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Justice

by Mel

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"It's time for accountability. Inspired by the infuriating and heartbreaking incident in which a fellow community member fell victim to racially-motivated police brutality, I wrote 'Justice' with hopes that it would inspire change within the world. I wrote this song with the BIPOC population at the forefront of my mind with the message being directed towards allies that this responsibility falls on us to remedy." — Mel

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Oh Justice
Oh Justice
We need it right now

Oh Justice
Oh Justice
We need it right now

We need it now for our brothers
We need it now for their mothers
We need it now. Not tomorrow.

With o many lives at stake, we can’t wait.
We need justice. We're changin' fate.

Oh Justice
Oh Justice
We need it right now

Oh Justice
Oh Justice
We need it right now

So many times we got it wrong
& I know its just a song
But I’m doing what I can do to breakthrough

For years its all been wrong
Now our voices are strong
When we stand up for what's true

It’s time we come
Together as one
To fix all that’s been done

It’s time we stand
Hand in hand
Divided, we can’t change circumstance

Oh Justice
Oh Justice
We need it right now

Oh Justice
Oh Justice
We need it right now

Do ya hear me, brother?
Do ya hear me, sister?

Know I am with ya. I’m with ya.

I’m standing up with you
I will fight for you
Now I know what to do and a change is comin' through

Oh Justice
Oh Justice
We need it right now

Oh Justice
Oh Justice
We need it right now

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released November 28, 2020
Written by Mary Ellen Hawkins
Performed, Produced and Engineered by Mel in Newport, RI
Cover art by Mel
©℗ 2020 Mel

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Mel Newport, Rhode Island

Mel is a folk-rock singer-songwriter who calls the Northeast home.

With musical stylings likened to that of Mazzy Star, Joni Mitchell and Bonnie Raitt, Mel is praised by listeners for her healing voice and poetic lyricism.

Upon the successful release of her debut single, ‘Women’, Mel has partnered with many artists for collaborative projects & will release her debut solo EP in 2020.
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