KIDS WITH MACHETES

Chorus

Now the city's got a fever it can’t stand still

Kids with risky actions out to kill

Dangerous moves where the basketball once bounced

A trend so heavy the fear simply mounts

From the screen to the street the lines get blurred

A dangerous statement unspoken yet heard

Post-Chorus

Whoa oh oh hey hey

Whoa oh oh hey hey

Verse 2

Seen on the socials posing for the Glam

Not hiding their faces caught in a jam

The bravado is loud but the reality is weak

A complex problem that the truth doesn't speak

Pre-Chorus

Parents keep asking where did we stray

When every new worry just grows day by day

Not about survival it's for the show

Planting these troubles just letting 'em grow

Chorus

Now the city's got a fever it can’t stand still

Kids with risky actions out to kill

Dangerous moves where the basketball once bounced

A trend so heavy the fear simply mounts

From the screen to the street the lines get blurred

A dangerous statement unspoken yet heard

Post-Chorus

Whoa oh oh hey hey

Whoa oh oh hey

(Tag)

Let the old boots stomp down on troubled ground

Raise your voices high, let the warnings sound

Call out the lost ones, bring 'em back home

Show 'em they're never really alone

Chorus

Now the city's got a fever it can’t stand still

Kids with risky actions out to kill

Dangerous moves where the basketball once bounced

A trend so heavy the fear simply mounts

From the screen to the street the lines get blurred

A dangerous statement unspoken yet heard

Post-Chorus

Whoa oh oh hey hey

Whoa oh oh hey hey

Outro 2

Now we walk these avenues with a wary eye

But hope’s still stubborn underneath that sky

Tell the young ones there’s a brighter road ahead

Don’t let fear and anger paint the whole town red

We can bring back the laughter to the old courts and parks

Patch up this city, mend all the marks

Hold to the promise we made when times were tough

Stand by each other, call their reckless bluff

Post-Chorus

Whoa oh oh hey hey

Whoa oh oh hey hey

(Tag)

Time to show love can turn things around

Let our actions echo from town to town

Keep the light burning where the dark tries to win

Give ’em a future worth believing in