Under the Devil's Knee (feat. Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell & Sunny War)

Under the devil's knee Oh, Lord, I'm under the devil's knee Oh, I'm screamin', I cannot breathe, my Lord From under the devil's knee George Floyd was a young boy in a project called "The Bricks" It was hard to see a way out of Houston, Texas All them kids would tease him because of where he lived But he never planned to stay long a Cuney Homes kid Yes, his love for basketball got him a scholarship All the way at South Florida State He came back after 2 years, lookin' for a job But got wrapped back up in bullshit, pled guilty to the law George came outta prison with his head on straight Teachin' all the neighborhood children the good old christian way 'Til his life was taken from him for no reason but his race On the twenty fifth of May Under the devil's knee Oh, Lord, I'm under the devil's knee Oh, I'm screamin', I cannot breathe, my Lord From under the devil's knee Eric was his first name and Garner was his last Yes, he hailed from New York City and had to grow up fast All he learned from high school was how to fix a car 'Cause the state don't fund the schools where them brown kids are In a system built to fail him and incentivized to charge He just did what he had to do Out on Staten Island on a hot day in July Like a man of peace that he was breakin' up a fight And officer Pantaleo, that crooked little swine He put Eric in a chokehold and squeezed away his life He left behind six children, and stolen from his wife I curse the day you ever opened up your eyes Under the devil's knee Oh, Lord, I'm under the devil's knee Oh, I'm screamin', I cannot breathe, my Lord From under the devil's knee In Louisville, Kentucky, the DA and the mayor They have yet to charge the three thugs who killed Breonna Taylor They broke into her home at midnight unannounced Without badges or a warrant, so Kenny stood his ground To protect the woman he loved and they fired tweeny rounds At the window through the curtains from outside Breonna worked the long shift, her dream's to be a nurse How I wish I could saved her from this American Curse Don't tell me your position, I don't need no sympathy Yeah, your bleeding heart's complicit if you ain't in the street Now's the time to use that privilege and wake up from your sleep Get out the way, we ain't waitin' for next time Under the devil's knee Oh, Lord, I'm under the devil's knee Oh, I'm screamin', I cannot breathe, my Lord From under the devil's knee Under the devil's knee Oh, Lord, I'm under the devil's knee Oh, I'm screamin', I cannot breathe, my Lord From under the devil's knee From under the devil's knee From under the devil's knee