I Can't Breathe

[Verse 1]

I'm nineteen, I don’t wanna die young

Twenty-three, last words were to my mom

On a jog, in a car, backyard of my own home

Twenty-two, it's not real, it can't be

Forty-three, I didn’t even do nothing

Send my love to family

Turns out freedom isn't free for everyone

[Chorus]

How do I speak when I can't breathe?

I can't, how do I stand when I can't breathe?

I can't, all my life I had to lose

Just a name in the news, but what about me?

I can't breathe, I can't breathe

[Verse 2]

When I die, no, it’s never black and white

We want change but our throats are running dry

Seems so very ordinary

Writе me off, another story

[Chorus]

How do I speak whеn I can’t breathe?

I can't, how do I stand when I can’t breathe?

I can't, all my life I had to lose

Just a name in the news, but what about me?

I can't breathe, I can't breathe

[Bridge]

My skin is black, my blood is red

My street’s Death Row

My skin is black, my blood is red

My street's Death Row

[Chorus]

Why don't you speak when I can't breathe?

I can't, how do you sleep when I can't breathe?

I can't, all my life I had to lose

Just a name in the news, but what about me?

How do I speak when I can't breathe?

I can't, how do I stand when I can't breathe?

I can't, all my life I had to lose

Just a name in the news, but what about me?

I can't breathe, I can't breathe