I'm 19, I don't wanna die young 23, last words were to my mom On a jog, in a car, backyard of my own home 22, it's not real, it can't be 43, I didn't even do nothin' Send my love to my family Turns out freedom isn't for everyone How do I speak When I can't breathe, I can't How do I stand? When I can't breathe, I can't All my life I had to lose Just a name in the news But what about me? I can't breathe, I can't breathe When I die No, it's never black and white We want change But our throats are running dry Seems so very ordinary Write me off, another story How do I speak When I can't breathe, I can't How do I stand? When I can't breathe, I can't All my life I had to lose Just a name in the news But what about me? I can't breathe, I can't breathe My skin is black, my blood is red My street's Death Row Why don't you speak When I can't breathe, I can't How do you sleep When I can't breathe, I can't All my life I had to lose Just a name in the news But what about me? How do I speak When I can't breathe, I can't How do I stand? When I can't breathe, I can't All my life I had to lose Just a name in the news But what about me? I can't breathe, I can't breathe