STREETSHADOWS

Barcodes on our backs, they say it’s “for our safety,” Scan us at the crosswalk, judge us like we’re crazy. Paper-thin freedoms with chains underneath, Smile for the cameras — don’t show the teeth. They sort us by bloodline, Rank us by fear, Tell us who matters And who disappears— We are the streetshadows, born in the cracks, Running through alleys with the law on our backs. Raise up the outcasts, the misfits, the strays — ’Cause nobody’s free in the daylight’s gaze. Streetshadows — we live where your spotlight dies. They preach “control,” but they choke our choices, Silence the powerless, drown out our voices. Heroes on posters, but cuffs for the rest — Guess justice looks different when you fail their test. They say we’re statistics, A threat or a tool, But I’m done being numbered By some federal rule— We are the streetshadows, born in the cracks, Running through alleys with the law on our backs. Raise up the outcasts, the misfits, the strays — ’Cause nobody’s free in the daylight’s gaze. Streetshadows — we live where your spotlight dies. Test us, tag us — WE WON’T BREAK. Track us, chase us — WE WON’T FADE. Street— Shadows—