Silence is Shame (feat. Simone Santos)
Father, yes, I'm a criminal
But fear not to talk about my crime
My crime is being born with
A certain color in my skin
That color put some bullets in my body
That color make them shoot me dead
Although in life I was just
Eight years old, now I understand
Against us is the whole society
Even the ones we love
Against us is the police
Even the ones we relate with
Here's to you, my horrific crime
Tell everyone you can
Because only silence
Silence is shame
Mother, dear, I'm guilty
But fear not to refuse their lies
The police know how to
Make us look guilty or innocent
Against us is the power of gold
A system made to keep us as slaves
Against us is the racial hatred
And the fact that we are poor
Blackened deaths through all our history
Tell everyone you can
'Cause only silence
Silence is shame
Only silence is shame
By the moment I was dying
I realized I'm a spark of light
And I'll be forever in your hearts
Neither death can make us apart
By the moment I was dying
I realized I'm a spark of light
And I'll be forever in your hearts
Neither death can make us apart
By the moment I was dying
I realized I'm a spark of light
And I'll be forever in your hearts
Neither death can make us apart
By the moment I was dying
I realized I'm a spark of light
And I'll be forever in your hearts
Neither death can make us apart
But fear not to talk about my crime
My crime is being born with
A certain color in my skin
That color put some bullets in my body
That color make them shoot me dead
Although in life I was just
Eight years old, now I understand
Against us is the whole society
Even the ones we love
Against us is the police
Even the ones we relate with
Here's to you, my horrific crime
Tell everyone you can
Because only silence
Silence is shame
Mother, dear, I'm guilty
But fear not to refuse their lies
The police know how to
Make us look guilty or innocent
Against us is the power of gold
A system made to keep us as slaves
Against us is the racial hatred
And the fact that we are poor
Blackened deaths through all our history
Tell everyone you can
'Cause only silence
Silence is shame
Only silence is shame
By the moment I was dying
I realized I'm a spark of light
And I'll be forever in your hearts
Neither death can make us apart
By the moment I was dying
I realized I'm a spark of light
And I'll be forever in your hearts
Neither death can make us apart
By the moment I was dying
I realized I'm a spark of light
And I'll be forever in your hearts
Neither death can make us apart
By the moment I was dying
I realized I'm a spark of light
And I'll be forever in your hearts
Neither death can make us apart
Credits
Writer(s): Rafael Cecílio
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