Lyrics

[Verse]
Hearing the noise in the streets and the news
Crime waves surging there's chaos to choose
We wonder aloud will this never end
The youth we blame like they're enemy friends

[Verse 2]
Old folks are saying back in my day
Cops had respect kids didn't stray
But are we so blind to what's going on
The roots of decay didn’t just spawn

[Chorus]
Can we be sure it's not our own hand
Building the mountains of this troubled land
Pointing our fingers while lives break apart
Maybe the damage starts right from the heart

[Verse 3]
Lost in the papers the horrors we read
It's easy to feel like the world’s on its knees
But truth is a mirror we often despise
Reflecting our flaws and the secrets we hide

[Bridge]
Are we the heroes shadows in the light
Casting our judgment from towering heights
Perhaps in the mirror we should recognize
The villains we fear are born from our lies

[Chorus]
Can we be sure it's not our own hand
Building the mountains of this troubled land
Pointing our fingers while lives break apart
Maybe the damage starts right from the heart