JUSTUS

it's a crime to do this

it's a crime to do that

　

it's a crime to…just breathe

　

it's a crime to flee poverty

it's a crime to be a minority

　

it's a crime to…just breathe

　

it's a crime to be seen out at night

it's a crime to sit at an intersection

on a red light

　

it's a crime to…just breathe

　

it's a crime to wear baggy pants

　

it's a crime to walk home

from the store holding

something in your hand

　

it's a crime to …just breathe

　

it's a crime to have more

than it looks like you should

it's a crime to peak out from

beneath the hood

　

it's a crime to…just breathe

it's a crime to be on the stairway

it's a crime to ride the subway

　

　

it's a crime to…just breathe

　

it's a crime to eat good

it's a crime to look good

　

it's a crime to…just breathe

　

it's a crime to survive

　

it's a crime to be alive

　

it's a crime to be black

　

it's a crime to fight back

　

it's a crime to…just breathe

　

to…just breathe

　

is punishable by death

it's just getting started

so don't hold your breath

　

Just…breathe