[Sampled Intro]

He’s got a gun, gun!

You beep move, I swear to God! gunshots

[Pre-Chorus]

Shots fired

Lights flashing behind me

Life flashing at light speed

I'm asking can I breathe, can I breathe

Murder, murder on the replay, replay, replay

Murder, murder how much more can we take

We will not go quiet that's what we say, we say

[Chorus]

Body drop, momma cried

Saw the shot, yeah, yeah, online

We just tryna live if you don't mind

You can try to kill us but we don't die

No, we don't die, no we don't die

Soul going high, soul going high

You can try to kill us but we don't die

Soul going high, soul going high

[Verse 1]

Hard to really get to safety when you're urban

Dodging bullet like you hate to drink a Bourbon

Pick your poison, who gone get your boys in blue?

Or triggers pointed to by kids who want your shoes

They shooting us back to back to back to back

Excusing they blasts with black on black is wack

But abusing a badge is just as bad as choosing

A pack, as trapping, cap your own habitat (yah yah)

We used to fear being dead or in jail

But in jail, you wouldn't hit heaven or hell

Now these cops just want your head when they tail

Shot at the stop or found dead in your cell

That's about as bland as it got for Sandra

Make them casket plans when cops say "hands up"

We got our hands up, don't shoot

They say "put them cams up don't shoot" (yah yah)

[Chorus]

Body drop, momma cried

Saw the shot, yeah, yeah, online

We just tryna live if you don't mind

You can try to kill us but we don't die

No, we don't die, no we don't die

Soul going high, soul going high

You can try to kill us but we don't die

Soul going high, soul going high

[Verse 2]

Oh, you like me better with my mouth shut

I got a voice but I'm better left without one

How come they only get it when we turn into the loud ones

Riot in the street, here the crowd come, crowd come

They didn't listen to the protest, care less about a hashtag

Black lives matter when the blue lives murder, oh yes

And you wonder why we that mad

But I'm 'posed to just shut up and play nice

Stay silent when something ain't right

Pay homage when police save lives

But remain quiet when they killing us in broad daylight

Off the handle in the park, Tamir Rice

Got Philando in his car for tail light

Explain being choked to death

You won't Garner an answer

Won't hold my breath

You ain't gotta agree, this is my opinion

I'm just hollering "please can we stop the killing"

Whether cops on a beat or get shot by a G on your block 'cause you shopping the kilos

It's not a feeling any mother should feel

That's why the Father said "thou shalt not kill"

It's good cops, I'm just looking for balance

Can we stop hashtagging caskets please?

[Outro]

Lights flashing behind me

Life flashing at light speed

I'm asking can I breathe, I'm asking can I breathe

Thou shall not kill to the coppers that up to no good

Thou shall not kill till you popping off in your hood

Thou shall not kill was a charge from the Father

I promise it's for our own good

Can I breathe?