Silence is a bullet
And we're hurtin'
Tired and in pain
Drafted to a cold war
Bare and unarmed
In fire and rain
Fire and rain
Strange fruit just left there to hang
Dead on the ground
In cold blood, stained
Authority's lynching
Don't shoot, don't aim
Fire and rain
Fire and rain
Burning enough to ignite a riot
Distractions from the truth
Voices rise up from a place of quiet
And history makes the news?
For who?
For who?
For who?
For who?