Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals — Call It What It Is lyrics

Lyrics

They shot him in the back
Now it’s a crime to be black
So don’t act surprised
When it gets vandalized
Call it what it is Call it what it is Call it what it is Murder
There’s good cops
Bad cops
White cops
Black cops
Call it what it is Call it what it is Call it what it is Murder
Trevon Martin
Ezel Ford
Michael Brown
And so many many more
But call it what it is Call it what it is Call it what it is Murder
Government, ain’t easy
policing, ain’t easy
hard times, ain’t easy
Oppression, ain’t easy
racism, ain’t easy
fear, ain’t easy
suffering, ain’t easy
But call it what it is Call it what it is Call it what it is Murder
Gun control
Mind control
Self-control
We’ve dug ourselves a hole
But call it what it is Call it what it is Call it what it is Murder
Call it what it is Call it what it is Call it what it is Murder
Call it what it is Call it what it is Call it what it is