All Lives Matter                             by Bobby G. Moore/Bill Thompson

Verse one

Took a man down in Baltimore town

Another man dies in Minneapolis now

How many more bodies still gotta be found?

Come on people this just can't be allowed.

Verse two

Took these men down in their own towns

In their own streets were they out of bounds.

Some protected and served, put their lives on the line

Others remembered by a roadside shrine.

Chorus one

Say it out loud, let’s be proud

Let’s all say together,  ”All Lives Matter!”

Before the crowd starts building and the cops crack down

Let’s all say together that ”All Lives Matter!”

Yea say it out loud, lift this dark cloud

We all say together that “All Lives Matter!”

Verse three

Young man dies in Ferguson town

His momma cries out, “Burn this mother down!”

A young girl screams, beggin’ for an answer.

Let’s all say together, “All Lives Matter!”

Yea come on people just say it out loud

We all say together that All Lives Matter

Instrumental bridge

 Verse four

Five men shot down in a Dallas payback

Three more go down in a Baton Rouge attack

Gun shots fired by some maniac

Pressure’s building, streets starting to crack.

Chorus two

Come on people just say it out loud

We all say together that All Lives Matter

Yea say it out loud, let’s be proud

We all say together “All Lives Matter”

Said come on people, let’s join the crowd

We all say together that “All Lives Matter”

Yeah, we’re a strong people who can’t be bowed

We all say together, “All Lives Matter”

Verse five

Took these men’s lives away from their towns

Bleedin’ in the streets lord they've put them down

Cry out the families left behind

No peace of mind will they ever they find.

Verse six

Cry out their children, wife, father and mother

The young girl sees a sign that reads “Black Lives Matter”

She said to her momma is this the answer?

We all say together All Lives Matter

Yea come on people just say it out loud

We all say together that All Lives Matter

Yea say it out loud, let’s be proud

We all say together “All Lives Matter”

Said come on people, let’s join the crowd

We all say together that “All Lives Matter”

Yeah, we’re a strong people who can’t be bowed

We all say together that  “All Lives Matter”

Solo by J-Rod

Chorus four

Come on people, please, let’s find the answer

We all say together, “All Lives Matter”.

We gotta stop the killin’ that’s spreadin’ like cancer.

We all say together, “All Lives Matter!”

We’re all brothers and sisters in this country we treasure,

Let’s all say together, “All Lives Matter!”.

We all gotta fight to make things better,

We all say together, “All Lives Matter!”

Before more shots ring out and families shattered

We all say together, “All Lives Matter!”

We all love one another, avoid disaster,

We all say together, “All Lives Matter!”

J-Rod solo again  to end…

Attention All Mixposure Artists!  HELP WANTED

ALL LIVES MATTER COLLABORATION

Bobby Moore (OCR Boys), Joseph Rodriguez (The Metal Master) and Bill Thompson (TrueVulgarian) are putting together a SUPER COLLABORATION on a song called “ALL LIVES MATTER’, a bit of musical social commentary on the recent epidemic of violence between our police and our citizens, designed as a plea for unity and understanding.  The basic music was written by Bobby who along with Bill co-wrote the lyrics. 

Here’s the deal:  We’re asking all of you who wish to participate to download the music and lyrics and then lay down (which means overdub) your musical and/or vocal track that Joseph will then produce and arrange into one fabulous collaboration. Just download the song All Lives Matters, available with and without vocals and then copy and paste the lyrics in the lyric box of this song page.  (Joseph would prefer to receive wav files, but if you’re limited to recording mp3’s he’ll make it work.)

While Bill sang the first lead vocal on the demo track provided and Joseph did the music, the final mix will hopefully include many people contributing to both lead vocals, back-up vocals and/or added music. We’re particularly interested in having a large number of people singing on the chorus sections of the song to give it that “We Are the World” kind of vibe, only better!  We’re providing you the sample track so you’ll know how the song goes.

If you’re planning on singing it, please sing the entire song either as the lead vocal or in harmony or both for that matter.  Same with those contributing music; play it all the way through.  This will make it easier for Joseph to render the final result and we’re leaving it up to him to make the call on whose stuff fits where and sounds best. You can deposit your tracks to the dropbox file we set up for this project at;

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dyyxzo7ofnaizms/AABGVuH_ii3bBCZi5Ik7m1zia?dl=0  

To keep this project from dragging on too long, we're setting a deadline for submission of material on August 30, 2016.  If we don't have your submission by that date, we can't guarantee your stuff will be included, so don't doddle!  We may compile a list of those who are committing to this project so we can monitor who’s submitted their tracks.  This could be a lot of fun, so make sure you’re a part of Mixposure history and don’t delay. 

All are welcome regardless of their typical genre.  Just do your thing!  We think that’s what will make this a very special song.  If you intend to participate, please indicate so in the comment box below.  Also, if you have any questions, same applies.