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blackmanburning

by Ballad

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"blackmanburning" is a song about the oppression of black people in america. I cannot and will not stay silent as my people are being murdered. As an artist, it is my job to connect people through music. May this provide peace, healing and love. The black soul lives on. All proceeds will be donated. blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

lyrics

We’ve been subjected to pain for so long
They hate our color ‘cuz it’s not their own
Too many don’t make it alive
We’re just trying to survive
We’re just trying to live as one
We keep trying, they expect us to right their wrongs
So wrong
Said, we’re only fighting for peace man
With this these trigger happy policemen
As another one dies
While we cry

The black man burning tonight
Black man burning
The black man burning tonight
Black man burning
The black man burning tonight
Black man burning
The black man burning tonight
Black man burning

Don't want to see my sisters dying
Don't want to hear that baby crying
For so long we have wept and bled
Carried by the prayers that were said
That we could be all we were meant to be
In the face of devastation and tragedy
Remember your worth, remember your pride
Remember your strength, remember your ties
Tireless nights, we continue to fight
Bury your burdens as we take flight

The black man burning tonight
Black man burning
The black man burning tonight
Black man burning
The black man burning tonight
Black man burning
The black man burning tonight
Black man burning

The black man may be burning
But the black soul
The black soul
The black soul
Lives on
Don't you, you forget their names
Don't you, you forget their names (lives on)
Don't you, you forget their names
Don't you, you forget their names (lives on)
Don't you, you forget their names
Don't you, you forget their names (lives on)
Don't you, you forget their names
Don't you, you forget their names (lives on)
As another one dies
While we cry

The black man burning tonight
Black man burning
The black man burning tonight
Black man burning
The black man burning tonight
Black man burning
The black man burning tonight
Black man burning

Black man burning
Black man burning
Black man

credits

released June 3, 2020
Written and Performed by Ballad
Co-written by Destiny Polk
Produced by Dave Menz
Mixed by Petrus Pereira

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Ballad Brockton, Massachusetts

Loyal R&B fans are searching high and low for the next generation of musicians to fill in the void for the lack of timeless music. And that’s where Ballad comes in. Ballad is a soulful R&B singer born in Luanda, Angola, who used music as a safe space to migrate into the American culture. His unforgettable sound is reminiscent of Maxwell and Prince wrapped into one, with an eclectic image to match. ... more

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