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Seven Last Words of the Unarmed

Song Cycle by Joel Thompson (b. 1988)

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1.
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Officers, why do you have your guns out?

Text Authorship:

  • by Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. (d. 2011)

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2.
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
What are you following me for?

Text Authorship:

  • by Trayvon Benjamin Martin (1995 - 2012)

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3.
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Mom, I'm going to college.

Text Authorship:

  • by Amadou Diallo (1975 - 1999)

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4.
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I don't have a gun! Stop shooting!

Text Authorship:

  • by Michael O. D. Brown Jr. (1996 - 2014)

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5.
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Language: English 
You shot me. You shot me!

Text Authorship:

  • by Oscar Grant III (d. 2009)

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6.
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Language: English 
It's not real.

Text Authorship:

  • by John Crawford III (d. 2014)

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7.
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I can't breathe!

Text Authorship:

  • by Eric Garner (1970 - 2014)

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Total word count: 38
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