My Hands Are Up - Please don't shoot
Protest song against police brutality and those unarmed that are killed needlessly. Video at: http://youtu.be/rWjDUl_kGJ0
Original guitar rock, blues and pop. Background in piano, drums and guitar. I play by ear and have played drums professionally off and on over the years.
Lyrics
My Hands Are Up - Please Don't Shoot
(c) Ken J Hill 2014
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My hands are up, I have no gun
I'm not a threat, I will not run
I'll not resist, have nothing to gain
To shoot me now would be insane
I'm not a threat, don't be so rough
Put down your gun, we know you're tough -
We hire police to guard our town
They are not here, to take us down
To protect and serve is what they claim
So please don't shoot, this is no game
Brutality lives where racists thrive
We all must cherish each others lives
Souls like ours must not go to waste
Time to be heard, no longer chased
My hands are up, I will not flee
Just lock me up or set me free
I'm not a threat, don't be so rough
Put down your gun, we know you're tough
I'll not resist, have nothing to gain
To shoot me now would be insane -
Precious children, should never fall
From this violence there's no recall
Mothers all, need never cry
For children lost who shouldn't die
We must have justice, and nothing less
The system is broke, you must confess
Fix it now before it's too late
Expel the evil that breeds the hate
Arm round my neck, I can not breath
Wonder if anyone will even grieve
No longer should there be this abuse
Might well be hung at the end of a noose
We must have justice, and nothing less
The system is broke, you must confess
Fix it now before it's too late
Expel the evil that breeds this hate
My hands are up, I have no gun
I'm not a threat, I will not run
I'll not resist, have nothing to gain
To shoot me now would be insane
I'm not a threat, don't be so rough
Put down your gun, we know you're tough -
Boy in a park just having some fun
Shouldn't been playing, with a toy gun
They rolled in quick, took him down fast
Cops didn't wait long enough to ask
We must have justice, and nothing less
The system is broke, you must confess
Fix it now before it's too late
Expel the evil that breeds this hate
My hands are up, I will not flee
Just lock me up or set me free
I'm not a threat, don't be so rough
Put down your gun, we know you're tough
I'll not resist, have nothing to gain
To shoot me now would be insane -
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