This track includes numerous samples of field recordings of speeches and statements given by Black Lives Matter civil rights protestors in the wake of the 2018 death of Stephon Clark, who was shot and killed by two Sacramento police officers while he was holding a phone in his hand.
(They just killed that man. That man is dead now. That man is dead.)
A threat to the poor, a threat to the have-nots
Kill 'em and leave 'em
(Don't shoot, it's a cellphone)
[Harmonizing]
(Don't shoot, it's a cellphone)
(Hands up, don't shoot, hands up, don't shoot)
They not out here, they don't give a damn. They not out here
I Can’t Breathe was written by Manuel Gagneux.
Zeal & Ardor released I Can’t Breathe on Fri Sep 04 2020.
When I saw the protests in the US, I just felt stuck here. There were protests in Switzerland, but you gotta kind of question the importance or relevance of protests in Switzerland regarding American affairs. So when I wrote this song, I imagined people could play it at really high volumes at protes...