[Verse 1]
The endless scroll of human tragedy
I swipe along as the days go by
Another brother murdered out in the streets
I connect to the shame, we don’t know what it’s like
Born lucky cause the color of skin
America your heart is caving in
Somehow I thought this was the land of the free
Where is our humanity?
Our humanity
[Chorus]
Beating after beating
Throat choked under knee
Help me please
Because I can’t breathe
Just stop the bleeding
Body after body
Piled up in the streets
Stand and fight
Not another life
Just stop the bleeding
[Verse 2]
And some will claim it’s a conspiracy
The fake news out to undermine
When riots fight off white supremacy
Never given a choice, so they’re drawing a line
I stare and look out at the world in disgust
These men are dying over nothing just
Good men stand up and show your bravery
For a lost democracy
Our democracy
[Chorus]
Beating after beating
Throat choked under knee
Help me please
Because I can’t breathe
Just stop the bleeding
Body after body
Piled up in the streets
Stand and fight
Not another life
Just stop the bleeding
[Break]
Our strife
Our struggle
Fight through these open wounds
[Pre-Chorus]
Beating after beating
Throat choked under knee
[Chorus]
Beating after beating
Throat choked under knee
Help me please
Because I can’t breathe
Just stop the bleeding
Body after body
Piled up in the streets
Stand and fight
Not another life
Just stop the bleeding now
The bleeding now!
[Outro]
Our strife
Our struggle
Fight through these open wounds
Stop the Bleeding was written by Robb Flynn.
Stop the Bleeding was produced by Ted Jensen & Chris Clancy & Colin Richardson & Zack Ohren & Robb Flynn.
Machine Head released Stop the Bleeding on Wed Jun 17 2020.
I wrote and sang the lyrics on Wednesday, May 27th, the day that the four officers who murdered George Floyd were (originally) not charged with anything. This day was engulfed in protests and riots across America. I drove into Oakland, past large demonstrations already happening and in a fury wrote...