I'm choking and can't breathe breathe breathe Eh! Should I run away should I run away? Should I run away, oh yeah eh! I say don't get disillusioned By this racist institution The bigots are out there with their weapons too Yes they're aiming just to gun down our children So let me tell you this time around Yes this time around Yes we're gonna draw yes, this line right now Draw this line right now Our common goal is to stand our ground ooh ooh ooh ooh You've got the city on lock down Don't shoot! I've got my hands up Don't shoot! I've put my hands up Should I keep my mouth shut? What do you want from me? Don't shoot! I've got my hands up Don't shoot! I've put my hands up No doubt eh I'm choking I can't breathe eh? Should I run away (curfew) Do I lay dead as a victim? Another statistic to the system All kinds of crazy shit runs through my my my mind Will I live to raise my children? Cause l'm gonna tell you this time around Yes this time What goes around surely comes around Goes and comes around Is this defiance that's got me bound? You've got this whole town on lock down Don't shoot! I've got my hands up Don't shoot! I've put my hands up Should I keep my mouth shut? What do you want from me? Don't shoot! I've got my hands up Don't shoot! I've put my hands up No doubt I'm choking I cannot breathe, hey I'm choking I cannot breathe, hey I beg you don't taser me I'm down on my bending knees Should I run away? Is it because I'm nappy? Why you so trigger happy Is it because I'm nappy? Why you so trigger happy Is it because I'm nappy? Why you so trigger happy yeah Don't shoot don't shoot don't shoot don't shoot Don't shoot don't shoot don't shoot don't shoot no Don't shoot don't shoot don't shoot don't shoot no no Don't shoot don't shoo shoo shoo shoo don't shoot Don't shoot no No no no no no no no no no no no Don't shoo shoo shoo shoo don't shoot Don't shoo shoo shoo shoo don't shoot no no Don't shoo shoo shoo shoo don't shoot