Numb
Numb
your limb falling asleep
Detaching itself from your body
a heavy stone to lift
Numb
Your tongue deprived of the power of sensation
After its touch of the cold
And you get nervous
But only for that minute
And move on
You see we don’t dwell in the things that make us nervous
Cuz that's what the society has told us to do
Not getting nervous of things that aren’t new
these moments of fear are common
So we move on and go shoppin’
Thirteen, ten, seventeen, twenty, twenty five
He left no lives
These numbers are meant for the eyes
To be projected on the screens
As statistics
These numbers
once the avenue to trade
Now reflect the trade
Of a bullet and a life
Churches, schools, movie theatres, streets
I am a piece of meat
To be hunted
On the grounds that showed me future
Where I could touch the stars
Through the telescope of education
In these four walls
I could rise
Break through barriers
I was told these four walls would shield me
From the hardships of the world
With my education being my savior
But these walls turn into a cage
And the rooms where knowledge is manifested
Holds frightened faces
That drop cold
The promise of eternity
It's all a farce
A broken promise
By the generation that holds our country’s future
Residing in the senate and the house
chasing the money
Like a cat and a mouse
Silencing the cries of those hunted
creating party platforms
For the future america
The generation afraid of making a decision
Closing every debate on the weapon of mass destruction
Ya I get there is a second amendment
Part of the bill of rights
Which we fought for with all our might
To ensure our safety and independence
BUT THIS IS NOT 1775 ANYMORE
The safety which our founding fathers fought for
Is no longer more
The safety promised
Has been tarnished
By the very same amendment
Give it a control
The fully automatic weapons do the killing
Rather than the saving
Cafeterias, gyms, classrooms, hallways, fire alarms
These hallways are just the routes on his map
With every soul being a target for his weapon
Sandy hook, marjory stoneman douglas, Columbine
The victims had souls
We end one chapter and move on to the next
We cannot be numb
This is a fight
A right
to fix what people in senate and house failed to do
Stand up for your life before it’s someone else’s job.