Stop The Pain In The Streets

Verse 1

Long nights, cold concrete under feet

Sirens slice silence, pressure, I can't breathe

Red tape, too many broken faces I seen

Hands in my pockets, anger seething between

Sweat drips, slow burn, shoulders heavy,

Heart flips, my city lives but barely

Afraid to walk home, shadows stalk

Every corner, every block, tension pops

Desperation drives, pulse racing

Hope crushed, another life taken

Knuckles white, they grip, no sleep

One word: peace

Chorus

Stop the pain in the streets

Stop the pain in the streets

We shout, we scream, but who hears these dreams

Stop the pain in the streets

Stop the pain in the streets

We won't back down, until we're seen

Post-Chorus

Come on, come on, gotta fight back

Come on, come on, ain't no turning back

Verse 2

Broken bones and bitter blame, back again

Lost brothers, faded photos, never the same

Maybe you feel it, maybe you run from it

Maybe you fight, maybe you just break

I can't pretend this isn't all I know

Boarded windows, stories in stone

Some stand, some scatter when trouble starts

I stand, I speak, that's all I got

Lines drawn, battles born, but we still try

Kids dodging bullets, barely ask why

All I want is a day there's no pain

Two words: justice

Chorus

Stop the pain in the streets

Stop the pain in the streets

We shout, we scream, but who hears these dreams

Stop the pain in the streets

Stop the pain in the streets

We won't back down, until we're seen

Post-Chorus

Come on, come on, gotta fight back

Come on, come on, ain't no turning back

Bridge

Never silence, never slip

We take every hit, don't quit

We rise, we rise, we rise, we fight

We fight for those who fade each night

Verse 3

Ripped jeans running from the same old chase

Dreams dimmed in alleys, hearts can’t replace

Cried till I cracked, but I keep going on

Almost gone, but I hold fast, hold strong

People passing problems pretending not to see

It ends with us, it ends with me

I won't let darkness define my name

Shout loud: change

Chorus

Stop the pain in the streets

Stop the pain in the streets

We shout, we scream, but who hears these dreams

Stop the pain in the streets

Stop the pain in the streets

We won't back down, until we're seen

Post-Chorus

Come on, come on, gotta fight back

Come on, come on, ain't no turning back