Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals call it what it is live from spotify nyc

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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
Trayvon Martin
Ezell Ford
Michael Brown
and so many more
Call it what it is
Call it what it is
Call it what it is
murder
murder
Government
ain't easy
policing
ain't easy
hard times
ain't easy
oppression
ain't easy
racism
ain't easy
ain't easy
suffering
ain't easy
Call it what it is
Call it what it is
Call it what it is
murder
murder
Gun control
mind control
self-control
we've dug ourselves a hole
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

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