Step down, show respect, for the folly of man
Some things are better left unsaid
Unrest, barricades, lock your children away
No, don't you dare to take a stand

Hypocrisy cannot be kept in check
With frail words and acts
No, don't you bet on it boys
Until we learn to keep our backs straight and
Laugh at ourselves

Shots in the streets
Show some respect
Shots in the streets
I hear the echoes in my head

This is not a war
This is who we are
I remember what I stand for, it echoes in my head

This is not a war
I am waking up
I hear the echoes in my head

Defy and resist, oppose and rethink
Or in the end we all learn
What goes in a place where silence is king
And guns speak louder than words

Shots in the streets
Show some respect
Shots in the streets
I hear the echoes in my head

This is not a war
This is who we are
I remember what I stand for, it echoes in my head

This is not a war
I am waking up
I hear the echoes in my head
I am waking up

This is not a war
This is who we are
I remember what I stand for, it echoes in my head
It echoes in my head