From the recording Say His Name (George Floyd)

I had a strong reaction to the George Floyd video, so I wrote and recorded a song to express what I felt. Maybe it will help you too. Here's the song, entitled "Say His Name (George Floyd)", written a couple of days after he died. If it moves you, please share. Thanks!

Lyrics

Say his name, speak it out loud
Honor his life, say it proud

They said that he resisted
The world saw that for a lie
They held him down and choked him out
And slowly let him die

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Say his name, speak it out loud
Honor his life, say it proud
Those evil men stole his life
I can't breathe sir he cried, until he died

He was not the first to die
You know that it's a common lie
Use sadistic force then blame the man
They kill him just because they can
CHORUS
How long is seven minutes
As a man's life passes by
Can you watch someone die
All I could do was cry

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Say his name, loud and clear
Sing it out, let us hear
Those evil men stole his life
I can’t breathe sir, he cried
CHORUS
Say his name
I can't breathe sir, he cried
Say his name
I can't breathe sir, he cried
Say his name