Abusing power to what you swore to protect Every hour you find another to neglect Wake me up so I can breathe Why don't we see justice change equality Wake me up still I believe One day we'll see freedom ring for you and me Am I a liar by my look that you checked? Is there an answer or another decade to protest? Wake me up so I can breathe Why don't we see justice change equality Wake me up still I believe One day we'll see freedom ring for you and me Were you born from a land where they teach you how to steal from a man steal away the way To feel with a mind is it fine for you We're still wasting time wasting time to be so cruel We still don't know why We're still wasting time wasting time to be so cruel