"I Wanna Breathe" lyrics

Assassinate me with your quarrels
Annihilate me with your morals
I don't really want your laurels
I wanna breathe

I garner that you are here to kill me
If I were not 'black' you'd feel me
So I will scream until you hear me
"I wanna breathe!"

I wanna breathe from out of my mouth
Because I trust just what I said

At night I wake up in my sleep
Counting slights instead of sheep
I pray that my soul to keep
I wanna breathe

I'm not angry, I'm just mean
If color lines are all you see
If I'm a dog, then you're a flea
I wanna breathe

I wanna breathe from out of my mouth
Because I trust just what I said

The fables of misfortune favors
Headlines that will sell the papers
Before my coffin closes filled with roses
I wanna breathe

I wanna breathe from out of my mouth
Because I trust just what I said

I wanna breathe!