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We Have a Problem


We have a problem!! From salvery to "I can't breathe," Livin in the shadows too long Comin out to sing our song "Why!" Now we protesting and rioting The color of my skin is not a weapon It's just my prized possession But under oppression I will NOT be silenced Nor will I use violence Power to the people who are under pressure. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE! Just don't bring out the beast. We are black children of God. Trying to become all we can be. It's a troubled situation that we are in. You started a war you cannot win. Change doesn't happen without destruction. But it's necessary for our reconstruction. We have a problem!!
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