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it took 9 lives to bring a flag down
hands go up to bring a man down
please Mr. officer stand down
take your hands off of us
can you stop offen us
we're out here chokin & coughin
goin from handcuffs to coffins
Mr. president, I don't mean no offence
but, this is happenin too often
get off your hands and do somethin
are you shackled are you bind
are you busy do you mind
can you see are you blind
are you theirs or are you mines
I can't tell until all is well
but, right now it feels like hell
I look to the good book, that was once took
askin the most high to fill in the blanks
this calls for us to think, man your tanks
it's a war of a hell of a kind
that can only be won by those with a hell of a mind
we're living in a hell of a time
when the people have had enough
the people will rise up
like leavened bread
when the people get tire of being hungry
the people will rise up
and, they will be fed
when the people get tired of being sick
the people will rise up
and, they will be healed
when the people get tired of crying
the people will rise up
and, there will be no more tears
when the people get enough of suffering
the people will rise up
and, sow seeds of prosperity
when the people get tired of dying for not
the people will rise up
and, they will live on and reign
