Call It What It Is (Barely Amplified) Songtext
von Ben Harper

They shot him in the back
now it′s a crime to be black
so don't act surprised
when it gets vandalized

Call it what it is
Call it what it is
Call it what it is
murder

There′s good cops
bad cops
white cops
black cops

Call it what it is
Call it what it is
Call it what it is
murder


Trayvon Martin
Ezell Ford
Michael Brown
and so many more

Call it what it is
Call it what it is
Call it what it is
murder
murder

Government
ain't easy
policing
ain't easy
hard times
ain′t easy
oppression
ain′t easy
racism
ain't easy
fear
ain′t easy
suffering
ain't easy


Call it what it is
Call it what it is
Call it what it is
murder
murder

Gun control
mind control
self-control
we′ve dug ourselves a hole

Call it what it is
Call it what it is
Call it what it is
murder

Call it what it is
Call it what it is
Call it what it is
murder

Call it what it is
Call it what it is
Call it what it is