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lyrics

I woke up screaming
Sweat upon my face
I woke up screaming
Feeling out of place
And I thought…
What do you do when
Your world’s in two and
They’re burning you at the stake

You gotta carry on
Lift up your head
For one day the war will be done
You gotta carry on,
Don’t give in to hate
Yes the road is long, but be strong and hold on till we’ve won

I had a nightmare last night
Of a cop harassing me in my own home
Ready to aim shoot and fire away
Do you know how many of those nightmares are alive (today) in these streets?
Gunshots, tazors and clubs producing heart shattering music as they tear through muscle, shed more skin, send another black colored person back to the dirt of this earth
Baltimore and Ferguson
Nightmares aint just bad dreams anymore
People are losing sleep as they pay homage to coffin after coffin
Pleading and praying for a resurrection
In a world always making excuses for our crucifixions
Know that it only took Jesus three days to rise
And we’ve been doing it for centuries
How dare they define our black as darkness
Their white justice as light
Don't they know that these things they call us, broken vessels
Are still being used to keep our light lit, keep this historical hope alive
Don’t call it survival. Call it our pride.
Black pride.

I turn on the TV
And all I see is strain
My heart starts bleeding
My people are in pain
White kills black and
Black hates white and
The cycle repeats from there

[chorus]

I don’t want people to think
We don’t understand the fight
No, no, no
Give me a sign dear lord that
We’re doing this right; doing this right

[chorus x2]

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from A Life in Color, released August 2, 2015
music & lyrics by Kim Onah
spoken word interlude by Jalem Towler
vocals: Joshuah Campbell, Kim Onah, Jalem Towler

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Cynthia and Kim recently graduated from university, and are figuring out how to be Real People who live Real People Lives.

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