LeAndro Meeks - What Will It Take Lyrics

When will you ever see my face
And not let my skin be the starting place
Don't expect my extended hand
When you can't see I'm a man
How many brothers have to die
For you to address and rectify
Their blood is a stain that remains
America's last shame
The world is so tired of your abuses
All your denials and excuses
Ten generations of hate
And still you tell us to wait
What will it take for you to see us
Respect and embrace and really free us
How many times can we get beat up
And have to watch you go unscathed
What will it take for you to know that this is wrong
So many heroes who fought have lived and gone
Four centuries we've been told to move along
But this just cannot go on…What will it take
How could you be so arrogant
You spit in the face of evidence
Millions of eyes see it clearer
But you still protect your mirrors
Out with his toy a child is breathing fine
Two seconds he's profiled, and now he's dying
His blood is a stain that remains
America's great shame
The world is so tired of your abuses
All your denials and excuses
Ten generations of hate
And still you want us to wait
What will it take for you to know us
Recognize our pain and console us
How many kids didn't get to grow up
Cause they're killed or locked away
Tell me what will it take
And what will it take for you to see us
Respect and embrace and really free us
How many times can we get beat up
Then have to watch you go unscathed
What will it take for you to know that this is wrong
How many heroes who fought have lived and gone
Four centuries we've been told to move along
And this just cannot go on…So what will it take

When will you ever see my face
And not let my skin be the starting place
Don't expect my extended hand
When you can't see I'm a man
How many brothers have to die
For you to address and rectify
Their blood is a stain that remains
America's last shame
The world is so tired of your abuses
All your denials and excuses
Ten generations of hate
And still you tell us to wait
What will it take for you to see us
Respect and embrace and really free us
How many times can we get beat up
And have to watch you go unscathed
What will it take for you to know that this is wrong
So many heroes who fought have lived and gone
Four centuries we've been told to move along
But this just cannot go on…What will it take
How could you be so arrogant
You spit in the face of evidence
Millions of eyes see it clearer
But you still protect your mirrors
Out with his toy a child is breathing fine
Two seconds he's profiled, and now he's dying
His blood is a stain that remains
America's great shame
The world is so tired of your abuses
All your denials and excuses
Ten generations of hate
And still you want us to wait
What will it take for you to know us
Recognize our pain and console us
How many kids didn't get to grow up
Cause they're killed or locked away
Tell me what will it take
And what will it take for you to see us
Respect and embrace and really free us
How many times can we get beat up
Then have to watch you go unscathed
What will it take for you to know that this is wrong
How many heroes who fought have lived and gone
Four centuries we've been told to move along
And this just cannot go on…So what will it take