they will come
while we’re peaceful
they will rise
from the dark
they will catch us
sleeping
tangled up in our dreams
there’s a war
we need to be ready for
can’t walk down the street
no more
without them watchin’ me
houndin’ me checkin’ where i’m goin’
they know my friends
and my habits
and the books that i read
they know the food that i eat
and the air that i breathe
they’re at my job
when i punch the clock
they’re there when i leave
ain’t no such thing as peace
when thugs is pickin’ on me
can’t say nothin’ aloud
chew my nails
bow my head
cuz i need to survive
got kids to feed and bills to pay
but silently swear
i’ll get them back one day
revolution is grown
underneath our feet
raise the banner
and carry on
there’s a war
comin’ to us
there’s a war
we need to be ready for
oh say can you see
the darkness in my heart
from where hope has long fled
and a fleet of soldiers
takes it place
oh say can you see
what They have done to me
my blood runs thick
and deep
and my eyes can no longer
weep
in the rockets red glare
i bow my head in despair
the children are dying
and no one seems
to care
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