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Cant Breathe
03:00
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Cant Breathe
cant speak
cant safely walk down the street
Cant run
cant hide
must always suppress the building rage inside
Never supposed
to speak their minds
been told they're less than human for all time
This cant go on anymore
This cant go on anymore
Our brothers and sisters cannot live in constant fear anymore
This
is enough
we cant just continue to shut up
We need
to use our voice
staying silent should have never been a choice
Theres too much
to be said
that our brothers cant say or else they could end up dead
Its sad that humankind just cant evolve
and simply acknowledge there's so many problems to solve
gain some empathy, and no longer ignore
what's happening right outside our doors
Hold
those responsible
accountable
Do not allow them
to continue
to think they are infallible
No longer
give them the freedom
to be deplorable
Make them scurry
hide away in their caves
wouldn't that be adorable
Thoughts and prayers, they've never really worked
Don't hold your tongue, call out any jerk
That allows themselves to be filled with rage
Our brothers and sisters can no longer wait
They cant breathe
they cant speak
they cannot safely walk down the street
They cant run
they cant hide
they should never have had to live with constant fear inside
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Song For Our Sisters
03:08
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Sisters, oh sisters
don't give up
we're not going to let them
take anymore of your rights
We're gonna stand up for what we believe
and I promise, I'll be standing right next to you
please don't give up
Sisters, oh sisters
don't give up
this bullshit cant last forever
we'll teach those who want to be taught
and force those that don't, to listen
we will resist
Brothers, oh brothers
please shut up
quit trying to explain to our sisters
what they already know
time to step back, let them take the lead
to ensure the world will keep turning, for all of us
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Cool
05:27
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Getting It Together
04:01
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I walked myself into a world of hurt
trying to be something I could not be
Promises broke, truths untold
just being plain old mean
Well I love her, Im always thinking of her
I truly do
There is no way she's getting rid of me that easy
im gonna mend my ways
no more staying up late
fighting and drinking
be someone deserving of her grace
'Cause I love her, yes I love her
indeed I do
Now that she taken me back again
I know what I gotta do
just hang on, be a friend
and always tell the truth
You see I love her, I truly love her
gonna make a happy little home
Yes I love her, and our little family
And our happy home
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Vacillate
04:57
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Motherless Child
04:05
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You're Not Alone
04:49
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I work so hard to keep going
especially when my pain begins showing
try so hard to not just bury it all away
resist kicking it down the road to another day
But it can be so hard, when the fog rolls in
and you truly believe you can never win
convinced you shouldn't even try
assuming everything about life is nothing but a lie
You gotta remind yourself that's not even remotely true
that's just your head messing with you
stand up proud you don't have to be anyone but yourself
and its okay to be broken on some days
Don't give up
(your not alone)
*repeat a lot
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Jamie "Pops" VanEffen Ypsilanti, Michigan
Rock And Roll Daddy, making his hurried sounds
As he whirls around to and fro, always on the go-go-go
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