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What I’ve seen
Are men like me been bleedin’ in the streets
Of a nation that has lost sight of its dream
Of life and liberty
For all and it just makes me wanna scream
But I can’t breathe


When hands that serve are squeezin’ life from me
And those who lead are deaf to all our pleas
They’re blind to all we see
Refuse to give even an inch it seems
And I can’t breathe

What we need
Is to separate the answers from the greed
Is to search our souls and find out who are we
And what must go between
The same and where we truly want to be
But I can’t breathe
No, I can’t breathe
I can’t breathe

If we believe
That change happens like magic, we’re deceived
We each must use our tools and energy
To change things gradually
And sacrifice in order to achieve
But I can’t breathe


When hands that serve are squeezin’ life from me
And those who lead are deaf to all our pleas
They’re blind to all we see
Refuse to give an inch it seems
And we can’t breathe


If folks on top won’t give a crumb or seed
The folks in need they can get no relief
From crushing poverty
And what seems like a lastin’ legacy
And we can’t breathe
No, we can’t breathe
We can’t breathe

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from Singing Ourselves Free - EP, released June 16, 2017
Written by, Cody
Performed by, Cody, Bernard, and the ANNA Crusis Women's Choir

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Challenging mass incarceration through collaborative arts practice & creating partnerships with inside artists through musicianship and songwriting

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