Children in the Shadows Lyrics

Kiddos in the shadows, no light in the crib

Streetlights flicker, that's the only spark they get

Nothin' to eat but dreams on empty plates

Papa's ghost, mama's tears, heavy weights

Backpacks packed with broken hopes and torn seams

Rusty playgrounds, lost in shattered scenes

Dodgin' bullets, dodgeball ain't the same game

Nothin' but shadows, lost faces with no name

Children in the darkness, ain't no sunrays

Fightin' for a future in these cold, grey days

Dreamin' of escapin' but the chains stay tight

In the shadows, tryin' to find the light

Schools out early, danger clocks in at noon

Classrooms empty, futures sealed like a tomb

No bedtime stories, just sirens in the night

Tryin' to find a glimmer, in the endless fight

Hustlers on the corners, teachin' twisted rules

Little ones watchin', learnin' from cruel fools

Street signs, their textbooks, survival's their grade

In the dark, their innocence starts to fade

Whispers in the wind, dreams that never died

Rise from the shadows, see the fire still alive

Hope's a spark, buried deep in their eyes

In the darkest night, they will rise