(Verse One)
While were dealing with this tragedy, this worldwide calamity
I can clearly see that bloodshed's all that's happening
With all these young blacks getting k**ed
I swear if one of those crooked coppers came at me they a** would get k**ed
With a ruger or maybe a forty five
All i know is i'mma always stay strapped with em both by my side
We arrived on this planet as blood shedding humans
So why is it that the love always gots to be so truant
I'll induce this message portrayed deep within this song
To allow the world to see who is in the wrong
I know it seems like this world is covered by a fog
That's cause its full of hatred and that's why we failed to evolve
We should stand together to make this world better
Rise above the tribulations and just raise that lever
I know those racist cops probably think they're clever
But they never had the right to take the lives that they severed
(Hook)
What difference does it make if were a different shade
Of skin color, we been brothers yet we chose to take
A path of destruction of which we're forced to claim
A savage life, this can't be right so let's hope for change
They say racism's dead, well i just hope to beg
To differ cause Trayvon and Mike Brown were left for dead
I hope this all will change and that we all will stay
Away from the violence cause it's true that we are all the same
(Verse two)
Back in o'9, It was new years day
Oscar Grant had no plans to see his dooms day
His life was lost and that's all because the cruel hate
That was shown whenever that racist cop let his tool spray
We're all human so I don't really understand
Why we use race as means to k** another man
One thing i hate the most is all these damn republicans
Don't try to ask why just take a look at what's become of man
We hate each other all because our different skin tones
That's truly causin' this world to just implode
All these race wars we truly need to end those
We lost so many lives and i think i need to list those
We lost Trayvon, we lost Oscar Grant
Racial profiling, yes it was a part of that
We lost Mike Brown, y'all really went too far with that
We lost a group of angels, now that's really a social heart attack
(Hook)
What difference does it make if were a different shade
Of skin color, we been brothers yet we chose to take
A path of destruction of which we're forced to claim
A savage life, this can't be right so let's hope for change
They say racism's dead, well i just hope to beg
To differ cause Trayvon and Mike Brown were left for dead
I hope this all will change and that we all will stay
Away from the violence cause it's true that we are all the same
(Verse three)
A life was lost due to a lack of oxygen
That poor man, he was forced to pay the consequence
Of another man's ignorance, he quickly lost his consciousness
That situation had me sick, it had me damn near vomitin
It's strange how we live in a world that's so cold
It's like society has absolutely no control
E.G didn't expect that type of pain to be imposed
(Sir all we did was restrain him)
No y'all had him in a choke hold
It's in the media so don't act like y'all can't see
What's goin' on, it's one thing that's just plain to see
We were forced to witness somethin that was just a pain to see
What'd you think Eric meant whenever he said "I can't breathe"
Just cause you wear a badge that don't mean you're wearin armor
How could you be so heartless and how could you even stand to harbor
A racist cop who only hopes to see a man's departure
Moment of silence to say rest in peace to Mr. Eric Gardner
(Hook)
What difference does it make if were a different shade
Of skin color, we been brothers yet we chose to take
A path of destruction of which we're forced to claim
A savage life, this can't be right so let's hope for change
They say racism's dead, well i just hope to beg
To differ cause Trayvon and Mike Brown were left for dead
I hope this all will change and that we all will stay
Away from the violence cause it's true that we are all the same