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Shamir
Resolution
I Can't Breathe

TRACK

I Can't Breathe

Release date: 9th March 2018

From ResolutionTrack 14:34

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About This Track

"I Can't Breathe" is a track by Shamir, from the album Resolution, released 9th March 2018. The track is 4:34 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Shamir.

About the Artist

Shamir

Shamir

Lyrics

I Can't Breathe

Gary seiling loosies by the liquor store
Didn't really mean no harm
But he was black and stood 6 foot 7
So they only sound the alarm
He tried to comply with everything they
Said, because he knew he was breaking the law
But when he heard the sirens he started to run
And the bullets was all he saw

And it started to go down
There was nothing but the sound of the officers
Letting out some screams
Then he opened his eyes gasping for air
And the last thing he said on the scene
Is: "I can't breathe."
Somebody help me please
I see the light
I think I am gonna die

Bobby went for a walk in the park
To play with his brand new toy
It was a plastic gun that popped like a sparkler
Fit for a young little boy
But a neighbor got scared and called for help
With nothing but fear pulsing through
But failed to mention that he was all alone
So there's not much he can do

But the cop went off and sent 20 shots
And didn't even flinch or blink
But jury let him off, and bobby's mother scoffed
And the whole world watched her scream
I can't breathe
Somebody help me please
I see the light
I think I'm gonna die

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Track details

From Resolution

4:342018

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Album

Track number

1

Release year

2018

1I Can't Breathe
4:34
210 / 11
3:02
3Panic
3:29
4Dead Inside
4:23

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Shamir. — Halfway to Houston [3:44]
Shamir. — California Kisses [4:04]
Shamir — Golden (from Ten)
Shamir — I Know We Can’t Be Friends (from Ten)
Shamir — I Don’t Know What You Want From Me (from Ten)
Shamir — 29 (from Ten) [3:00]
Shamir — Pin (from Ten) [2:29]
Shamir — I Love my Friends (from Ten) [3:13]
Shamir — I Know we Can't be Friends (from Ten) [2:16]
Shamir — Offline (from Ten) [2:27]
Shamir — Neverwannago (from Ten) [2:57]
Shamir — I Don't Know What you Want From Me (from Ten) [3:30]
Shamir — Die (from Ten) [3:38]
Shamir — Recording 291 (from Ten) [2:43]
Shamir — Could’ve Been Different
Shamir. — Me vs Me [3:03]
Shamir. — Give and Take (feat. Seth) [3:12]
Shamir. — (Im)Perfect [2:58]
Shamir. — Why Not You (feat. Seth) [3:13]
Shamir. — Stay Close to Me (Bad Waters) [2:52]
Shamir. — Maybe Its Me (feat. Paps) [3:28]
Shamir. — Up to You [3:47]
Shamir. — Rollercoaster (Bonus Track) [2:46]
Shamir. — Show Me [3:09]
Shamir — God Honest Truth
Shamir — The Beginning (from Homo Anxietatem) [3:40]
Shamir — Words (from Homo Anxietatem) [3:46]
Shamir — Our Song (from Homo Anxietatem) [4:18]
Shamir — Appetizer (from Homo Anxietatem) [1:54]
Shamir — Oversized Sweater (from Homo Anxietatem) [3:54]
Shamir — Wandering Through (from Homo Anxietatem) [4:33]
Shamir — The Devil Said the Blues is All I'll Know (from Homo Anxietatem) [3:26]
Shamir — Without You (from Homo Anxietatem) [5:31]
Shamir — Calloused (from Homo Anxietatem) [2:38]
Shamir — Obsession (from Homo Anxietatem) [3:02]
Shamir — Crime (from Homo Anxietatem) [3:09]
Shamir. — Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds [3:34]
Shamir. — Talk Is Cheap [2:54]
Shamir. — Don't Say Goodbye [4:11]
Shamir. — So'22 [3:35]
Shamir. — Løve [3:29]
Shamir. — My Mistake [2:57]
Shamir. — Selfless (Interlude) [0:37]
Shamir — Fist City
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Shamir — Cold Brew (from Heterosexuality) [3:49]
Shamir — Reproductive (from Heterosexuality) [4:36]
Shamir — Marriage (from Heterosexuality) [3:22]
Shamir — Cisgender (from Heterosexuality) [5:06]
Shamir — Gay Agenda (from Heterosexuality) [2:49]
Shamir — Nuclear (from Heterosexuality) [4:27]
Shamir — Stability (from Heterosexuality) [3:11]
Shamir — Caught Up (from Heterosexuality) [3:24]
Shamir — Abomination (from Heterosexuality) [2:44]
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Shamir — Pretty When I’m Sad (from Shamir) [3:43]
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Shamir — In For the Kill (from Ratchet) [3:19]
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Shamir — Head In the Clouds (from Ratchet) [5:02]
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