Urban Penitentiary

These last years have been difficult to stomach

Dozens of my brothers and sisters gunned down because of ignorance

All I can do is watch and pray that it stops

Only to realize that this cycle can never be broken

My people are chained to our war-torn homes

Few will slip through the cracks but the others will continued to be brainwashed by the media

Dreams of nice cars and alcohol corrupt us

So many of us are so rotted to the core that it is pointless to save us

These mindless sheep will continue to follow their media shepherd

I can only watch and wait for my chance to escape this prison

 

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