Hear Me

I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe She walking down the street, she look left, look right Head on a swivel, must look twice Using parked car mirrors as an extra set of eyes Caught slipping, that could be her life, this is why She's fighting two wars at once, but who's gon' protect her? When everyday, she's fighting against her protectors They oppress her, undress her, molest her If she calls the cops, they pull up and arrest her That's if they don't kill her, she's been crying but her tears fall flat 'Cause wasn't nobody tryna hear all that 'Cause rather face the fact that we're part of the problem We just leave our mess behind for the women to solve 'em That ain't fair to her, nah that's too much weight Now we're looking at another sister laid in the grave But she was dead before she died, 'cause we let the world silence her I just hope she finds the peace she was fighting for Can you hear me Calling you I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe Can you hear me calling you I want peace, I want peace, I want peace Suffocating, can't breathe Ironic, now they take a knee I don't see why they can't see They use our blood to paint the streets They use our pain to pay the bills Campaign on our broken will Soon as we get a chance to heal Shoot, it's another shoot to kill So now it's hootin' and hollerin', lootin' and robbin', a nuisance, a problem We've been hanging from nooses, and bobbin' from trees For too long, for decades at least, and now we're taking our piece If we ain't getting no justice, then we ain't getting no peace I ain't tryna see the world burn But when we gonna see the world learn? Checkmate, it's our turn We know you see us, now we tryna be heard Can you hear me Calling you I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe Can you hear me calling you I want peace, I want peace, I want peace Til black bodies have meaning We gonna keep on singing Change starts with a choice I choose to keep on breathing We're all one under God It's time we all do our part I pray we can make it through these scars I believe it in my heart