[Verse 1]
I'm nineteen, I don’t wanna die young
Twenty-three, last words were to my mom
On a jog, in a car, backyard of my own home
Twenty-two, it's not real, it can't be
Forty-three, I didn’t even do nothing
Send my love to family
Turns out freedom isn't free for everyone

[Chorus]
How do I speak when I can't breathe?
I can't, how do I stand when I can't breathe?
I can't, all my life I had to lose
Just a name in the news, but what about me?
I can't breathe, I can't breathe

[Verse 2]
When I die, no, it’s never black and white
We want change but our throats are running dry
Seems so very ordinary
Writе me off, another story

[Chorus]
How do I speak whеn I can’t breathe?
I can't, how do I stand when I can’t breathe?
I can't, all my life I had to lose
Just a name in the news, but what about me?
I can't breathe, I can't breathe
[Bridge]
My skin is black, my blood is red
My street’s Death Row
My skin is black, my blood is red
My street's Death Row

[Chorus]
Why don't you speak when I can't breathe?
I can't, how do you sleep when I can't breathe?
I can't, all my life I had to lose
Just a name in the news, but what about me?
How do I speak when I can't breathe?
I can't, how do I stand when I can't breathe?
I can't, all my life I had to lose
Just a name in the news, but what about me?
I can't breathe, I can't breathe