Why

*(Intro)* Yeah… This one for the people tired of askin’ questions And never gettin’ answers Tell me… why? *(Verse 1)* Why the sirens sound different in my neighborhood? Why they treat a Black hoodie like it’s no damn good? Why my people get searched while the rich walk free? Why the courtroom blind only when it look at me? Mama said keep your hands where they can see Don’t talk back, don’t run, just agree Funny how a traffic stop feel like war One wrong move and you might not breathe anymore Judges handin’ out years like candy in the street White collar criminals still vacation on the beach One kid got weed, doin’ ten in a cage Another kid assaultin’ girls, probation same day Tell me why the laws hit us harder than hell Private prisons get rich every time we fail Politicians smile while they feed us a cell Then campaign in the hood talkin’ “we mean well” *(Hook)* Why they fear us? Why they chain us? Why they build the system just to blame us? Why they act like justice don’t apply? Every generation still askin’ why Why they watch us? Why they stop us? Why they lock the truth up when they got us? Why the innocent still gotta die? Hands to the sky still screaming why *(Verse 2)* Why the schools broke down where the Black kids at? Why the liquor stores closer than a laundromat? Why they call us “thugs” when we fight to survive? But call suburban killers “troubled inside”? Media paint us like villains at birth Never show the single moms puttin’ overtime work Never show the brothers buildin’ businesses first Only flash mugshots when they cover our hurt Lawmakers sittin’ comfy in they suits and ties Never walked where the roaches and the rats survive Never had to choose lights over food at night Still write laws deciding how we live our lives And the cops ain’t all evil, let’s keep it real clear But enough stay silent while the crooked still here Blue wall too strong, accountability weak So the people lose trust every damn week *(Hook)* Why they fear us? Why they chain us? Why they build the system just to blame us? Why they act like justice don’t apply? Every generation still askin’ why Why they watch us? Why they stop us? Why they lock the truth up when they got us? Why the innocent still gotta die? Hands to the sky still screaming why *(Bridge)* I’m tired of candles on the pavement Tired of hashtags replacing real statements Tired of mothers getting interviewed crying While politicians offer prayers and keep lying We don’t want revenge, we want fairness Equal treatment and some real awareness A badge should protect, not terrify A judge should judge truth, not skin or side *(Verse 3)* Maybe the problem deeper than race alone Money and power got a heart of stone But minorities carry the weight the most History still alive like a damn ghost From red lines to stop-and-frisk policies Whole communities trapped economically Then they wonder why the anger explode Hard to dream big when oppression all you know Still we rise, still we build, still we fight Still raise kings and queens every night Still got hope even after the pain That someday justice won’t just be a name *(Hook)* Why they fear us? Why they chain us? Why they build the system just to blame us? Why they act like justice don’t apply? Every generation still askin’ why Why they watch us? Why they stop us? Why they lock the truth up when they got us? Why the innocent still gotta die? Hands to the sky still screaming why *(Outro)* So if you hear this, don’t just sing along Think about what kind of world we pass on ‘Cause every kid deserves a chance to fly And nobody should spend they whole life askin’… Why?