I Can't Breathe (For George Floyd)

by Aaron Lee Kaplan

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All sales from this song will be donated to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Aaron Lee Kaplan: Vocals, Guitar, Stomp
Michele Kaplan: Backing Vocals
Liam Kaplan: Cello

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I Can’t Breathe (For George Floyd)

It was the moment the pot boiled over
It was the straw that broke the camel’s back
It’s been going on for such a long, long time:
Being punished for being black

All around the world, people taking to the streets
Protesting the men in blue
When those who protect become the murders
Well, what else are we to do?

I can’t breathe
I can’t breathe
Oh, I can’t breathe

Racism’s got its knee on the neck
Of our democracy
And we won’t back down cuz with no justice
There can be no peace

Say his name, “George Floyd!”
But there are so many more like him
And so, we fight for their rights
And for systems of oppression to end

They can’t breathe
They can’t breathe
Suffocated by inequality

Well, here I sit in my privilege
I’ll never really know what it’s like
But I’m lucky enough to still have breath
So, I’ll add my tiny voice to the fight

Black lives matter
Black lives matter
All lives can’t matter until black lives matter

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released July 3, 2020

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Aaron Lee Kaplan Marshfield, Wisconsin

Aaron Lee Kaplan is a solo acoustic blues/folk guitarist and singer/songwriter currently living in Marshfield, WI. He has been gaining a reputation throughout Wisconsin for his slide and fingerstyle guitar playing and thought-provoking original songs. His music incorporates a diverse variety of influences, and has been described as Twisted Blues. ... more

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