Push Play Lyrics

I've seen the red lights

Heard the cries

Watched brothers fall

While the city denies

I carry their names like

A weight in my chest

But speaking the truth feels

Like I'm playing with death

Instead of pushing play

I contemplate what I will say

These streets hold my secrets

But they won't fade away

Do I speak for the lost

Or stay out of the fray?

Instead of pushing play

I always hesitate

Oh everyday

I hesitate

Everyday

I've walked through alleys

Where the deals go down

Seen dreams shatter when

The shots resound

Every corner's a crossroad

Every glance a test

You learn to survive

But you never rest

I've held my tongue

To stay alive

But silence kills

The ones who strive

If I speak out now

Will I light the spark

Or will it end

With my name in the dark?

Instead of pushing play

I contemplate what I will say

These streets hold my secrets

But they won't fade away

Do I speak for the lost

Or stay out of the fray?

Instead of pushing play

I always hesitate

But the truth won't wait

And the silence will choke

So I'll let my words be the fire

The smoke

No more delay

No more fear in my way

I'll push play—and I'll say

Every name I've buried

Every tear I've cried

Every story untold

Is a piece of me that's died

What if my words

Could break the chain

And save someone else

From the same pain?

What if my words

Could break the chain

And save someone else

From the same pain?

No more delay

No more fear in my way

No more delay

No more fear in my way

Oh my

The truth won't wait

And the silence will choke

So I'll let my words be the fire

The smoke

No more delay

No more fear in my way

I'll push play—and I'll say

Push play

Push play

Don't contemplate

Don't hesitate