[Verse 1] The sirens died at dawn But the dead kept walking on I heard them at the door Then I heard them in the floor I bar the frame with chairs Hold my breath and say a prayer Your photo in my hand Like a map to where we ran [Pre-Chorus] And I don't sleep I just drop In and out Of the black Every shadow Has a face Every breath Feels like that [Chorus] But Father, I'm scared Father, I'm scared They took the streets And they want my name But Father, I'm scared Father, I'm scared If I make it home Will you know me the same [Verse 2] Fingerprints on every wall A baby's shoe in the hall I hear them scrape the glass Like the whole world won't last I trace the cracks with smoke Laughing 'til I almost choke My hands shake when I load That little hope I never showed [Pre-Chorus] And I don't sleep I just drop In and out Of the black Every shadow Has a face Every breath Feels like that [Chorus] But Father, I'm scared Father, I'm scared They took the streets And they want my name But Father, I'm scared Father, I'm scared If I make it home Will you know me the same [Bridge] I ran past the schoolyard fence Past the burned-out ambulance My lungs were glass My mouth was sand I saw your face in a stranger's hands Don't let me fade Don't let me turn Don't let the dark Be all I've learned [Final Chorus] But Father, I'm scared Father, I'm scared They took the streets And they want my name But Father, I'm scared Father, I'm scared If I make it home Will you know me the same But Father, I'm scared Father, I'm scared Hold the door Don't let me change Father, I'm scared Father, I'm scared I'm still your child In the smoke and rain
