Ledisi — Shot Down

Tryin’ not to lose my mind
Woke up feelin’ like I’m losin’ time
Looked out the window, hopin’ nothing serious went down today
Oh no, another story line
Another paddle in the sunshine
They pull the trigger lookin’ down at the ground where he lay

Lord, I don’t know
Tell me is the [?] gone from east to when
Are we born to die ’cause the price too high?
All because the color of skin

Ooh, he was shot down this day
In the middle of his story, uh huh
She was shot down in the park
In the middle of the day, hey

Shot down on display in the middle of a story, uh huh
Shot down didn’t obey that’s what somebody say, hey

Oh, I can’t believe we can be so cold
We walk around like we lost our souls
Rocket love is pocket love and no one cares to stop and make a change
Education is a loaded gun
Shot down before I even had a chance to run
The system says we matter but the Black Lives only matter certain days

Lord, I don’t know
Tell me is the [?] gone from east to when
Are we born to die ’cause the price too high?
All because the color of skin

Ooh, he was shot down this day
In the middle of his story, uh huh
She was shot down in the park
In the middle of the day, hey

Show down on display in the middle of a story, uh huh
Shot down didn’t obey that’s what somebody say, hey

She was shot down
Shot down
Shot down

Aye, aye
I want peace to win
Yes, yes
I want peace to win
Yes, yes
I want peace to win
Yes, yes
I want peace to win