Keep Quiet
The nights are cold but still the heat is on
mourn for who? Why seek ye the living among the dead
you been fed so why let the hungry starve
everything has a price an arm and a leg is what freedom cost
Laws were meant to be broken by the very men who claim to uphold them the most
America is no democracy it's hypocrisy
has been seen from beyond the seven seas please
spare me the cliche dreams that my country men
strive and work so hard for, to save millions of dollars
that we wont spend, so self righteous and westernized
we don't recognize our own sin, our problems we wish em away
drown em out sorrows and cast them out in some recycling bin
The flesh is tainted, lust is never satisfied
even what you see is far from correct and because we fail to ask why
or look in the mirror we overlook the number one suspect
turn our heads away from domestic genocide
but cry for justice when the victim is black or white
let's have a candle light vigil for those of you who remain quiet
instead of making sure these criminals get indicted
Copyright © Corey Ross | Year Posted 2015
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