Текст песни
Yeah
They been tryin to rewrite the story again
Tear pages out the book that our grandmamas bled to write
But history got rhythm baby and you cant erase the blues
They paintin over names that we grew up sayin
Pullin down signs where the truth been layin
Talkin bout unity but hidin the proof
You cant fix a wound if you bury the truth
They takin Tubmans picture off the wall
Like we gon forget she risked it all
Tryin to quiet that marchin sound
But our heartbeat still poundin underground
You cant erase the blues
That pain been sung too deep to lose
You cant erase the blues
Them songs got blood sweat and truth
You can hide the ink but not the cries
Cause the blues gon rise where the truth still lies
You cant erase the blues
Thats the soul they cant undo
Now they changin books in the classroom too
Tellin young folks lies that just aint true
Sayin it wasnt that bad we all moved on
But Grandmas tears still sing that song
We built the bridges paved the ground
Raised this nation turn for turn pound for pound
And every note we play every line we write
Is a torch still burnin in the night
You cant erase the blues
Its in the fields the pews the shoes
You cant erase the blues
Its in the hymns our people used
Every chain that ever broke in two
Left a rhythm that keeps ringin true
You cant erase the blues
Cause the blues is me and you
They can take our stories off the shelves
But they cant unlearn what we taught ourselves
We the history we the sound
And you cant mute whats still around
You cant erase the blues
We still here tellin the news
You cant erase the blues
Its our truth they cant refuse
From the cotton fields to city lights
We gon sing our name through every fight
You cant erase the blues