Byron Henderson - Ensanglanté lyrics

Yeah, yeah

Three squad cars behind one man
They never let up
Just trying to make it through the day
And it sucks to see they won't let us
If a black is bridging the gap
Guarantee they gon' Ron Artest son
Over nothing they'd probably pull out a K
Just to arrest one
Like we're clutching hammers
No room in the slammers
From life sentences to death
Certificates over manners
Criminal minded hide behind the
Ploy of mantras upbringings create a monster
Uprooted by privilege you choose to ignore
Let me remind you
My skin tone alone is enough to instill fear
Cause y'all know y'all ain't better
You're just bitter we're still here


So don't lecture bout no looting when
History shows you looted my people
Destroyed our progress
For years now, we've been filming the sequel
I'm talking process of elimination
Beat into submission and made us
Into a villain hated
Leave it up to them and 2020
We'll keep on hanging all across the world
They have generational wealth
And we have Audemars and pearls
Folks are anti-interracial because of
Your past actions
Started trying to take our freedom
Cause we're way past asking
Raise your hand if you were taught
Early your savior is White
You either tried to unlearn the lies
Or gave in to Christ

Let a pastor bleed you dry as
If he's saving your life
We're protesting over things that they
Say is your right
Your people worry you won't see another day
And deep down, so do you
That's why you reconsidered
Staying the night
Ironic how strobe lights tend to dim
The light in the tunnel
You fear for your life
Like Uncle Sam is saying I want you
A future so bright
It's bound to keep them blinded with hate
Another murder justified
Another coward escapes i was lifeless
And that left y'all with excitement
'Til my right wrist took risk for us
What's a pitch fork to some lightning
Y'all copy lies like 10-4
Cops kills us but that's okay
Cause they took oath to protect you and
Serve us death on a plate
Witness a single pendulum swinging like
Strange fruit in the wind
Muted by humans that think they're
Superior due to skin color how fair is that
Especially if equality's where it's at
Way fair to you, it's nothing, to me
It's history staring back
And calling the wealthiest whites elite
That's a compliment
They say Rap corrupted the youth
But where's your common sense
Wonder why these kids go missing
And y'all ain't finding them
One or two is normalized
Well let's talk about thousands then
House a kid in a cage
Till it's time to depart
They've been digging us early graves
Ain't safe and sound like we thought
We make a sound and we're chalk
We move an inch and we're
Crossed like your Jesus
Another face being tweeted, we lost

So how can I support a
Flag, stand for an anthem
Or fight for a country that would
Prefer me made an example of
Suckers think the worth of my life is only a
Handful of printed paper brandishing
Faces that mishandled us
So writing Black Lives Matter all
Over the street means nothing
When we see y'all hearts move
To a different beat
As a kid, was told to stand behind bars
I'm tailor made
I doubt they told the murderers
Of Breonna Taylor the same, Listen
Revisit that last bar indulge me a bit
And you should catch a glimpse of what
It's like being cursed with a gift
Y'all tried to sentence me like a
Year before I was ten
So who would've thought I would make
One dime off of the pen
Your rhetoric is off
So what if you joined the force
I never had to leave the country
To feel the effects of war
All that holier than thou
Pride is dead weight
They'll leave you out to dry if you
Get back and you'll be scared straight
Chris Dorner's a villain even when
He tried his best though
Ignore all the events that led
Up to that manifesto
People get laid to rest though
They expect us to pretend
Well, go tell that to the fam
And friends of Vanessa Guillen
The President is all for America
And that's cool
But y'all should understand just what
That means if that's you
Unity is revived when we die over
Trauma that hasn't set in
Don't go stepping in the
Wrong direction of Armageddon

Rosewood, Tulsa, whatever, they
Say forget it, Mm
America was great back when they
Were the only critics, Mm
Really cause our community's been breached
It only takes a nine for a cop
To feel like he's ten deep
So lynching is a felony now
That's what you're telling me?
Y'all can't wear a mask
But tell us to deal with death in peace
If the shoe fit's
Then wear it since y'all dress in sheets
Your leaders were cowards
Ours fought cause we're less than free
Sheesh