letra de the blacks and blues - sarah herrera
the blacks and blues ain’t nothin’ but a shadow of a white man’s frown, cast across a black man’s door
it lingers there, heavy and cold, keeping opportunity out and dreams locked in
they k!lled nat turner and made commemorative handbags out of his skin
they sold out fast
john brown was just dumped in the earth
man can work his hands to the bone, but the color of his skin dictates the weight of his pay, the height of his climb
that shadow stretches across the land, from the cotton fields to the factory floor, a constant reminder that some folks are born with a heavier load to bear
james baldwin couldn’t take it
moved to france. never came back
they k!lled martin luther king
and whitewashed his message for all the good little schoolchildren
turned him into a sat-rday morning cartoon character
some say this is a land of freedom, but the bars ain’t always made of iron
sometimes they’re woven from whispers and stares, from “no vacancy” signs and seats at the back of the bus
the black woman feels the weight of eyes judging her every step, questioning her right to be there, to be beautiful, to be free
the air hangs thick with unspoken words, with the ghosts of a past that refuses to die
cross the street when you see them. keep an eye on your property values when they move in
lonely road in mississippi, early 60’s. execution style. bodies discarded like trash
malcolm x knew it. muhammad ali knew it. angela davis knew it
all too well
trayvon martin and michael brown and george floyd learned it
all too well
same batch of old stale wine, just gets put in new bottles every few years
god bless america
god bless america
god bless america
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