[Verse 1: Ashton Vaughn Charles]

Yeah

Barcodes on our skin tone

It’s all good ‘til it hits home

Our goal is to win, though

But it’s a far throw to the endzone

That’s why we’re afraid to be admitted

‘cause it’s all codes in the end, yo

Then the cop that put you in there is acquitted

Nah, bro, that’s a big “No”

Even after they admitted that they did it, and the witnesses filming the cops showed you

They still don’t get what they deserve

But we get it
Since you lit the flame, you gotta know that you get smoke

We fight back, we’re not supposed to up and just “go”

Listen: our coping mechanisms don’t do enough

Pay attention to the protests

The world listened? Cool. What’s next?

We gotta try to keep that fire lit right where our heart is

They indicted a couple of police, but we will finish what we started

Even though it was harder, and you begin to realize they were treating you like a modern day martyr

Father forgive me—wait, they keep taking our fathers and slaughtering them all over the world

But it’s time that we spoke

Either you want us to live, or you don’t

Even so, there’s potential for growth

But we—wait, where are all the children?
What do you mean you “don’t know”?

They were “sold”?

See, how we supposed to have faith in our vote when all the politicians higher than the state are in the know?

Nah, dismantle the whole system

And if all lives matter, you should stand here with us

The injustice will not prevail

You hear me?

Feel me?

Felt me?

Help me!


[Chorus 1: KNova]

Tell me, who do we run to when there’s no one by my side?

Tell me, where we supposed to go when there’s nowhere left to hide?
Tell me, what do you see in me when you look into my eyes?

But if all lives matter, why I gotta die?

Stop killing us

Stop killing us, yeah

Stop killing us

Stop killing us


[Verse 2: Eddie Wellz]

This the way that we been feeling for a minute

If you could measure pain, ours would be up in the Guinness

See, the world’s so quick to get offended

Crazy that the same world will leave us all defenseless

But I ain’t ever bowing to supremacy

Unless it’s the supreme divinity that I see in me

I understand love is the remedy

But sometimes I just need to know where that Remy be

Where my people at?

What’s the state of Hip-Hop?

Who been reppin’ black?

Who been reading all the reasons that they set us back?

Who been studying the history and what’s the facts?

Who been teaching all the youth with the blessed wisdom?

Who been touching all the meek to get their stress lifted?

It’s been about time we on a new mission

For conditions, and additions to these transitions

It’s the glitches that’ll save us from this dark system

No “S” on my chest, I’m no Clark Kent

I’m more T’Challa, but this ain’t Wakanda

So I guess I’m Killmonger, ‘cause my heart bent

If it ain’t broken in the trash bin

But I think I just found my second wind

Tell these crooked cops that they ain’t never win

Tell all of my people that I love ‘em and I’m always thinking ‘bout ‘em ‘til the very end


[Chorus 2: Sahar The Star]

I am not asking

I am demanding

I do not know what you’re not understanding

I am not asking

I am demanding

Stop killing us

Stop killing us

Stop killing us


[Verse 3: PK Tha Poet]

I need revisions for my n***as ‘cause they got us twisted

2020 got the sun shining a little different

May rays fall onto skin that’s white

What’s a Gentile to a Israelite

I’m like a pit on a chain with some fleas, I’m just itching to fight

‘cause every app got a vid of family losing their life

Sisters mishandled while pregnant; I see trauma and strife

Screen reflections of a glare off the gloss in my eyes

Still ain’t numb to it

All the news dumb to it

Shorty only 8, I had to break my oldest son to it

Granny shed a tear, ‘cause she prayed we wouldn’t come to this

Laid a sold path in the past, but we ain’t run through it

Time to change some policies, ‘cause we done made enough music

Mobbin’ in the streets as a unit; that’s just one movement

Gotta put the knight in a position we can best use it

[Lauriel]
(Yeah)

[PK]
We really out here walking up, they really out here gunning down

Really want equality, they scared we seek revenge now

[Lauriel]
(They scared, they scared)

[PK]
We really out here walking up, they really out here gunning down

Really want equality, they scared we seek revenge now

[Lauriel]
(They scared, they scared, they scared, they scared)


[Chorus 3: Lauriel]

Check

I’m always in the wrong; you always in the right

I’m always in the dark; you always in the light

You shot me down ‘cause you seen that my future was bright

Now you feel no remorse, privileged ‘cause your skin is white

Damn

Stop killing us

Stop killing us

No, no, no

Stop

Yeah


[Kye Russoul]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Ah, no