precedent
by bahia bahia
stop killing black people
millennium emmet till sequel
system change at the pace of a stand still
there’s a gun inna ya hand still
justice! cried the young black man’s will,
there’s a gun inna ya hand still
justice! mama’s cry rang out shrill,
there’s a gun inna ya hand still.
stop killing black people, like you don’t know equal (know nuthin)
stop killing black people, like you don’t know equal (know nuthin, heeey)
stop killing my brothers and sisters
turning laugh and gaff into ghost whispers
from your haunting ways
bare stress all day and into the night
you lookin at me, man? you’re the true cause of the fight.
you lookin at me, man? you’re the true cause of the fright.
taking taxes to build the axes to chop we, down
taking wages to stage and play this, criminality (brutality)
is you the problem, not me
stop killing black people (people, people, people, people)
stop killing black people (people, people, people, people)
you bettah check yourself
cuz murderation is really really bad for your health (retaliation)
but murderation is really really good for your wealth
lawless, law tricks, pulled from the top of the shelf
interwoven oppression, means no need to be stealth
this is an injustice! heeey
this is an injustice! heeey. (what we gonna do about it?)
this is an injustice! heeey. (what we gonna do about it?)
this is an injustice! heeey.
what we gonna do about it?
#BLACKLIVESMATTER