Telling the truth

Is like the edge of a knife

Hit the wrong nerve

It could cost your life

All heard him

Most feared him

The media slants the truth

Said he's the enemy

You're a rattle

On the snake of democracy

Can a free man speak

Or is he really not

Just a boil

On the ass of all decency

See what King and X got

Shot

Just a man

Teaching non-violence

A sign of fear

For those who rage free

We want the truth

And nothing but the truth

Just a man

Who said let freedom ring

Shed a tear

For those who killed me

We want the truth

And nothing but the truth

Why is it that

Those who speak of unity

Can't escape the grip

Of fatality

Pose a threat

Without the use of deadly force

For those who follow

Lynched with no remorse

You're a rattle

On the snake of democracy

Can a free man speak

Or is he really not

Just a boil

On the ass of all decency

See what King and X got

Shot

Just a man

Teaching non-violence

A sign of fear

For those who rage free

We want the truth

And nothing but the truth

Just a man

Who said let freedom ring

Shed a tear

For those who killed me

We want the truth

And nothing but the truth

And they marched

Bloody but unbowed

Against the grain

Only the strong survive

Hear the battle cry

We shall overcome

Fight for the dream

Even when I must die