[Verse 1]
America's on fire
They gonna burn those cities down
The president's a tyrant
Ain't no reparations going ‘round
[Verse 2]
It's been burning deep inside
Got us held down to the ground
Fed up, strung out, on fire
Just pawns in their playground
[Chorus]
Need to pull up
Don't slow down
To fight this
'Til it's ours
Need to pull up
Don't slow down
To fight this
'Til it's ours
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
We'll be fanning all the flames
For queen and country, you're to blame
Take to the streets like Groundhog Day
Marching on, we'll say their names
[Verse 4]
They say move on, the war is over
Our histories are not the same
But it's too late to talk it over
We know this time, we need a change
[Chorus]
Need to pull up (Need to pull up)
Don't slow down (No, don't you slow down)
To fight this (We need to fight this)
'Til it's ours ('Til it's ours)
Need to pull up (Need to pull up)
Don't slow down (No, don't you slow down)
To fight this (We need to fight this)
'Til it's ours ('Til it's ours)
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
[Outro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Black Joy. Black Peace. Black Justice. was written by Poppy Ajudha.
Poppy Ajudha released Black Joy. Black Peace. Black Justice. on Fri Sep 04 2020.
A September 2020 The Line of Best Fit article quotes Ajudha saying:
Black Joy. Black Peace. Black Justice.“ is a song dedicated to the movement for racial equality. I hadn’t written much during lockdown, but when the protests began, they brought a wave of emotion and I wrote it in those weeks that...