Blue Lights (Black Lives Matter)

"Now is the time
To make real the promises of democracy
Now is the time
We can never be satisfied
As long as the Negro
Is the victim of the unspeakable horrors
Of police brutality"

I confess, I forget, I don't think
How you feel when there are blue lights
I confess, I forget, cos I'm right
I don't think about blue lights
I confess, I forget, am I right
I don't worry about blue lights
I go home I don't get
How they bark, how they bite
Not just blue lights

I go home, I don't get
How they bark, how they bite
Are they blind?
And you run, you can hide
They will get you just cos
It's blind hatred
They should be kind and sacred

In exile in your own land
The land you built with your hands
You're a refugee in your country
A refugee

I'm ashamed of your standards
Yes ashamed to be right
If it means I find open doors
Just cos I'm right
When you're scared and lonely, lonely
Come to my house
I'll say a prayer for you
And cook for you in my house

You can stay here it's safe
Warm in my house
When it's dark outside
Take refuge in my house
When it's cold outside
Take refuge in my arms
Refuge, refuge in my arms

In exile in your own land
The land you built with your hands
You're a refugee in your country
A refugee