X-RAY
[INTRO]
A state of emergency has been declared
The United States is being rocked by
An explosion of violence and anger
Crowds have taken over the city of Minneapolis
As payback for the death of an unarmed Black man
At the hands of police

[VERSE 1]
It's been brought to my attention
That there's quite a bit of tension
On this planet we like to call our home
We were all created equal
With lots of different shadеs
So why is skin the source of so much hate?

[PRE-Chorus]
Why do wе get so hung up on the things that don't matter?
Injustice makes us blind

[Chorus]
X-Ray, look at me through an X-Ray
So hopefully my skin won't be the only thing you see
X-Rays, maybe we all need X-Rays
So you can learn to love the soul that lives inside of me
(That lives inside of me)
[INTERLUDE]
Newly released video shows the aftermath of
The police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville
Officers conducting a drug raid burst into Taylor's home
Shot her eight times

[VERSE 2]
People fighting in the streets
The barrels of guns and the stomping of feet
And for what? What are we fighting for?
Turn it off, I don't wanna watch anymore, so
Sue me
If you just can't seem to agree
There is such a divide and it keeps getting wider
We need to unite

[PRE-Chorus]
Why do we get so hung up on the things that don't matter?
Injustice makes us blind

[Chorus]
X-Ray, look at me through an X-Ray
So hopefully my skin won't be the only thing you see
X-Rays, maybe we all need X-Rays
(We all need X-Rays)
So you can learn to love the soul that lives inside of me
(Love the soul, yeah)
[BRIDGE 1]
Rodney King (Rodney King)
We still need justice for a lotta things (a lotta things)
But one thing I could never get
'Cause it just don't make no sense
How could you write my story by the color of my skin?
Maybe we all need X-Rays (mmm hmm hmm)
To never worry what the next say
And what if we cannot see who we talk to?
I was taught to hold the door for whoever walks through
It's just a matter of time (ooh yeah)
That we focused on unity
There ain't a difference between you and me, no (no no)

[BRIDGE 2]
Can't we all just get along?
I'm tired of singing the same old song
Rights for all just can't be wrong
So stand up, freedom and justice for all
Can't we all just get along?
I'm tired of singing the same old song
Rights for all just can't be wrong
So stand up, freedom and justice for all
Can't we all just get along?
(X-Rays)
I'm tired of singing the same old song
(Maybe we all need X-Rays)
Rights for all just can't be wrong
(So you can learn to love the soul that lives inside of me)
So stand up, baby!
[POST-Chorus]
Why do we get so hung up on the things that don't matter?
Injustice makes us blind

*police sirens*