Elijah Blake - Hanging Tree lyrics

[Verse 1] Who's that man I see Underneath the hanging tree? He looks just like me, so tell me, am I really free? Coulda been my mother crying for my brother And everybody, everybody, everybody's praying for peace But who's gonna protect us from the police? [Chorus] Keep these chains off me Cause I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree Pray for me Lord, don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree [Verse 2] [?] on our bodies (the color of fruit) Color of purple fruit (Shoo-doot) Power of the purple (black power, black power) Spent on the side and "don't give a damn about you" I, I ask sometimes Am I just living to die? (Living to die) Cause the way they do my kind I just wanna cry [Chorus] Chains off me I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree Pray for me Lord, don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree [Bridge: backing singers] Take these chains off me, free me I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree Take these chains off me, free me Lord don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree Take these chains off me