Hidden truth

Seventeen and shaking

At the checkout line

Bread keeps climbing higher

While my hands shake on the dime

Got a bad taste in my mouth

From the things they slide

Every label looks like

It’s got a locked-up lie

They keep the door shut

Try to dim the flame

But I see the cracks now

And I know the name

Wake up, wake up

Open your eyes

Wake up, wake up

See through the lies

Wake up, wake up

We’re not blind

God by my side

Through the fire tonight

I hear the whispers

In the schoolyard air

Kids talk like they’re fine

But fear is everywhere

Moms at the market

Counting every red

Old men on the corner

With the same hard thread

They keep the door shut

Try to dim the flame

But I see the cracks now

And I know the name

Wake up, wake up

Open your eyes

Wake up, wake up

See through the lies

Wake up, wake up

We’re not blind

God by my side

Through the fire tonight

If the night gets heavy

If my voice runs thin

I will keep on praying

I will not give in

I was born with shaking hands

But I’m standing tall

Truth is in my heartbeat

And it’s louder than it all

Wake up, wake up

Open your eyes

Wake up, wake up

See through the lies

Wake up, wake up

We’re not blind

God by my side

Through the fire tonight