Let Me Breathe

I am a man, I have a heart

There is so much inside of me I must impart

There is someone that loves me dear

I can’t imagine life without them being near

So you can’t take my life in your hands

Treat me as though I’m not a common man

You may never ever show respect to me

But there is one thing I’m owed respectfully

Just let me breathe, let me breathe

That's a God-given right given to me

Just let me breathe, just let me breathe

My life matters to my family, friends, and me

I don’t admit I walk in fear

Never knowing if my end is drawing near

I tell my seed they must comply

But it seems that that’s a game called do and die

So you can’t take my life in your hands

Treat me as though I’m not a common man

You may never ever show respect to me

There is one thing I’m owed respectfully

Just let me breathe, let me breathe

That's a God-given right given to me

So if I die at the hands of somebody carelessly

For my life matters to my family, friends, and me

Let me breathe, oh, let me breathe

Regardless of what you’re seeing

I am a human being

And I have the right to live

Let me breathe, oh, let me breathe

Regardless of what you think of me

I am a human being

And I have the right to live

Let me breathe, oh, let me breathe

Regardless of what you’re seeing

I am a human being

And I have the right to live

Let me breathe, oh, let me breathe

Regardless of what you think of me

I am a human being

And I have the right to live

And I have the right to live

And I have the right to live

And I have the right to live

And I have the right to live

And I have the right to live

And I have the right to live

And I have the right to live

And I have the right to live

Say their names, say their names

Elijah McClain

George Floyd, Breonna Taylor

Eric Garner, Tamir Rice

Isaac, today we honor

For they had a right to live

And I have the right to live

So say their names, say their names yeah

Ahmaud Arbery

So let me breathe, let me breathe

That's a God-given right given to me

So if I die at the hands of one carelessly

My life matters to family, friends, and me

For my life matters to family, friends, and me

For my life matters to family, friends, and me

My life mattered to family, friends, and me