Modern Day Hurricane

The story of Charles Mamou Jr and his railroading to death row.

He’s been locked away for 25 years,
Behind those walls of pain and fear.
On Texas death row for a crime he didn’t do,
But the system never cared for the truth.

No footprints, no witnesses in sight,
Just a story twisted in the dead of night.
An all-white jury made up their mind,
While the real killer walks free outside.

(Chorus)
Peel back the lies, peel back the pain,
An innocent man’s been bound in chains.
No evidence, no proof, just fear and disguise,
It’s time to stand up and peel back the lies.

(Verse 2)
He’s the modern-day Hurricane’s song,
A Black man punished when the world did wrong.
Tainted words turned into proof,
While the truth was buried on the witness roof.

They turned state’s evidence, sold their souls,
While Charles pays the price for what they stole.
The real man’s out there, running free,
But justice stays blind and refuses to see.

(Chorus)
Peel back the lies, peel back the pain,
An innocent man’s been bound in chains.
No evidence, no proof, just fear and disguise,
It’s time to stand up and peel back the lies.

(Bridge)
How many years till the world opens its eyes?
How many tears till the innocent rise?
He’s more than a number, more than a name,
It’s a life on the line — and we’re