Unmarked Shadows

Lyrics

(Intro) (Slow, heavy acoustic requinto guitar picking mixed with a steady country-outlaw bassline) Yeah... Mimosa flow. We need a little light in the shadows. Let’s tell the truth. (Chorus) Unmarked vehicles, faces hiding in the shade You claim our cars are weapons, so the fatal shots are made You say it's self-defense, but that story's getting old Taking people's lives for the lies you’ve been told We don't want no violence, we just want some grace No more shattered dreams in an unmarked place (Verse 1) Shadows in the daylight, pulling up unseen Tearing apart families, crushing every dream Children shedding tears, waking in the night Years of dedication vanishing from sight You say you're just complying, following the law But breaking human hearts is the only thing we saw While criminals are roaming, living luxury Flooding streets with venom, while the innocent aren't free (Verse 2) Tell me how you wake up and look into the glass Knowing that you're hurting people from your very class? Attacking your own kind, hiding your own face How do you go home and give your family an embrace? You say it’s president’s orders, but what law is this? To throw a working family right into the abyss? (Chorus) Unmarked vehicles, faces hiding in the shade You claim our cars are weapons, so the fatal shots are made You say it's self-defense, but that story's getting old Taking people's lives for the lies you’ve been told We don't want no violence, we just want some grace No more shattered dreams in an unmarked place (Verse 3) The law might be the law, but there's no need for the hate Taking someone's final breath, sealing up their fate Why be the last dark image fading in their mind? When we could build a bridge, when we could just be kind We’re all just human beings walking on this earth Stop the unloving actions, recognize our worth Let’s put away the shadows, bring the truth to light Plant a seed of peace and finally do what's right (Chorus) Unmarked vehicles, faces hiding in the shade You claim our cars are weapons, so the fatal shots are made You say it's self-defense, but that story's getting old Taking people's lives for the lies you’ve been told We don't want no violence, we just want some grace No more shattered dreams in an unmarked place (Outro) (Guitar tempo slows down, fading into a gentle, hopeful strum) Yeah, no more final breaths in the dark. Let's find some kindness. Let's find some peace. Mimosa flow. (Fade out)