my city

[Verse 1] My city hurting My city bleeding Kids on the corner don’t trust the evening Mama keep praying Eyes never sleeping Hope feel far when the smoke still breathing People killing people I can’t explain it Argue over pride Then somebody’s painted Name on a T-shirt Candle on the pavement Whole block crying but nothing is changing [Chorus] How we supposed to love each other While we hating each other like this Say we brothers Then we reach for the trigger Turn a promise to an empty wish How we supposed to love each other When we don’t see each other as kids Just like us Just like us We gotta love each other while we live [Verse 2] Old heads saying it wasn’t like this Now they afraid just to buy they breakfast Little girl walking past chalk on the curb Barely even flinch She done seen worse We need something deeper than a slogan Hands in the air but our hearts still broken Every small hug feel like a protest Every soft word feel like progress [Chorus] How we supposed to love each other While we hating each other like this Say we brothers Then we reach for the trigger Turn a promise to an empty wish How we supposed to love each other When we don’t see each other as kids Just like us Just like us We gotta love each other while we live