In Memory of Mike Brown: Lauryn Hill- "I Find it Hard to Say"

I don't have many words to say right now at this time. They will come later, but I do send up prayers for the family of Mike Brown, the people who have peacefully protested on the streets of cities worldwide, and our black children in this country.

Just wanted to post something for him today. As most times, when I'm out of words to say.. music comes through with the boom to get my point across. This song, "I Find it Hard to Say" written and performed by Lauryn Hill at her infamous, Unplugged session for MTV is perfect for this moment. When Lauryn speaks of rebelling.. she's calling for us to go outside of the norm to excite change.

I'm in no way saying to destroy our communities, but I am saying destroy the way we think about the laws in them. Destroy the way we don't value education, politics, health enough to better our situation.

Though this song is about the lost life of another black man, it's incredible how it applies to Mike Brown. We're hearing the same story over and over again. Same story another year. RIP to all of the men who have lost their lives with no repercussion for their killers.

I find it hard to say that everything is alright
Don't look at me that way like everything is alright
'Cuz my own eyes can see through all your false pretenses
But what you fail to see is all the consequences

You think our lives are cheap and easy to be wasted
As history repeats so foul you can taste it
And while the people sleep too comfortable to face it
His life so incomplete and nothing can replace it

And while the people sleep too comfortable to face it
Your life's so incomplete and nothing can replace it
Fret not thyself I say against these laws of man
'Cuz like the Bible says, his blood is on their hands

And what I gotta say and what I gotta say is rebel
While today is still today, choose well
And what I gotta say is rebel, it can't go down this way
Choose well, choose well, choose well
Choose well, choose well, choose well
And while the people sleep too comfortable to face it
Your lives are so incomplete
And nothing and no one can replace it
No no no no no no, no no no no no no

And what I gotta say and what I gotta say
And what I gotta say and what I gotta say
And what I gotta say and what I gotta say
And what I gotta say and what I gotta say
Is rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel
Rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel, rebel
Repent, the day is far too spent, rebel, rebel
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up and rebel
We must destroy in order to rebuild
Wake up, you might as well
Oh, are you, oh, are you satisfied?
Oh, are you satisfied?
Rebel ohh, rebel
Why don't you rebel? Why don't you rebel?
Why don't you rebel?