THE BALLAD OF GEORGE FLOYD & POEMS TO INSPIRE THE MOVEMENT

Ramon Navarro Johnson - SV De-Bug - June 12, 2020

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The Ballad of George Floyd

When people get angryCity's going to burnWhen people get angryCity's going to burnWhen police kill another black manEvil's going to get what evil’s earned.

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In the face of injusticePeople going to MarchIn the face of injusticePeople going to MarchWhen police kill another black manWe're going to tear this world apart.

When people get angryCity's going to burnWhen people get angryCity's going to burnWhen police kill another black manEvil's going to get what evil's earned.

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When the President speaks liesPeople demand a leader who shows heartWhen the President speaks liesPeople demand a leader who shows heartWhat we need is changeA new President's a start.

When people get angryCity’s going to burnWhen people get angryCity’s going to burnWhen police kill another black manEvil’s going to get what evil's earned.

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George Floyd will live foreverWe'll keep George Floyd's memory aliveGeorge Floyd will love foreverWe'll keep George Floyd's memory aliveTo win our fight for justiceWe've got to keep our eyes on the prize.

We want justiceFor George FloydGeorge Floyd.We want justiceFor George FloydGeorge Floyd.

Never forgetGeorge FloydGeorge Floyd.

Never forgetGeorge FloydGeorge Floyd.

I CAN’T BREATHE

I can’t breatheI can’t breatheThere’s evil on top of meAnd this evil is killing me.

What the hell's wrongWith American societyThat allows black menTo be killed indiscriminately.

I know what we must doI know what we must seekIs justice for all of thoseWho now can't speak.

People of colorHave never been freeSo how can we say honestlyAmerica's the Land of Liberty.

So let me tell you nowMy Truth of a black persons realityI can’t breatheI can’t breathe.

I can’t breatheI can’t breatheThere’s injustice on top of meAnd this injustice is killing me.

I may existI may dreamBut I'm not equalAnd nobody listens to me when I scream.

I know what we must doI know what we must seekIs justice for all of thoseWho now can’t speak.

People of colorHave never been freeSo how can we say honestlyAmerica’s the Land of Liberty.

So let me tell you nowMy Truth of a black persons realityI can’t breatheI can’t breathe.

I can’t breatheI can’t breatheThe racism of AmericaKeeps killing me.

I'm just as AmericanAs any one of you can beBut my humanityIs something white America never sees.

Every day every dayI feel your hatred constantlyOnce I suffered in silenceNow you will hear me speak.

Once bornI've never been freeSo how can you tell me honestlyAmerica's the Land of Liberty.

So let me tell you nowHow your hatred is killing meI can’t breatheI can’t breathe.

I can’t breatheI can’t breatheBut you can’t killYou can’t kill my dignity.

And one day one dayI'll live to see Doctor King's dreams become a realityThen I can breatheThen I can breathe.

I'm a child of GodAnd my God's in heavenShining her love down on meShining her love down on me.

Though white AmericaDoesn't give a damn about meI still believeI still believe.

I'll be freeI'll be freeThen I can breatheThen I can breathe.

8 Minutes

8 minutes8 minutesThings have got to change.

8 minutes8 minutesInjustice lit our flame.

8 minutes8 minutesDon't forget George Floyd's name.

8 minutes8 minutesWe won’t go back again.

A policeman thought he had the rightTo take another black man's lifeWe unite in sorrowSo we march tonight.

Evil persists so we resistWe resist with loveSo go ahead and gas usYou can't stop the righteousness of our cause.

8 minutes8 minutesThings have got to change.8 minutes8 minutesInjustice lit our flame.

8 minutes8 minutesDon’t forget George Floyd’s name.

8 minutes8 minutesWe won’t go back again.

Your normal is abnormalBut your hate won’t keep us downYou think your color gives you powerWell God marches with us now.

Right gives us mightMight comes when We The People uniteWe rejoice as your old world crumblesAs the Flame of Liberty ignites.

8 minutes8 minutesThings have got to change.

8 minutes8 minutesInjustice lit our flame.

8 minutes8 minutesDon’t forget George Floyd's name.

8 minutes8 minutesWe won't go back again.Black, red, yellow, white, and brownJoin hands in solidarityWe all now share a visionNot of what we werebut of what we all can be.

Old gives way to newNew welcomes in the age of equalityMother’s father's sister's brother'sThe spirit of George Floyd livesHis spirit lives inside of us eternally.

8 minutes8 minutesGeorge FloydNever forget him.

8 minutes8 minutesAny one of us Could be him.

Written by

Ramon Navarro Johnson

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