Written by Nix [Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] They keep selling me a war that doesn’t live on my street Red and blue fireworks exploding on the screen Talking heads screaming ‘bout the enemy next door But I just walked past Mrs. Alvarez watering her roses at four [Verse 2] Mr. Jenkins with the flag sticker on his truck Helped my mom when her battery died in the cold The girls on the corner trading candy like it’s gold Laughing in three languages nobody ever told [Pre-Chorus] I see the fear they’re pouring in the water, turning it red But it don’t mix with what’s in my head [Chorus] This ain’t my war I won’t carry that hate I’ve seen too many porch lights Stay on for strangers too late You can scream all you want About the lines we should draw But the only line I’m holding Is the one that says “not my war” [Instrumental Intro] [Verse 3] They say pick a side or you’re part of the fall But I watch kids trade Pokémon across the chain-link wall Old men playing dominoes, nodding when they lose Nobody asking what god or flag you choose [Bridge] I’m just a kid with scuffed shoes and a cracked phone screen But I know what I’ve seen And I won’t let your poison rewrite my street [Final Chorus – slightly bigger, but still quiet resolve] This ain’t my war I won’t carry that weight I’ll keep walking these six blocks Keep counting the grace You can burn all the bridges On your TV screen But I’m keeping the ones That were built between me and the people I see [Outro – almost whispered over fading guitar] Not my war… Not today… Not my war. [End]
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