Key: C
Introduction:
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(call it what it is...) (..murder)
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they shot him in the back
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now it's a crime to be black
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so don't act surprised
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when it gets vandalized
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Call it what it is, call it what it is,
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Call it what... it... is... murder
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there's good cops
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bad cops
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white cops
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black cops
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Call it what it is, call it what it is,
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Call it what... it... is... murder
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Trayvon Martin
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Ezell Ford
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Michael Brown
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and so many more
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Call it what it is, call it what it is,
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Call it what... it... is... murder
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Government... ain't easy...
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Policing... ain't easy...
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Hard times... ain't easy...
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O-ppression... ain't easy...
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racism... ain't easy...
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Fear... ain't easy...
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suffer-ing... ain't easy
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Call it what it is, call it what it is,
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Call it what... it... is... murder
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gun control
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mind control
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self-control
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we've dug ourselves a hole
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Call it what it is, call it what it is,
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Call it what... it... is... murder