[Verse 1]
Killers
Muggers
Thriving in the cracks
Sirens spin circles
But they never turn back
Cops on the corner
Holding paper-thin shields
Trying to catch shadows
On blood-slicked wheels
Where’s the line
When the line’s in chalk?
They tape off the truth
Then they tell us to walk
We stare at the cameras
Hanging like eyes
But the screen just flickers
While another one dies
[Chorus]
How are we supposed to feel safe
With the gates wide open? (hey!)
They cut the lifeline
Call it “budget”
While the streets stay broken
You tell me
“Calm down
You’re fine”
As the wolves crawl out at night
How are we supposed to feel safe
When the dark’s got better rights?
[Verse 2]
Politicians smiling
From a bulletproof room
Shake hands
Take photos
Sign another excuse
They drain the coffers
Call it “tightening belts”
But the belt’s on our necks
And we’re screaming for help
“Trust the system”
Yeah
We’ve heard that chant
But the locks don’t click
When the keys are gone
We’re walking past candles
In the names we know
Every little flame
Is a “told you so”
[Bridge]
Cut the sirens
Hear the heartbeats race
Every echo in the alley
Feels like fate
If security’s a story
Someone sold us cheap
Then we live
Then we die
At the whim of the elite (woah)
[Chorus]
How are we supposed to feel safe
With the gates wide open? (hey!)
They cut the lifeline
Call it “budget”
While the streets stay broken
You tell me
“Calm down
You’re fine”
As the wolves crawl out at night
How are we supposed to feel safe
When the dark’s got better rights?
