Posters peel on the schoolyard gate
Dreams get sold to a different fate
They say just stop but they never see
The hunger that hides where the pain should be
March in that line, same old spin
Another war no one can win
Innocence lost in the noise of the night
We're chasing shadows, pretending they're light
Countless echoes of laughter and tears
Drowning in silence, fed by our fears
The kids are still falling, the streets still bleed
Dreams are traded for a desperate need
They build their love, but they miss the cry
Healing hearts, they never try
The war keeps raging, but no one wins
We're losing our youth to the fight within
Glass eyes stare through a TV globe
Leaders talk but they don't know
They fight the smoke, not the flame inside
Blaming the loss for the tears they hide
Another promise turns to rust
While the young forget who to trust
Bitter taste of hope turned to dust
In a world where faith is just a must
On empty playgrounds where dreams used to play
We gather memories as they fade away
The kids are still falling, the streets still bleed
Dreams are traded for a desperate need
They build their love, but they miss the cry
Healing hearts, they never try
The war keeps raging, but no one wins
We're losing our youth to the fight within
But what if we rise
Paint our skies anew
Light the dark corners, fight for the truth
With voices like thunder
We'll break down the gate
And breathe in the courage to stand up, create
The kids are still falling, the streets still bleed
Dreams are traded for a desperate need
They build their love, but they miss the cry
Healing hearts, they never try
The war keeps raging, but no one wins
We're losing our youth to the fight within
So let's tear down the posters, reclaim the space
Write our own stories, a new human race
For every lost dream and every last fight
We'll find our way home in the deep of the night