal – I know you You wanna catch me slipping down on my heels For a moment to boast and shout “Look at this nigga I killed” But what about my rights? What about my life? We ain’t equal to them If they ain’t kill us Slamming us down Saw the tape on CNN Got a call from my mother You bet not go outside again Got a call from my father Like put a damn gun to they head BANG
With others oppressed no one is free (No one is free)
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 Dream
The blue lines cross at demand and need Raze the statues from the hanging tree Out of reach like an American Dream Out of reach like an American
We can’t breathe We can’t breathe We can’t breathe We can’t breathe (breathe), breathe (breathe) Breathe (breathe), breathe
Well I’m unbelievably out of breath I remember inna school that respect wasn’t there Imagine what a fool, I’d step where the other girls stepped I’d forget that I checked and the step wasn’t there I know underneath another layer lies another liar Out come the wolves from their wool to deny our rights Buckle up, watch it take a turn until your luck is up We got the backup and we’ll say their names until you’re gone
With others oppressed no one is free (No one is free)
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 Dream
The blue lines cross at demand and need Raze the statues from the hanging tree Out of reach like an American Dream Out of reach like an American Dream
How long must we wait For all of this to change? The fear, the death, the pain Will it ever go away? How long must we wait How long? (How long?)
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
We can’t breathe We can’t breathe We can’t breathe We can’t breathe (breathe), breathe (breathe) Breathe (breathe), breathe We can’t breathe