Hussain Manawer - Know Your Rights

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Hussain Manawer

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Lyrics:
My brothers on road, know your rights
My sisters at home, know your rights
The girls in the hood, know your rights
The boys in the books, know your rights
When you step outside, know your rights
For a stop and search, know your rights

There’s another way you can put up a fight
It’s round one, when you know your rights

First things first, there’s manipulation
When they analyse your situation
Even if you’re filming it
For certain coppers there’s no hesitation
It’s you versus them in the conversation
They don’t lose there’s a compilation
They get to keep their job there’s a combination
On top of that they get compensation

The law enforcement, the justice system
What do you think? For us it’s written?
It’s all lies, their figures are hidden
All child’s play, they say that ‘they didn’t’

The way we’re getting treated is not all right
In the courtroom we are losing the fight
On the side of the road we are losing our lives
From the off we don’t know our rights

My brothers on road, know your rights
My sisters at home, know your rights
The girls in the hood, know your rights
The boys in the books, know your rights
When you step outside, know your rights
For a stop and search, know your rights

There’s another way you can put up a fight
It’s round one, when you know your rights

When you’re trapped in your life by a system
We have to praise the ones who broke through, who have risen
When we talk mental health, we need more provisions in prison
For a healthier mind and better nutrition
Fairer treatment and condition
Listen, I see way too much bias in those making decisions

Little old me, telling a tale
Too many of us stood in the eyes of the law
And the vision has failed
From that,
I had enough dark nights, praying Christian
made bail

Here’s what I want, an explanation
Before you begin my investigation
Name and constable’s number
So we can all get down in this situation

Here’s something you are meant to tell me
I don’t need to give no information
Unless I give you an invitation
I just need to give a brief explanation

Here’s what I want
A same-sex officer You’re on my time
So hurry up officer
And I’m going to film it Because I can
And you’re going to say
No one’s stopping ya
Detain me?
On what grounds?
Discrimination?
Na, not now!
Look, you can stop now
Don’t make me show you what my brain’s got now

Stereotypes, I got rights
False accusations, I got rights
For injustice, I got rights
And everything right now, is not right On the side of the road, I won’t fight That’s what they want, on site
But I am telling you now, it’s not right

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