Let’s let someone choke us, just a little bit,
Let’s let someone abuse us,
in the name of control, authority, or power
Let’s let someone curse us, and not let us utter,
Let’s let someone mock us over cast, creed or color
Then in the end, if all fails,
Let’s let them kill us.
Let’s let them violate humanity
Let’s let them deprive us
Let’s let them steal our rights,
rights to live and to breathe.
Let’s let them enslave us,
Then in the end, if all else fails,
Let let them kill us.
Let’s let them make us work ten times harder
Let’s let them consider we’re nothing
Let’s let them believe our lives don’t matter
Let’s let them portray injustice as justice
Then in the end, if all else fails,
Let’s let them kill us.
Let’s let them redefine the standards of beauty
Let’s let them rewrite the truth
Let’s let them commit crimes and hold us accountable
Let’s let them erase all proofs,
Then, in the end, If all else fails,
Let’s let them kill us.
Because negative and insensitive is what we choose to become,
Enslavement is our belief,
Silence is our solace,
Silence for what’s right,
Our voices are all for hatred, mockery and prejudice.
Rising for the good, gives us grief
Deceit is our religion
Money is the language we speak.
There’s little shame left within
And a lot of indifference
So why live?
It won’t make a difference
So, let’s let them kill us,
For we’re long dead inside nonetheless.
– Arifa H. Sidhpurwala