Dead Matter

They once said that we
can be what we can be
We put our minds to the test
and still be the best
They say we’re dead matter
we don’t know what’s next
we just live day by day
But we’re more than dead matter
We just smile and hide and forget about our pain
It’s too hard out there
It’s not too much to bear
We work hard
for a check
we’re trying to do our best
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We can walk the streets
and simply be the enemy
We can try and build
our desolate communities
we work hard
to be the best we can be within inequities
She can walk the streets
and simply be a piece a meat
She can work and still
be behind 10 feet
tag: she work hard
and get shot by the enemy
she work hard
she can’t let this be
They say we’re dead matter
we don’t know what’s next
we just live day by day
But we’re more than dead matter
We just smile and hide and forget about our pain
Who will come and save?