“I’ve Seen” by Zach Seals



I’ve seen hell and muddy water
Shepard’s leading lambs to slaughter
Brothers father sisters daughters
Flooding streets for one another

Tired poor and huddled masses
Rising up to kill the masters
Righteous rage neglected classes
The 2 Americas are clashing


If you’re not screaming you’re not paying attention to the world we’re living in
Resting easy in your ignorance born and raised inside your privilege
plagues and famine war and genocide
Things that make it hard to sleep at night
Police ignore basic human rights
And George Floyd loses his whole human life
If they can’t fix it burn it to the ground
Break the systems built to hold us down
I’ll keep screaming till I’m gagged and bound
I’ll keep screaming til they take me out



The presidents a senile rapist
another’s lined up to replace him
As a pandemic sweeps the nation
Karen plans her next vacation

Black squared an ally ship performance
and haven’t said one word or more since
Guess my life matters when it’s trending
With cell phone footage of it ending

If you’re not screaming have you woken up?
The world is crying enough is enough
When they can kill you as you sleep at night
Is there no justice for Breonna’s life?
When police kill with full impunity
Protect and serve the rich nobility
Without any accountability
There can not be peace and stability
And I’ll keep screaming when I am shot in the face
And I am blinded maimed
So all children can grow up safe
And I’ll keep screaming from my grave
And I’ll keep crying out to any god
Til there’s justice for Tamir , Ahmaud,
For Sandra ,Tony, Freddy Gray
I never will forget their names
Micheal, Philando, Trayvon,
Elijah , Breonna,Stephon,
Eric, Botham,Walter
We won’t bend and we won’t falter,
If they can’t fix it burn it to the ground
Break the systems built to hold us down
We’ll keep screaming when we’re gagged and bound
we’ll keep screaming til they take us out

Crying out to god
Please hear our prayer
When they see us
Protect our women protect our children protect our people lord
Please bring us justice in these times of trouble look down
Bring us justice in these times of trouble look down lord
Have mercy on us
Look down

I’ll keep crying out to any god
Til there’s justice for Tamir , Ahmaud,
For Sandra ,Tony, Freddy Gray
I never will forget their names
Micheal, Philando, Trayvon,
Elijah , Breonna,Stephon,
Eric, Botham,Walter
We won’t bend and we won’t falter,
If they can’t fix it burn it to the ground
Break the systems built to hold us down
We’ll keep screaming when we’re gagged and bound
we’ll keep screaming til they take us out