I can't breathe
For the weight upon me
The weight of misunderstanding
The weight of distrust
The weight of disparate expectations
The positive, the negative
The self given, the world driven
I can't breathe
Shackled by sin
Shackled by men
Shackled to yesterday
Shackled to perception
Shackled to distorted images
Shackled to cold reality
I can't breathe
Frustrated by slow progress
Saddened by societal regress
Boggled by so much to digest
Ashamed of the lack of respect
Trying to walk circumspect
Always under the microscope
I can't breathe
Father God I look to you
My creator, my sustainer
Breathe on me, breathe through me
Breathe in me, breathe for me
Whenever I'm gasping for life and
I can't breathe
For the weight upon me
The weight of misunderstanding
The weight of distrust
The weight of disparate expectations
The positive, the negative
The self given, the world driven
I can't breathe
Shackled by sin
Shackled by men
Shackled to yesterday
Shackled to perception
Shackled to distorted images
Shackled to cold reality
I can't breathe
Frustrated by slow progress
Saddened by societal regress
Boggled by so much to digest
Ashamed of the lack of respect
Trying to walk circumspect
Always under the microscope
I can't breathe
Father God I look to you
My creator, my sustainer
Breathe on me, breathe through me
Breathe in me, breathe for me
Whenever I'm gasping for life and
I can't breathe
