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Black Teenager

from Dystopian Weekends by Leeroy Stagger

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My God she screams out, I’ve been hit
Rubber bullets, violent shit
Who’s all this freedom for, anyway?

My God she screams out
They’ve killed a man
Fake dollar bill in the palm of his hand
He’s lying on the concrete screaming out for his momma

Riots in the street, they burned the station
Screams of a violent administration
This ain’t freedom this ain’t new
This ain’t me, this ain’t you
Holy God, holy mother
She’s my sister he’s my brother
Why?

My God he cries out, what’s it for?
Tears and gas and goddamn war’
He fought the fascists when I was young

Get your knee from off his neck
He can’t breathe, are you done yet?
He’s sent in the army to do the will of the people

Police playing soldiers
Kicked in the head, another black teenager ends up dead
There’s your freedom, 40 acres, no future for black teenagers
Holy Christ, where’s my mother
Don’t touch my sister, get of my brother
why?

shooting starts, this is America, I can’t find my way home

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from Dystopian Weekends, released October 15, 2021

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Leeroy Stagger

Leeroy Stagger is an award winning singer songwriter and Producer from Victoria B.C Canada. He has toured and played with artists such as Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Drive By Truckers, Josh Ritter and more.

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