We Need To Talk About It

Slavery We need to talk about it (we need to talk about it) I say Black Lives Matter (ooh) 'Cause history says we don't You're either a Christian or a racist (ooh) You can't be both Slavery We need to talk about it (we need to talk about it) What does it say about America What does it say about Africa And what (what) does it say (say) about all of us (about all of us) Whoever said time heals all wounds Wasn't a slave I'm guessing (I'm guessing) Hundreds of years That's just too long of a lesson (we need to talk about it) What does it say about the buyer (ooh) And what does it say about the seller (ooh) And what (what) does it say (say) about all of us (all of us) How does a ghost forgive? (We need to talk about it) How are we supposed to live? How? Tell me how?(We need to talk about it) With twelve million taken (oh, Lord) Not one single reparation (we need to talk about slavery) What does it say about forgiveness Yeah, yeah, yeah, talk about (we need to talk about it) Talk about What does it say about compassion? Talk about it (we need to talk about slavery) About justice And about fairness (we need to talk about slavery) And about the law and the land (We need to talk about it) About then What does it say about now? (We need to talk about slavery) --- We Need to Talk About It - Ben Harper