American Reckoning

America's on fire There's protests in the street Her conscience has been looted And her soul is under siege Another mother's crying, as history repeats I can't breathe Verse 2 God damn those 8 long minutes Lying face down in cuffs on the ground Bystanders?pleaded?for?mercy As one, cop?shoved a kid?in the crowd When did a judge and a jury Become a badge and a knee On these streets Chorus Stay alive, stay alive Shine a light, stay alive Use your voice and you remember me American reckoning Verse 3 I'll never know what it's like To walk a mile in his shoes And I'll never have to have the talk So it don't happen to you Three little words written 'cross the chest Of a twelve year old who hasn't lived life yet Am I next Am I next Chorus Stay alive, stay alive Shine a light, stay alive Use your voice and you remember me American reckoning Instrumental Break Bridge Is this a moment or movement Is this the tide or a flood Is our American reckoning Our story written in blood Or in love Or in peace Chorus Stay alive, stay alive Shine a light, stay alive Use your voice and you remember me Stay alive, stay alive Shine a light, stay alive Use your voice and you remember me American reckoning In our American reckoning