The Sounds of Silence and Shimmering Dust

Thunder cracks the night as a society fails, Gunshots spark a bitter tale Spent shells hitting the asphalt sing, Sirens in song, echo and ring, Four more souls lost, At what cost? Smoke fills the streets, Chalklines weep, Blood runs in the gutters, More windows are shuttered The sound of pain echoes, The kin of slain cry, How long can this illusion last? How many more must die Bang the drum, raise the cross, Who counts the blood? Who tallies the loss? No peace gained, no lines redrawn, Only graves where hope is gone. Souls surrendered Souls weep Souls eliminated The toll for peace is steep You call it justice... We call it cost. You call it order... We call it loss. Prayers now fall where shadows roam A candle burns for those not coming home No truth left, no one to trust... The sounds of silence and shimmering dust. Shimmering dust, another lie, The blind believe, the sheep stand by, The beast has been poked, the righteous awakened, Vengeance our battle-cry, our silence mistaken