Black Tears Lyrics

Not just black or white

More like do or die

Streets of crimson red

Got black mamas cryin

And their children dyin

They should be growing up instead

If we don't learn the right history

The ghosts of history are gonna haunt us

Opportunity oh

Opportunity is what we have thrown upon us

Do we just dive right in?

Or just up and quit

While we're all pointing fingers

Can we just learn to sit

Black man

Black skin

Black soul

Crying black tears

Black times

Black minds just trying to heal from black fears

I just don't want to cry no more

Really needing a new view

And if you tell em' what you're crying for

They probably won't believe you

So instead you wanna tell me that I can't take a knee

Write some poetry

Protest peacefully

Well just how the hell do you suggest

I make myself heard if do not kick and scream

Botham Jean

Emmit Till

Tamir and Atatiana

Y'all already talking bout the next hashtag

I'm still grieving over Breonna

George Floyd

I can't breathe

Expiration dates on destinies

Premature visits to the morgue

I'm asking the lord

For the right strategy

I don't only wanna be heard because there's volume in my cries

Even in the sobering silence we make more noise than the 4th of July

Black man

Black skin

Black soul

Crying black tears

Black times

Black minds just trying to heal from black fears

I just don't want to cry no more

Really needing a new view

And if you tell em' what you're crying for

They probably won't believe you

They probably won't believe you

I just don't wanna cry no more

I just don't wanna cry no more

Watching these tears hit the floor

Watching these tears

These black tears