i'm supposed to be safe now
i'm supposed to feel safe now
don't i deserve it?
haven't i earned it?
what must i have to do to attain something i feel i should be entitled to?

who answers the crying calls for help in the night?
so you say we deserve it 'cause we didn't start a fight?
who are you to tell me that i am exaggerating?
these lost souls, shushed voices, buried stories
for justice they are waiting

generations past
stirred hearts of the masses
yet still as light is cast
shadows loom behind us
we hold our breaths and pray they'll go away
but what if they don't