"This a reset moment for my people. You should write it down."
Song available on all streaming platforms at the end of the week.
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lyrics
[Hook - Ya Minko]
Hands up, don’t shoot
I deserve to live too!
Hands up, don’t shoot
I deserve to live too!
Hands up, don’t shoot
I deserve to live too!
Hands up, don't kill me
I deserve to live...
[Verse 1 - Ya Minko]
I can’t breathe, I can’t sleep
I can’t walk, to the store
I can’t buy Skittles, and I can’t jog
I can’t wear hoodies, and I can’t talk
Can’t call the police in my area
They just might, shoot first ask questions last
Don't wanna make the news and make mine cry
Don’t wanna be another case they’ll just deny
[Bridge - Ya Minko]
That’s why we out in these streets yeah
If we don’t, you’ll tell your kids it never happened
400 years of you hunting us, breaking us
Taking from us, and hiding your hands
Fuck this, we ain’t finna stay silent
[Hook - Ya Minko]
Hands up, don’t shoot
I deserve to live too!
Hands up, don’t shoot
I deserve to live too!
Hands up, don’t shoot
I deserve to live too!
Hands up, don't kill me
I deserve to live...
(x2)
[Verse 2 - Ya Minko]
They say "It's safer in the house
Best be back 'fore it gets dark
Better dress nice and speak white
Turn your cheek and tip your hat
Make sure you say 'Yes sir! No ma'm!'
These manners might just save your life
Make sure your paper work is right
Don’t you dare argue with 'Police'!"
Then they shot Philando Castile
While he was looking for his license
With his daughter in the backseat
Blood gushing girlfriend crying
Fuck you, I don’t wanna act right !
Why I gotta do so much to stay alive
Dylan [P]roof got Burger King
Breonna Taylor 8 bullets
Wait...
[Bridge - Ya Minko]
That’s why we out in these streets yeah
If we don’t, you’ll tell your kids it never happened
400 years of you hunting us, breaking us
Taking from us, and hiding your hands
Fuck this we ain’t finna stay silent
[Hook - Ya Minko]
Hands up, don’t shoot
I deserve to live too!
Hands up, don’t shoot
I deserve to live too!
Hands up, don’t shoot
I deserve to live too!
Hands up, don't kill me
I deserve to live...
[Verse 3 - Ya Minko]
We didn’t create the violence, we are just matching your energy
Brought genocide to all continents
Murder and flames in the villages you pillaged
Question your privilege
We are the sons and the daughters
Of centuries of history that you buried
Under heavy mountains of greed
These aren’t riots, the greater Body is on fire
You killed my ancestors, you murdered my kin
Steal our freedom, and you lie to the kids
Try to reverse psychology this
We studied your history we know the deal
We are the friends of your kids
The truth in the justice you pimp
The people making all the music your spin
The culture you profit from, by the ones you look down upon
Better pay up!
I’m not calling you names when I call you a racist
I’m stating the obvious
This is bigger than your comfort zone
This is bigger than your politics
This is bigger than the deep left, and the far right
And your PR dreams, and your phony shame
And your brand names, and your little games
This a Reset Moment for my people
You should write it down
[Ms. Tamika “We Learned Violence From You” speech snippet]
An immigrant born and raised in Gabon, Ya Minko has spent the last ten years writing, producing, and mixing music in
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