Locksmith - Lemme Breathe lyrics

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Question the facts, question the laws Laws
Question religion, question it all All
The blacker the berry, the tighter the noose
That's not a chip on my
Shoulder, that's your boot, lemme breathe
Lemme breathe
The blacker the berry, the tighter the noose
That's not a chip on my
Shoulder, that's your boot, lemme breathe

I am a man, I am not property yeah
I understand this ain't democracy Yеah
They went from nooses to knees, wе refugees
In our own communities
Black bodies swinging from poplar trees Damn
Tell Uncle Sam this meritocracy
Is sprinkled in despair
If you spare a moment you'll spot the leaves
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They control through modern slave patrols
Antebellum institutions passed off as
Cops you see yeah
White values What?, white Jesus
White collar crimes disseminate
And deceive us
Black masculinity literally seems egregious
From negus to niggas on corners
Cuffed in police trucks Uh
Zip ties exist, why? If you resist, die
Even if you don't, they
Persistently use their fist, sigh What?
It's systemic, this system is just a pit'stop
It's time to let it all out through Hip-Hop
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Question the facts, question the laws Laws
Question religion, question it all All
The blacker the berry, the tighter the noose
That's not a chip on my
Shoulder, that's your boot, lemme breathe
Lemme breathe
The blacker the berry, the tighter the noose
That's not a chip on my
Shoulder, that's your boot, lemme breathe

Let it breathe like the breeze
Off the slave ship
Overthrow the captain and beat his ass
With the same whip yeah
Navigate this vessel to settle
A different colony
While building with the Natives in nature
To live in harmony yeah
Instead of viewing facades
Reverse the tone yeah
Instead of fixing problems abroad
Do it at home Home
Instead of beating niggas for nickels
And drawing pistols What?
Reprimand the army commanders that
Let it trickle
Down to the projects, down to the Pyrex
Pot and all the niggas that cook it
Put it in context yeah
We are not the aggressor and
The oppressors know it give us the drugs
Then turn around and arrest you
For it What the?
That's why I reject their institutions
Neglect the ones oppressed and you'll
Never find a solution yeah
You don't find it online in
What these kids mock it's time to let it all
Out to through Hip-Hop, watch

Question the facts, question the laws Laws
Question religion, question it all All
The blacker the berry, the tighter the noose
That's not a chip on my
Shoulder, that's your boot, lemme breathe
Lemme breathe
The blacker the berry, the tighter the noose
That's not a chip on my
Shoulder, that's your boot, lemme breathe

Lemme breathe lemme breathe