Benjamin Zephaniah - What Stephen Lawrance Has Taught US lyrics

We know who the k**ers are, We have watched them strut before us As proud as sick Mussolinis', We have watched them strut before us Compa**ionless and arrogant, They paraded before us, Like angels of d**h Protected by the law. It is now an open secret Black people do not have Chips on their shoulders, They just have injustice on their backs And justice on their minds, And now we know that the road to liberty Is as long as the road from slavery. The d**h of Stephen Lawrence Has taught us to love each other And never to take the tedious task Of waiting for a bus for granted. Watching his parents watching the cover-up Begs the question What are the trading standards here? Why are we paying for a police force That will not work for us? The d**h of Stephen Lawrence Has taught us That we cannot let the illusion of freedom Endow us with a false sense of security as we walk the streets, The whole world can now watch The academics and the super cops Struggling to define institutionalised racism As we continue to die in custody As we continue emptying our pockets on the pavements, And we continue to ask ourselves Why is it so official That black people are so often k**ed Without k**ers? We are not talking about war or revenge We are not talking about hypothetics or possibilities, We are talking about where we are now We are talking about how we live now In dis state Under dis flag, (God Save the Queen), And God save all those black children who want to grow up And God save all the brothers and sisters Who like raving, Because the d**h of Stephen Lawrence Has taught us that racism is easy when You have friends in high places. And friends in high places Have no use whatsoever When they are not your friends. Dear Mr Condon, Pop out of Teletubby land, And visit reality, Come to an honest place And get some advice from your neighbours, Be enlightened by our community, Neglect your well-paid ignorance Because We know who the k**ers are.