“Black Man’s Justice” Now on YouTube!

Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Black Man’s Justice (feat. Derrick Procell) · Annika Chambers · Derrick Procell Black Man’s Justice (feat. Derrick Procell) ℗ 2020 Catfood Records Released on: 2020-09-09

 

SPOKEN INTRO

‘I HAVE A DREAM…THAT ONE DAY THIS NATION WILL LIVE UP TO THE MEANING OF ITS CREED:

WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL.  I HAVE A DREAM”

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

WE HAVE JUSTICE IN THE UNITED STATES

BUT IF YOU’RE BLACK YOU HAVE TO WAIT

THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS UP FOR SALE

THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN CAN CAUSE A MAN TO FAIL

YOU ARE THE PRISONERS OF THOSE YOU KEEP

YOU LOCK THEM UP SO YOU CAN SLEEP

STAYING SAFE BY FILLING THE JAILS

WHAT IS THE COST? …ONLY TIME WILL TELL

YOU KEEP FOLKS IN PRISON BEHIND LOCKED DOORS

UNTIL THERE ISN’T ROOM FOR ANY MORE

CHORUS

RAIN IS FALLING….FALLING DOWN

KEEPS ON FALLING…ALL AROUND

IT FALLS ON THE BLACK MAN SAME AS THE WHITE

UNTIL BLACK LIVE’S MATTER, NOTHING IS RIGHT

BLACK MAN’S JUSTICE…TELL ME WHY

THERE IS NO JUSTICE…TELL ME WHY

THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN DECIDES HIS FATE

HE CAN’T AFFORD JUSTICE SO HE HAS TO WAIT

LOCK HIM AWAY IN THE COLLEGE OF CRIME

FORGET ABOUT HIM WHILE HE DOES HIS TIME

DO YOU HEAR THE CRIES OF “I CAN’T BREATHE?’

DO YOU SEE THE THOUSANDS IN THE STREET?

TIMES ARE CHANGING, NO JUSTICE,  NO PEACE!

UNTIL BLACK LIVES MATTER THERE WILL BE NO PEACE!

OUTRO

GEORGE FLOYD….BREONNA TAYLOR

TRAYVON MARTIN…ERIC GARNER

MICHAEL BROWN….RAYSHARD BROOKS

TAMIR RICE….TIMOTHY STANSBURY

TANISHA ANDERSON…SEAN BELL

DONTRE HAMILTON….JOHN CRAWFORD…..AKAI GURLEY