I am from a very cruel place

I am from a place that swallows the weak

I am from a where our woman are not safe

I am from a place where there is no peace or trust

You’re weak, the drugs, the thugs, they eat you alive

Our children are ashy and groggy

Our children steal from us, they kill us

They are killing each other, they are killing each other

Our nation is crying, crumbling, dying

Our vision for a brighter future dead and buried

Rape! Rape! Our woman are not safe

Abuse! Abuse! Our woman are not safe

How loud do we have to scream to be heard?

How long do we have to cry to be noticed?

Riots, looting we can never find peace

The men don’t trust woman, the woman don’t trust the men

All love is lost, all trust is lost, all peace is lost

Our future has been taken over by drugs

I am from a place that swallows the weak

I am from a place built from broken dreams watered by tears