Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Mr. Governor , by - Soul Khan. Release date: 05.12.2011
Age restrictions: 18+
Song language: English
Mr. Governor |
| They’re killing me tonight |
| They are killing me tonight |
| They are murdering, murdering |
| Murdering me tonight |
| Soul Khan: |
| We went from voltage to dosage like that’s humane |
| As the hourglass passes its last few grains |
| We still add new names to death row that echo |
| From holman to folsom, how can you claim |
| That we’re staying on the high ground |
| When we take another life out |
| Without so much as raising up an eyebrow |
| Well maybe some of us |
| But meanwhile the rest of y’all chill as we restrain a mother’s child down |
| Strapped but disarmed, they’re jabbing his arms with catheters |
| His family’s hearts are cracking apart as activists |
| Protest with candles and signs hoping this man will survive |
| Unless the capital calls for the miraculous |
| This ain’t the kind of thing you need to stop and ask oprah |
| It’s power that we can’t allow atop a man’s shoulder |
| It’s about time I cried out and brought my hands closer |
| Remembering the final words of shaka sankofa |
| Hook:(Akie Bermiss) |
| They’re killing me tonight |
| They are killing me tonight |
| They are murdering, murdering |
| Murdering me tonight |
| Mr. governor, we’ve discovered a |
| Body of evidence don’t cover us |
| In that black mask and make us |
| Make us turn out the light |
| Soul Khan |
| Now even if they’re guilty beyond reasonable doubt |
| It ain’t like killing em’ll ever even this shit out |
| If you’d fallen where they’ve fallen, you might see another route |
| Instead of something more than murder when that needle’s coming out |
| We’ve seen too many moments that are worth second looks |
| The first breath he took, the first step he took |
| A grave is a grave and a death is a death |
| But y’all forget about it as soon they’re first getting booked |
| See, i’m just stating the past ethics and same words |
| From the family of matt shephard and james byrd |
| I can’t imagine that sad sentence that they heard |
| They showed a kinda mercy to killers they ain’t |
| Earned |
| Wrongly accused or proven and shut cases |
| You wanna execute ‘em, remove me from your playlist |
| Their your neighbors, lord save us |
| Nah, fuck it you ain’t even try to save troy davis |
| Hook: |
| They’re killing me tonight |
| They are killing me tonight |
| They are murdering, murdering |
| Murdering me tonight |
| Mr. governor, we’ve discovered a |
| Body of evidence don’t cover us |
| In that black mask and make us |
| Make us turn out the light |