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I heard it said that angry black people who
act out in violence against social injustice
are sending the wrong message
forget the moment we have suffered years
in silence enduring decades of violence
inflicted on us
our plight is to bring light to the shots heard
in the dark to the eyes of those who do not
see the sparks
this is not right this is wrong
"WE SHALL OVERCOME"
that's been done, we have already
marched to that DAMN song
tell me what's right about the messages
that we receive I mean, does it indicate
to us why we have to bleed? NO
you see now we can read the news
about the countless mother's and father's
who are left to grieve
are we in fact free in this country
in this sweet land of liberty
are you kidding me, not one iota
we're being stuffed in body bags for a quota
Martin Luther King Jr. is rolling over in his grave
because Willy lynch has risen from the dead
the sheriff and his deputies are now Klansmen
who gave the order to start abolishing us
who signed the contract was it with the
left or right hand or was it a double handed
bandit, just trying to understand it
we have received your message and it is
quite clear enough to us that you want us
to adhere like you care but you know damn well
that justice is not on our side nor is it anywhere near
so la la la with plugged ears we don't here you
here us, "WE DO NOT FEAR YOU"
America taught us to war against attack
who does this offend is this the wrong
message to send, hands up, no gun it's
just a pen in my hand don't spill my ink man
truth no lie a grand wizard founded the FBI
like those who were ordered to kill Fred
or any other brother or sister who were
shot, hung, choked, drug and slugged
till they were dead
why are we under attack? no other reason
than the fact that we are black and because
of that we have enemies who hate us for that
I heard it said that angry black people who
act out in violence against social injustice
are sending the wrong message
