Hmm
I just gotta get some things off my chest
Tough times I hope yall holdin up
We gon be aight cause we always is
But Im feelin like this

How many mothers have to cry?
How many brothers gotta die?
How many more times?
How many more times?
How many more marches?
How many more signs?
How many more lives?
How many more times?

Take a look around can you see it now?
Dont be colorblind cause when theyre killin mine
Theyll try to justify it
Oh each and every time
Playin in a park takin your jog
Sittin on the couch in your own house
Never seem to matter what we do
You think we dont matter but we do
You got a problem cause the city on fire
But you quiet when niggas die
Let the soul up out that body that we buried
You with God now you no longer have to worry
Its so hard to sing these words out loud
All these beautiful precious black lives
Lost in the name of senseless white pride
Tears fallin from my eyes

How many mothers have to cry?
How many brothers gotta die?
How many more times?

How many more times?
How many more marches?
How many more signs?
How many more lives?
How many more times?

Tell me how can you be quiet?
You know the language of the unheard is a riot
All we ever see from you is violence (true)
You know you aint no better if you silent
You talking bout the city on fire (oh oh)
Where your rage when my people die?
We aint slaves let my people fly (oh yeah)
Now its time watch my people rise

How many mothers have to cry? (Ooh how?)
How many brothers gotta die? (Ooh how?)
How many more times? (Ooh how?)
How many more times? (How many times?)
How many more marches? (Ooh how?)
How many more signs? (Ooh how?)
How many more lives? (Ooh how?)
How many more times? (How many times?)

How many mothers have to cry? (Tell me? Ooh how?)
How many brothers gotta die? (Tell me? Ooh how?)
How many more times? (Oh no ooh how?)
How many more times? (How many times?)
How many more marches? (All across the world ooh how?)
How many more signs? (Whoa oh oh ooh how?)
How many more lives? (Shame I gotta ask ooh how?)
How many more times? (How many times?)

Ill leave you with that (yes yeah)