Concrete Eclipse
Jo Campos
No air left in these crowded halls
Every voice feels like a chain
The skyline's dressed in sterile grey
And freedom tastes like Novocaine
They smile while feeding poison rules
A thousand laws, one empty plate
They teach us how to toe the line
Then blame us when we suffocate
There's something wrong behind their eyes
A polished lie we're meant to trust
We scream but the silence wins
They build and we break again
The rich wear masks of virtue thin
While we drown in unpaid sin
No gods, no kings, just rusted crowns
And the weight of being kept down
I walk past men with broken teeth
Their dreams sold off for bread and sleep
They beg like ghosts the world won't see
While power talks of liberty
A man in gold speaks law as truth
But never felt the loss of youth
He claims the pain is self-imposed
From thrones that no one ever chose
I feel the pressure in my chest
A system dressed to crush what's left
We scream but the silence wins
They build and we break again
The rich wear masks of virtue thin
While we drown in unpaid sin
No gods, no kings, just rusted crowns
And the weight of being kept down
What's justice but a painted wall?
What's peace when fear still makes the call?
I've seen the light, it burned my skin
So I stay here, locked deep within
Each thought I have, they'll twist and bind
But I won't give them back my mind
We scream but the silence wins
They build and we break again
The rich wear masks of virtue thin
While we drown in unpaid sin
No gods, no kings, just rusted crowns
And the weight of being kept down