hanging tree

who's that man i see

underneath the hanging tree?

he looks just like me

so tell me

am i really free?

coulda been my mother crying for my brother

and everybody

everybody

everybody's praying for peace

but who's gonna protect us from the police?

keep these chains off me

cause i don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree

pray for me

lord

don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree

brands on our bodies

color of purple fruit

power of the purple

spent on designers that don't give a damn about you

i

i ask sometimes

am i just living to die?

cause the way they do my kind

i just wanna cry

chains off me

i don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree

pray for me

lord

don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree

take these chains off me

free me

i don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree

take these chains off me

free me

lord don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree

take these chains off me