DON’T GET IT TWISTED – YOU KILLED
MY BEAUTIFUL SON
YOU WANT TO STOP THE RISE
OF A STRONG YOUTH NATION
BLOOD YOU SEE BURNING IN MY EYES
OUR PEOPLE ARE FED-UP AND TIRED
THE RAGE BEING EXPRESSED IN THE STREETS
MY PEOPLE’S ANGER IS JUSTIFIED
I WANT TO CALL FOR YOU TO TAKE
UP ARMS AND DEFEND YOURSELVES
BUT IT WOULD ONLY FUEL THEIR
BLOOD-LUST TO KILL MORE OF US –
SO – I WILL ASK THAT OUR CHOSEN
NEW AFRIKAN LEADERS ORGANIZE
OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
AND CHANNEL THEIR ENERGY & ANGER
TO BUILD A MOVEMENT TO PROTECT AND EDUCATE THAT COMMUNITY –
END ALL BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE
AND LET OUR UNITY & SOLIDARITY
BECOME OUR WEAPONS OF MASS CONSTRUCTION
ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
They asked me was I angry – damn right I am angry
because Michael Brown was our son…
The time for nation-building is now!