Who's that man I see

Underneath the hanging tree?

He looks just like me, so tell me, am I really free?

Coulda been my mother crying for my brother

And everybody, everybody, everybody's praying for peace

But who's gonna protect us from the police?

Keep these chains off me

Cause I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree

Pray for me

Lord, don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree

Brands on our bodies (the color of fruit)

Color of purple fruit (Shoo-doot)

Power of the purple (black power, black power)

Spent on the side and "don't give a damn about you"

I, I ask sometimes

Am I just living to die? (Living to die)

Cause the way they do my kind

I just wanna cry

Chains off me

I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree

Pray for me

Lord, don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree

Take these chains off me, free me

I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree

Take these chains off me, free me

Lord don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree

Take these chains off me