I Can't Breathe

Another life cut short,
By an officer's chokehold,
Where'd my breath go,
I can't breathe,
Another life in the gutter,
Caused by a C.O.P
Criminal,
Of,
Permission,
I can't breathe,
I can't breathe,
I protest in peace but still,
I can't breathe,
Hands up in passive defiance,
No intention of fighting,
I can't breathe,
How many more deaths need to follow,
For you and I to succeed,
He had a family just like you,
Just like me,
Where would he be,
If he still had a life,
Where would he be if,
He was still here with you and me,
If Eric Garner is now who will be next,
Before we succeed.
When will they get it,
We don't want to die,
Just like them,
So rally with me in peace,
Once again I can't breathe.