Lament For Emmett Till by ALA.NI Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mother, mother, you who bore
A son of sorrow, know
White washed justice sure will reap
More than it can ever sow

[Chorus]
Cry, cry, lynch
Raise your fist
Murder, murder, sear the land
In more than angry bands

[Verse 2]
Uncle, uncle, he who stood
Facing lynchers' eyes
A firm hand in Jim Crow's dock of wood
Meeting parading child

[Chorus]
Cry, cry, lynch
Raise your fist
Murder, murder, sear the land
In more than angry bands
[Bridge]
Tears, blood, and pain
Should mix like rain
Sorrow comes again
If I am dead (If I am dead)
At Heaven's gates (At Heaven's gates)
Will I be free?

[Verse 3]
People, people, you who swore
Vengeance for this brutal hour
May your unity soar above strife
To avenge this young man's life

[Chorus]
Cry, cry, lynch
Raise your fist
Murder, murder, sear the land
In more than angry bands