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We matter
My people, we matter
My people, we matter
We people, we matter
(It's hard bein' black in America)(we matter)
My people, we matter
My people, we matter
My people, we matter
It's hard bein' black in America
God is the one that's protectin' us
Tired of cops that be killin' us
Ready to shoot, if they seein' us
Protest with our voice and we done bein' silent
Did it with peace, now we gotta be violent
Mess the city up, you know we gonna riot
You either with us or we just divided
We matter, ooh, we matter
We matter, we matter (or we gon' be divided)
They be killin' with our hands up
Go 'head and stand up
In the air with your fist up
We gon' do it 'til they feel us
Do it 'til they understand us
'Cause they don't really understand us
We fightin' back 'cause we fed up
And we ain't stoppin' 'til they hear us
Racist people just bein' hysterical
We need some change, in need of a miracle
We are the targets, they hunt us like animals
We know it's war and we do it like Hannibal
They just scared we gonna reach our pinnacle
Y'all like the virus and we are the antidote
I hope you feelin' all my words its tangible
Feelin' like we sin'led out and treated cold
White folks got all the authority
System was made condemnin' minorities
Black folk are not a priority
We makin' history, writin' the story
They be killin' with our hands up
Go 'head and stand up
In the air with your fist up
We gon' do it 'til they feel us
Do it 'til they understand us
'Cause they don't really understand us
We fightin' back 'cause we fed up
And we ain't stoppin' 'til they hear us
They be killin' with our hands up
Go 'head and stand up
In the air with your fist up
We gon' do it 'til they feel us
Do it 'til they understand us
'Cause they don't really understand us
We fightin' back 'cause we fed up
And we ain't stoppin' 'til they hear us
I refuse, I refuse
Can't be silent anymore
We been hurt and abused
Now it's time to draw the score
We had enough (had enough)
Of the pain (of the pain)
All the sufferin' you caused
Got a list (got a list)
Of the names (of the names)
Out of all the lives we lost
When will everybody recognize
We been slaved, oppressed and victimized
My skin not weapon or a crime
Someone really has to draw the line
"I can't breathe"
Please, don't take my life away from me
Please, don't shoot me I don't wanna die
I ain't goin' down without a fight
But I gotta stand up for what's right
Gotta change the system it's a lie (oh, oh, oh)
Don't try to silence me
Let's stop the sufferin'
Toxic traits of a master race
Less talk more unity
They be killin' with our hands up
Go 'head and stand up
In the air with your fist up
We gon' do it 'til they feel us
Do it 'til they understand us
'Cause they don't really understand us
We fightin' back 'cause we fed up
And we ain't stoppin' 'til they hear us
They be killin' with our hands up
Go head' and stand up
In the air with your fist up
We gon' do it 'til they feel us
Do it 'til they understand us
'Cause they don't really understand us
We fightin' back 'cause we fed up
And we ain't stoppin' 'til they hear us
We matter, we matter
We matter, we matter
We matter, we matter
We matter, we matter
WRITERS
Chinasa Broxton Okorocha, Carlos Dashawn Moore, Mr. Rey
PUBLISHERS
Lyrics © EMPIRE
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