He Can't Breathe

from Tempt The Angels by Jeff Michaels

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By now everyone has seen the video on May 25, 2020, in which George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while being arrested for allegedly using a $20 counterfeit bill by a police officer named Derek Chauvin, who suffocated him by kneeling on his neck while onlookers watched and filmed the incident.

Nothing can match the horror and sickness I felt. The monsters disguised as public servants no longer deserve a place on this earth, and as much as we try, they are not redeemable and they are not remorseful.

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well I saw the news
and I can't believe my eyes
the police showed up
prepared to terrorize
well he copied his last twenty
cuz the others all have plenty
and all our leaders can do
is politicize

I will testify
that they killed that man
he can't breathe

he can't breathe

quick to see the
fear in his eyes
those cops ain't stoppin;
cuz he ain't civilized
I will testify
because you know they'll try to lie
I will testify
I saw them kill that man
he can't breathe

he can't breathe

cuz your life
is a complete wreck
and your knee is on his neck
and I never saw
the other officers
try to keep your ass in check

and I will testify
might as well wave goodbye
he can't breathe

I saw you kill that man

won't you listen
listen to me
because I know for sure
he can't breathe

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from Tempt The Angels, released March 21, 2021

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