The Crowded Death of Eric Garner

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	They come around the corner The cops out on the beat They come for Eric Garner He had the big rap sheet They said you can't bee selling cigarettes out on the street Eric said I wasn't doing such a thing It was in the broad daylight on July 17 A crowd it gathered 'round and everyone did see Eric Garner's face was driven to the sidewalk's burning heat With an arm around his neck he ate the heat Couldn't Daniel Pantaleo hear the muffled screams I guess a black man out on bail can't say just what he means That choke hold held him down even though he couldn't breathe Eleven times I cannot breathe I cannot breathe And the black man lay dead And the camera told the truth And the grand jury did what we hoped it wouldn't do Eric Garner was unarmed and the white cops were fifteen Eric Garner in the grave Pantaleo walking free And they blamed it on his asthma And they blamed it on his weight And they blamed it on the rap sheet But they were lying straight I hope my unborn children live in a world that sees Not another 100 years Of 200 year old fears Where a man of 43 Can be out in the street And a father of 6 Ain't murdered in the mix A grandfather of 3 Assured in common peace That a husband of one Ain't choked out in the sun That 11 cries is enough

released March 3, 2015

recorded and produced by Glenn Davis
mastered by Chris Graham

Johnny Newman Columbus, Ohio

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