Step down, show respect, for the folly of man.
Some things are better left unsaid.
Unrest, barricades, lock your children away,
No, don't you dare to take a stand.
Hypocrisy cannot be kept in check,
With frail words and acts.
No, don't you bet on it boys,
Until we learn to keep our backs straight and
Laugh at ourselves.
Shots in the streets,
Show some respect,
Shots in the streets,
I hear the echoes in my head.
This is not a war,
This is who we are.
I remember what I stand for, it echoes in my head.
This is not a war,
I am waking up,
I hear the echoes in my head.
Defy and resist, oppose and rethink,
Or in the end we all learn,
What goes in a place where silence is king,
And guns speak louder than words.
Shots in the streets,
Show some respect,
Shots in the streets,
I hear the echoes in my head.
This is not a war,
This is who we are.
I remember what I stand for, it echoes in my head.
This is not a war,
I am waking up,
I hear the echoes in my head.
I am waking up
This is not a war,
This is who we are.
I remember what I stand for, it echoes in my head.
It echoes in my head