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Nah 00:17

Starting a war, screaming, "Peace" at the same time 00:18

All the corruption, injustice, the same crimes 00:21

Always a problem if we do or don't fight 00:25

And we die, we don't have the same right 00:28

What is a gun to a man that surrenders? 00:32

What's it gonna take for someone to defend her? 00:35

If we all agree that we're equal as people 00:38

Then why can't we see what is evil? 00:42

I can't breathe 00:46

You're taking my life from me 00:49

I can't breathe 00:53

Will anyone fight for me? 00:56

01:01

How do we cope when we don't love each other? 01:13

Where is the hope and the empathy? (Yeah) 01:17

How do we judge off the color? 01:20

The structure was made to make us the enemy (yeah) 01:23

Prayin' for change 'cause the pain makes you tender 01:28

All of the names you refuse to remember 01:31

Was somebody's brother, friend 01:34

Or a son to a mother that's crying, singing 01:36

I can't breathe 01:42

You're taking my life from me 01:45

I can't breathe 01:48

Will anyone fight for me? (Yeah) 01:52

01:58

Will anyone fight for me? 02:06

02:10

(For me) 02:22

Trying times all the time 02:22

Destruction of minds, bodies, and human rights 02:25

Stripped of bloodlines, whipped and confined 02:28

This is the American pride 02:31

It's justifying a genocide 02:33

Romanticizing the theft and bloodshed 02:35

That made America the land of the free 02:37

To take a black life, land of the free 02:40

To bring a gun to a peaceful fight for civil rights 02:42

You are desensitized to pulling triggers on innocent lives 02:46

Because that's how we got here in the first place 02:50

These wounds sink deeper than the bullet 02:53

Your entitled hands could ever reach 02:55

Generations and generations of pain, fear, and anxiety 02:58

Equality is walking without intuition 03:03

Saying the protector and the killer is wearing the same uniform 03:05

The revolution is not televised 03:10

Media perception is forced down the throats of closed minds 03:12

So it's lies in the headlines 03:16

And generations of supremacy resulting in your ignorant, privileged eyes 03:18

We breathe the same and we bleed the same 03:24

But still, we don't see the same 03:26

Be thankful we are God-fearing 03:28

Because we do not seek revenge 03:30

We seek justice, we are past fear 03:32

We are fed up eating your shit 03:35

Because you think your so-called "Black friend" 03:38

Validates your wokeness and erases your racism 03:40

That kind of uncomfortable conversation 03:44

Is too hard for your trust-fund pockets to swallow 03:46

To swallow the strange fruit hanging from my family tree 03:49

Because of your audacity 03:53

To say all men are created equal in the eyes of God 03:55

But disparage a man based on the color of his skin 03:58

Do not say you do not see color 04:02

When you see us, see us 04:05

We can't breathe 04:09

04:10

I Can't Breathe

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Lyrics:

[English]

Nah

Starting a war, screaming, "Peace" at the same time

All the corruption, injustice, the same crimes

Always a problem if we do or don't fight

And we die, we don't have the same right

What is a gun to a man that surrenders?

What's it gonna take for someone to defend her?

If we all agree that we're equal as people

Then why can't we see what is evil?

I can't breathe

You're taking my life from me

I can't breathe

Will anyone fight for me?

...

How do we cope when we don't love each other?

Where is the hope and the empathy? (Yeah)

How do we judge off the color?

The structure was made to make us the enemy (yeah)

Prayin' for change 'cause the pain makes you tender

All of the names you refuse to remember

Was somebody's brother, friend

Or a son to a mother that's crying, singing

I can't breathe

You're taking my life from me

I can't breathe

Will anyone fight for me? (Yeah)

...

Will anyone fight for me?

...

(For me)

Trying times all the time

Destruction of minds, bodies, and human rights

Stripped of bloodlines, whipped and confined

This is the American pride

It's justifying a genocide

Romanticizing the theft and bloodshed

That made America the land of the free

To take a black life, land of the free

To bring a gun to a peaceful fight for civil rights

You are desensitized to pulling triggers on innocent lives

Because that's how we got here in the first place

These wounds sink deeper than the bullet

Your entitled hands could ever reach

Generations and generations of pain, fear, and anxiety

Equality is walking without intuition

Saying the protector and the killer is wearing the same uniform

The revolution is not televised

Media perception is forced down the throats of closed minds

So it's lies in the headlines

And generations of supremacy resulting in your ignorant, privileged eyes

We breathe the same and we bleed the same

But still, we don't see the same

Be thankful we are God-fearing

Because we do not seek revenge

We seek justice, we are past fear

We are fed up eating your shit

Because you think your so-called "Black friend"

Validates your wokeness and erases your racism

That kind of uncomfortable conversation

Is too hard for your trust-fund pockets to swallow

To swallow the strange fruit hanging from my family tree

Because of your audacity

To say all men are created equal in the eyes of God

But disparage a man based on the color of his skin

Do not say you do not see color

When you see us, see us

We can't breathe

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
breathe /briːð/ B1	verb - to take air into the lungs and then expel it
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to use physical force to harm someone or to defend oneself
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	noun - the act or instance of making or becoming different
justice /ˈdʒʌstɪs/ B2	noun - the quality of being just or fair
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
corruption /kəˈrʌpʃən/ B2	noun - dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power
enemy /ˈɛnəmi/ B1	noun - a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B2	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
surrender /səˈrɛndər/ B2	verb - to cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority
equal /ˈiːkwəl/ B1	adjective - being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value
fear /fɪr/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and animals
media /ˈmiːdiə/ B2	noun - the main means of mass communication
privilege /ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ/ C1	noun - a special right or advantage granted to a person or group
anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ C1	noun - a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something

Grammar:

Starting a war, screaming, "Peace" at the same time

➔ Gerund as a subject

➔ The phrase uses **Starting** (the gerund of 'start') as the **subject** of the sentence, describing an ongoing action.
All the corruption, injustice, the same crimes

➔ Noun list with commas for enumeration

➔ Uses a list of nouns separated by commas to describe multiple related concepts or items.
And we die, we don't have the same right

➔ Independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunction 'and'

➔
What's it gonna take for someone to defend her?

➔ Future-in-the-informal with 'gonna' + infinitive

➔ Uses the informal contraction **gonna** (going to) with the base form of a verb to express a future intention or action.
The revolution is not televised

➔ Passive voice: 'is not televised'

➔ Uses the passive voice to emphasize that the action **televised** is not happening, often implying that important events are hidden or ignored.