ceasing war

They preach peace, but they’re building the war, Children caught in crossfire, dreams no more. Factories churning, profit in demand, Little hands tremble, no helping hand. U.N. rights trampled, their futures betrayed, Innocence lost where the missiles cascade. Classrooms traded for bomb-scarred land, Who protects the children? Who makes a stand? [Chorus] Bullets over books, bombs over bread, Toys abandoned where the rubble’s spread. The children cry, but the greed won’t care, Their rights erased in the smoke-choked air. [Verse 2] Destruction disguised as “defense contracts,” But who defends kids when humanity cracks? Displaced, scarred, innocence frayed, The price of their greed in lives is paid. Profiteers counting blood-stained gold, While war stories of children remain untold. Peace is a right, not a deal to be sold, Their futures robbed while their tears run cold. [Chorus] Bullets over books, bombs over bread, Toys abandoned where the rubble’s spread. The children cry, but the greed won’t care, Their rights erased in the smoke-choked air. [Bridge] The U.N. declared: Every child has a right, To shelter, to love, and to sleep at night. But the war machine rolls, fueled by lies, Devouring the world under profit’s guise. [Verse 3] It’s time to rise, to dismantle the scheme, End their destruction, reclaim the dream. Every soul deserves peace in their skies, No more tears from children’s eyes. This rap’s a call, a reckoning cry, For the ones left asking, “Why, oh why?” Together we fight, their voices we lift, The future of children is humanity’s gift. [Chorus] Bullets over books, bombs over bread, Toys abandoned where the rubble’s spread. The children cry, but the greed won’t care, Their rights erased in the smoke-choked air. [Outro] No more children lost to greed and shame, No more bodies burned in capitalism’s name. Defense for the helpless, love conquers all, It’s time for the war machine to fall.