[Verse]
Echoes in the alley, where the streetlights cry
Footsteps vanish, under shadows they lie
Bullet holes whisper, stories unsaid
Another name etched, on the wall of the dead
[Chorus]
How can you keep letting black children die?
No one seems to answer, no one asks why
The Reason Why buried, under smoke in the sky
If there's no one to blame, is the truth a lie?
[Verse 2]
Sirens hum lullabies, concrete lull
A mother kneels down, where the pavement's dull
Broken glass halos, crown the forgotten
Dreams dissolve, in a world that's rotten
[Prechorus]
Who do we turn to?
Who lights the flame?
If no one's guilty,
Do we share the blame?
[Chorus]
How can you keep letting black children die?
No one seems to answer, no one asks why
The Reason Why buried, under smoke in the sky
If there's no one to blame, is the truth a lie?
[Bridge]
Fix it with hands, but the hands stay chained
Fix it with hearts, but the hearts feel drained
Fix it with voices, but the voices scream
A world stitched together, by unraveling seams