I Can't Breathe lyrics - Deitrick Haddon

Our brother's name was George

And he walked into the store

Because his money was low

They called him a criminal

And they called authorities

They put hands cuffs on me

And when I tried to explain

They responded with a knee

I can't breathe

Your hate is choking the life out of me

This suppose to be the land of the free

He looked at me

I can't breathe

Whoa, whoa

And I know I'm a strong black man

But please, don't be afraid of what you see

Just like you I'm trying to raise my family

Remove your knee

'Cause I can't breathe

And we demand a change

We demand it right now

And the blood of the innocent

Is crying from the ground

400 years of slavery

Clinging to a dream

When will reparations come?

When will freedom ring?

I can't breathe

Oh, your hatred is choking the life out of me

This suppose to be the land of the free

But look at me

I can't breathe

Oh, oh, oh

Minneapolis, I'm praying for ya

Breathe

Oh, New York City, I'm praying for ya

Oh, breathe

I'm gonna tell my brothers and sisters in Detroit City

Oh, Detroit, breathe

Ooh, ATL, Louisville, Tennessee

Boston, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You gotta breathe, you gotta breathe, you gotta breathe

You gotta breathe, you gotta breathe, you gotta breathe

Birmingham, Alabama, Louisiana, hey, you gotta breathe

From Texas to L.A., from Florida to the Bay

In North Carolina, South Carolina, Philadelphia, you gotta breathe

Chicago, Ohio, San Francisco, people all over the world

From Africa to the U.K.

Whoa, breathe

Whoa, breathe

Breathe

Whoa