Verse 1
I’m tired of losing at these games
That they say we have to play
It’s unfair, unclear
Why they’ve caused all this pain
Mama’s crying for her child
Who won’t be home for a while
Caught up in the storm
And it won’t take long
Till somebody’s calling her phone
Pre-Chorus
Tears rolling down her face
Her son’s been sent to a dark place
He’s not coming home because he’s gone
Taken from us too soon
Mama drops to her knees
Crying and begging please
Baby come home
Come rest your soul
Oh baby please don’t let go
Chorus
Sirens echo through the night
Another mother lost the fight
Hands up high but still they fall
Tell me who we’re fighting for at all
How many names we gotta say
Before this madness fades away
We’re more than headlines on the news
How many more we gotta lose
Verse 2
Innocent blood running down the streets
All because you got the name police
Who do you think you are
Causing all these scars
Man do you even have a heart
How can you shoot a man in cold blood
Knowing damn well he ain’t done none
Just walking home and now he’s gone
All because you thought he was a threat
Pre-Chorus
Tears rolling down her face
Her son’s been sent to a dark place
He’s not coming home because he’s gone
Taken from us too soon
Bridge
How you walk around breaking these hearts
Tearing whole families apart
Is it power in your hand
Or fear you don’t understand
Tell me where do we stand
You’re gonna shoot me where I stand
All because you think you’re the man
But a badge don’t make you right
When you take a life
You can’t hide from the light
Final Chorus (bigger, layered)
Sirens echo through the night
Another mother lost the fight
Hands up high but still they fall
Tell me who we’re fighting for at all
Say his name, don’t let it fade
We won’t let this be erased
We are voices, we are truth
No more stolen youth
How many names we gotta say
Before this madness fades away
We’re more than headlines on the news
Tell me how many more we gotta lose
