Letras
This is for Marimar Martinez.
And for every name they'd rather you forget
Morning broke in Brighton Park
Unmarked cars, the street went dark
Plain clothes hid behind the law
Clipboards counting who they saw
Windows whispered, curtains prayed
Another list, another raid
She wasn't running, wasn't wild
Just warning neighbors, mile by mile
"La migra's here," she called it out
A borrowed voice, a borrowed shout
No stone in hand, no flag unfurled
Just trying to save her little world
Say her name - Marimar Martinez
Say her name - don't look away
Five shots rang out on a city street
Truth locked up in red tape
Say her name - hear her voice
They don't get to steal her choice
They said a car became a threat
Her lawyer says the tape says "no"
Two stories written in the dark
One in ink, one in smoke
They filed the papers, cleared the hall
Before the echoes hit the wall
Say her name - Marimar Martinez
Say her name - write it down
If the truth is clean and honest
Why won't they play it now
Say her name - hear her cry
Justice shouldn't have to hide
If the law wears blindfolds now
Who decides what truth allows?
If cameras lie in locked-up rooms
Who's afraid of afternoon?
Say her name - Marimar Martinez
Say her name - loud and clear
She survived what should've killed her
So we keep her standing here
Say her name - stand your ground
Freedom makes a stubborn sound
She lived.
So we remember