Name: Leave It Open
Duration: P00H03M42S
Description: Mamie Till’s decision to leave Emmett’s casket open set fire to the civil rights movement. As simple as it may have been, it was the tipping point in what would be our historic uprising for rights and Justice.

Leave It Open

by Roberta Lea

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Mamie Till’s decision to leave Emmett’s casket open set fire to the civil rights movement. As simple as it may have been, it was the tipping point in what would be our historic uprising for rights and Justice.

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Verse 1

Leave it open, let the whole world see

Leave it open, let the whole world see

What they did to my boy and what they did to me

Verse 2

Take a picture, send it around the globe

Take a picture, send it around the globe

So they can feel what I feel deep down in my soul

Bridge 1

Cause it ain’t easy to fall apart
What is justice without heart
Love and mercy is the place to start
And the time is now to heal these scars

Verse 3

Leave it open, let the whole world know

Leave it open, let the whole world know

That among us is the devil wrapped in flesh and bone

Bridge 2

But I refuse to succumb to fear
I’ll drown the papers with a well of my tears
I’ will make sure that they hear, I’ll make it clear

Verse 4

Leave it open, so they can see our pain

Leave it open, so they can see our pain

It’s time to get angry and it’s time for change

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released February 28, 2022
ft. Bobby "Black Hat" Walters (musician)
Ronald Courts (musician)

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Roberta Lea Virginia

Roberta Lea is a singer/songwriter and producer from Virginia. Recently, she officially resigned from her 9 to 5 to pursue music full time. She is looking forward to exploring the country music genre and as a member of the Black Opry Revue, she's excited about performing on the international stages in the next few months/years to come. ... more

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