IT'S BEEN 2 LONG

[All lives matter] Black lives matter It's been too long It's been too long, over four hundred years Why did our ancestors have suffered Over four hundred years They had to carry their burdens And we've inherited their pains It's been too long, you should be ashamed It's been too long, I'll say it again It's too long, over four hundred years It could have been more, I'm not exactly sure But too long is too long, we don't want anymore It's been too long, but you're saying not to blame It's been too long, too long since you made us your slaves Too long since you whipped at us again and again It's been too long, you've kept us in chains It's been too long, it's been too long We've been brought down to our knees It's been too long, we've stopped playing your games It's been too long, but to you That doesn't matter to you You're still calling us niggas It's been too long, I'll say it again It's been too long, in 1997 When Rodney Kingdon was brutally beaten By some racist L.A.P.D cops It's too long, with him suffering so many blows He had so many fractures, from head to his toes How that man survived, God only knows It's been too long, when they even had it on video But the judge and jury was soft to a touch And didn't really care too much It has been too long, when the verdict came out It just felt like you were kicked in the gut The pain, the pain, it hurt so much But the pain, the pain was in vain The jury said there's no one to blame They let those stupid motherfucking cops go It's been too long, now the police treat us Like it's hunting season And you know it's too long When you don't need to give them a reason It's too long, I'll say it again It's been too long George Floyd, you shall not forget your name These dirty fucking cops came along and tried to do the same But this time, in a pandemic state The whole world was watching As eyewitnesses started recording This time, this time, the cops definitely got the blame It's been too long, for the black people you've killed I could name so many names that would put them to shame It's been too long, now with Eric Garner July 17th, 2014 Michael Brown, August 9th, 2014 Tamir Rice, November 22nd, 2014 Eric Harris, April 2nd, 2015 Walter Scott, April 4th, 2015 Freddie Gray, April 12th, 2015 Alton Sterling, July 5th, 2016 Milano Castile, July 6th, 2016 Stephon Claude, March 18th, 2018 Robin John, September 6th, 2018 Breonna Taylor, March 13th, 2020 Dodger White, April 11th, 2021 Patrick Lyoya, April 4th, 2022 it's been too long It's been too long, too long now This has to stop, it's been too long I'll say it again, it's too long You made us wait, it's been too long You've shown us all of your hate It's been too long From generations to generations It's been too long And it feels like nothing's changed But now the world is watching It's been too long So don't let history repeat itself For it should not happen again But yet again, here's another name Sonya Massey, July 6th, 2024 It's been too long You've shown us all of your hate It's been too long It's been too long From generations to generations It's been too long And it feels like nothing's changed But now the world is watching It's been too long So don't let history repeat itself For it should not happen again But yet again, here's another name Sonya Massey, July 6th, 2024